Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXVI, Number 9, 26 Pepeluali 1887 — Ka Opiuma. [ARTICLE]

Ka Opiuma.

Ua hooleleia mai no Honolulu nei he kanaha uusani tini opiuma ika Poakahi nei; pela aa hoike. He opiuroa keia malalo o ka niana o ke kanawai hou i hooponopono ia iho nei e ka ahaolelo. O keia heluna mahuahua o ka opiuma i hoopae la mai nei, aole he mea kanalua no na noonoo ke hoomaopopo iho e mahuahua pu ana ka poe e ilihune ia e keia kupu inohou oka aina. E lehulehu ana na kino kanaka ola.maikai a puipui i hookolila ia eka opiuma, a e maea ana ka hanu aala a me ka ea maemae oka aina o Hawaii me kona uahi polopolona. Heaha la ke ano nui o keia au hooponopono aupuni ou e Hawaii/ Ua nele anei ina hana hoowaiwai e ae o ka aina i oi palua a pakolu iho ka maemae iko keia opiuma kinai o)a maikai ? O keia iho la anei na panai [maikai no ka makia o ka aina a Kakou e pai nui nei "K hoo ulu i ka lahui."

He mea hilahila ka puana ae ia mau huaoielo maemae oka makia ke hoomaaao pu iho, ua awili ia na hoao ana e waiwai ka aina me na mea e hoemi hope ai. Aole ma ka hoole ana iho he hana waiwai ole ka hoopukapukaopiuma. aka, he nui ke dala e loaa mai ana. Nowai nae ia elala ? Aole anei no ka poe hoopukapuka, ka poe kakaikahi wale no ? O kou Waihona Aupuni e loaa ana he dala no ka opiuma, a o ka poe hoi i hoihkole ia 110 ka opiunia, ehia tausani dala e lu hou ia ma ko la> kou mau pakeke i hoolawa īa ai ka hune, a e hoomomona hou i ko lakou mau kino i hookolila ia ? Ke waiho malie nei makou ana au oka manawn e hooia mai. Oka haawi akea ana ika opiuma maena o kekahi poai lahui he koko, he io, a he mau iwi a he uhane iloko o lakou, a hoohniki i kekahi poai lahui e like rac ka ,hoakaka a ka pauku mua o ke kanawai hou, ma ka noonoo hea i hana uai pela ? No ka hooma opopo iho anei he mau hopena mo ke halawai niai ana ine lakou no ka opiuma ? Ina i>ela io, alaila, heaha ka la hui i haawi ia aku la nei mea mo—he opalaanei? Ina he aloha ilokoou nou io ponoi iho, pela oe e aloha ai i ka hoa launa.

Heaha hoi ka manio nui oka hoohaiki hapa ana ma kc kanawai a nookoe aku i vrahi puka e komo poholo pu at ka lahui i papa ia e onio like i ka uahiopiuma? He kaulike paha ia N'olaiU, aole ma ka manao īho ua lawalawa ia ke kanawai a oolea, aka, ma ka manao ana e hoolilo la ua kanawai la i mea paani wale ia. Ahe meaoiaio ia. Aole i au wale aku nei na la o keia no* ho'na aupuni, ua uwai koke ia mai la na heoia ana. eia ke dala ke pahia wale ia nei maluna ona ale oka moana i mea paani na ka makani. Kona ukali mai, ka hehi wale ia oke kanawal A o ka panai o ia, ka i>oino koikoi o ka lehulehu. Aohe a makou paoe e ae no keia wahi hoakaka pokole» a hookahi waleiho no, e kiola loa la ka opiuma mai ka aina aku E minamma i ke ola kino maenoae o ke kanaka a e menemene i kona uhane. E miiemae ka lahui a e inamao mai na olelo henehene ia: "K ole ke 4a)a opiuena, waiwai iki ae ai ka Wiihona Aupuni o Hawaii," Ca lawa niakou me ka ike i na bope> na ino oka opiuma i hoopukaia mamua aku nei, a no ke aloha ame ka inakee i ka pono o ka lahui, e pane no jtpakou mi ke ano lauUl