Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XIV, Number 13, 27 March 1875 — HE KAIKAMAHINE I LILO I KA WAI A MAKE LOA. [ARTICLE]

HE KAIKAMAHINE I LILO I KA WAI A MAKE LOA.

E ka Xupepa Kuokoa e. Aloha oe :— Ma ka hora l a oi ae paha o ka auiua la Poakahi, la 15 o Marati nei, i make ai keia kaikainahiae liilii, nooa paha na makahiki 4 a oi aku, o Meie ka inoa, i lilo i ka wai kahe, ma kekahi o na kahawai o Lahaina uei ; oia ke kahawai e kahe ana a puka i kai o Moalii. 0 na makua ponoi o keia kaikamahine i make, o Kealoha (k), a me Kamawae (w), aia ma Lauai kahi i noho ai i keia wa, aole laua i ike i keia poino ana. Ua noho keia kaikamahioe o Mere me na makoa hanai, me Peka (k), a me Kahinu (w), kooa mau makua hanai i keia wa. Penei ka moolelo o keia make ana. Ua hele keia kaikamahioe uuku a me kooa mau baikunane liilii o Ahia a me Peka, i ka auau wai, ma ke Poowai o Halaaniani, ma Kapaulu i Lahaina nei, a me kekahi makuahine e ae o Kawaa ka iuoa, e pili ana i keia mau keiki, a he mauawa ia e kahe ikaika ana o ka wai kahe. A-i keia mau keia liilii e nanea ana i ka auau wai ma ke poowai o Halaaniani, ma Kapaolu i Lahaiaa nei, ua ikaika loa mai la ke kahe ana a ka wai, a lawe aku )a i keia kaikamahine, ma ke ano kuwalawala ia e ka wai, a lilo loa aku la, a o kona man kaikunane holo aku la laua ma kapa, a-i ka ike ana o Kawaa, holo mai la ia & lele iloko o ka wai, me ka manao e loaa mai ke kioo kupapau o keia kaikamahioe, aohe loan mai, no ka mea, ua ikaika loa ke kahe aoa a ka wai, a ua imi mai la oia mahope. Ua loaa ke kino kupapau o keia kaika mahine, i kekahi keiki e auao ana iloko o ka wai, ma ka uapo o Moalii, e oanea ana i ka hopuhopu wahie me ke kanla i hoopaa ia ilana o ka uapo, a elua mau mea e noho ana ilona o ka oapo, e nanea ana i ka naaa i ka opala wahie, ma ka aoao mauka o ka uapo, me ka manao, i na he wai me ka wahie ou», alaila lehei iloko o ka wai e ohi wahie. O ka mea kahi e kak*o nei i keia moolelo malaila. Aole i liuliu iho ko maoa ku aoa malaila, me ka oaoea i ka opala wahie, ike aku la maoa i ke aiai o ka ili o ke kai kamahine iloko o ka wai mamua pono iho 0 kahi a mamoa e ku nei ilooa o ka oapo, a lumai hoo ia aka la e ka wai, a hea ae la ko'u kokoolua me ka leo doi, he keiki make 1 ka wai ! he keiki make i ka wai ! A holo ako la maoa ma kai o ka aapo, me ka hi»i ako i ka mea e ku aoa iloko o ka wai, e hopu nai oe i ke keiki, a hopa mai Ia keia a paa. O Keuni ka mei oaoa i hopo a paa, amaooa lai maopopo ai ka looa o na ma* koa o keia kaikamahioe. A o kona wahi i poioo, oa pun mamoa o ka iwi lae, a ua poo aahope o ka iwi hope o ke poo, aole wahi poipo e ae o ka nai kioo, a oa ohai a holo ia aku ka !obe; a hai ia aku i oa makoa maoka o Kapanlo, oa loaa ke keiki ma ka oapo o Moalii. E pii aoma aoa oa makoa i ka lana keiki, oo ke aloha, a oa kii

ia mai a hoihoi i» ako. Maeooao hiki &aa ani oo* ni«kaa hanai, a* bo«»ha ia ke kioo kup«ptQ o ke keiki, me ke k»pa, i d« aole e ike ia, o ka moaa» kaht e waiho ] ai, a i ole la oka ae kai paha—l aa aakoa | mea keiki, e o*lama f mai h<H>bemahema e j like oie keia ; mai hookua wale e heie ma aa kahawai, o ioaa hoa ika poioo e like ) me keia. B malaoii ika oukeo mau hooa | !a lahui. J, Kemixk. Labaioa Maai, Marati 16, (S?sw