Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIV, Number 44, 31 October 1885 — He wahi hana epa. [ARTICLE]

He wahi hana epa.

Eke Kuokoa e Ma Waikapu au i keia mau la, a ua ike au i kekahi wahi kaaka hoopunipuni, o John Kekua kt> na inoa, no Hiio, Hawaii, mai oia. Ma ke ahiahi o ka la Sabati a ao ae Poakahi, la 19, ike aku Ia au i kekahi ahi e hoa ia ana mi ke aianui mawaho iho o ka hale wili ko o Waiiuku nei. O ke kumu o keia ahi, oia no he pohaku a me eiua apana iaau. O keia mau mea, wahi a ua wahl eepa nei, he mau akua ia no kekahi mau kanaka kamaaina o Waikapu nei, oia o Kamaka a me Nawelau. Ua hoa ia keia mau mea i ke ahi; wahi a ua wahi kalohe nei, he mau akua anaana, hoounauna, pahiuhiu, kiolaoia, a me ke kaha aianui, i mea e make ai kanaka, wahi ana. Eia ka mea apiki, ua puni loa kanaka o Waikapu nei 1 na hana a keia wahi kanaka hoopunipuni nui waie. " O keia wahi John Kekua, he kamaaina oia no Hilo, Hawaii. A ma kela mau makahiki i haia aku nei, ua hopa ia oia no ka hewa aihue i ke dala o ka hale wiii ko o Kaiwilahilahi ma Hilo Akau, Hawaii. Aua noho oia ma ka halepaahao ma Kawa no na makahiki e like me ka ke kanawai i hoopai ai iai.\. E na kiai 0 ke aupuni ma ka apana o na Wai-eha, e makaala i keia wahi hoopunipuni uui o ke ao nei. Eia oia ua kepa īho nei ika will ko o Waikapu nei. Ina e hoomau ana oia ma la hana, e hopu iaia no ka hele wale a huli i ko hai hale me ke kuleana ole. Owau iho no me ka welina, Jno. I. Kanoa.