Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume III, Number 37, 10 Kepakemapa 1864 — Kanikau no ka Lai o Lele. [ARTICLE]
Kanikau no ka Lai o Lele.
E ka Nupepa Kuokoa e ; Aloha oe :—E oluolu paha oe e hookomo iho i keia wahi Kanikau o ko kaua makamaka me ka uku ole. He wahi Kanikau keia no kekahi Kalana o keia Aupuni; i ko'u manao ua make ia, a nolaila ko'u haku ana i wahi Kanikau nona malalo nei. Aloha oe e Lahaina e, Kai kou haule ana, Auhea la hoi kou mau ? O na kau i hala'e, Kou mau la kinohou, Aka, a no e, Ua haule kou mahiole, Kau pahi me kau pu, Ua haule pu laua, Lanakila o Santana la, Kai a-a e puhi rama, He ahi Helene, Ahiko-e a-a, Pau o Lahaina e, Mai kela pea, a keia pea, Nawai la e kinai ? Aloha ino o Lahaina, Pehea la kou pono, E lanakila hou ai ? Haliu i ka Haku, Mihi i kou hewa, Kiola a haalele, Lalau i kau pahi, Oia ka pono mau, Kaua me ka enemi Na pua a Satana, Paio a Lanakila, A kau kou Hae mua, Pomaikai hou oe, E Lele, e Lahaina e ! Aloha nui loa oe. D. Kona, Hawaii, Iulai 19, 1864.