Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume III, Number 44, 29 ʻOkakopa 1864 — Olelo Lapuwale a na WAHINE A ME NA KEIKI. [ARTICLE]
Olelo Lapuwale a na WAHINE A ME NA KEIKI.
E ka Nupepa Kuokoae ; Aloha oe: —E olaolu palia oo eke Kilohana Pookela o ka Lahui Howaii e hookonio iho i keia wahi puolo, a nuu hoi ia e lawe aku iaia mai Hawnii o Keawe, a ka welo ana a ka la i Lehua, i ike mai ai na keiki puni nu hou o kaua ina kela ame keia wahi o keia aupuni. la'u e na ue hoolai ana ma ke Kaona o Honolulu, ia manawa, lohe aku la au i kekahi o na puukani, e olelo ana i keia olelo lapuwale, penei: "He aha la ia, he kuiana paha, he opala paha, he paniki paha," ia manawa no, naue loa aku la au ma ka hale o Kelewa, e pili pu ia me ka pa o Kaona, e olelo ana kekahi o na keiki uuku loa i na huaolelo e kau ae la maluna, a lohe hou au e olelo ana, " ua lepo oe," olelo aku hoi kekahi, " ua pilo kou waha." Ia wa, olelo aku ia au ia lakou, " nawai oukou i ao i na oielo pelapela," i mai la lakou, " na ko makou makua no," i aku la aii, " mai hana oukou i keia olelo lapuwale," i mai la lakou la, " owai kou hooilina, o iala paha," i aku la au, " o lapuwale," i hou mai la lakou ia'u, " o haole niho upepe," e noke haalele mai ana lakou io, he aha la ia, he uleulei paha nia ka olelo haole, he ihu ilalo ma ka olelo iatina. Auhea oukou e ryi makua ipea keiki, he olelo maikai anei keia, i ko'u manao, he olelo lapuwale keia o ka i mai ua lepo oe, ua pilo kou waha. Owai ka mea makemake i keia olelo, o iala paha, owai ia ? Nolaila. e waiho i keia olelo ino, a i kekahi poe palia he maikai keia olelo, a i ko'u enanao, ua unuhiia keia oielo mailoko ae oka oieio pake. Me ka mahalo. Na William. Haliimaile, Oka. 23,1864. Kanana Kanikau.—Ua ioaa mai nei ke kanana Kanikau ma ka Halekuai Buke Mr H. M. Wini, a ua makaukau e kuaiia'ku i ka poe e makemake ana ia mea.