Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXXVI, Number 29, 16 July 1897 — Ka Aha Mele o Kaumakapili. [ARTICLE]

Ka Aha Mele o Kaumakapili.

Ma ko ahiahi o ka Poaono i hala i hoopiha "kuinekiia" ae ai oeloko o ka luakini o Kaumakapili e kekahi anaina nui o na kanaka i hele a lulumiia na houpo me na manao ohohia e ike a e lohe i na hana e "unikiia" mai ana e na poe wae i alana ae i ko lakou mau leo ame ko lakou mau hooikaika ana 1 mea e holopono ai na hana i hoomakakauia no ia \va. Ua hele ka noho ana o na kanaka makaikai mai ka puka komo mai a hoea ma na noho i hoohonohoia aku a pili i ka awai hmolelo. Elike hoi me kekahi kihapai i uluwehi ia e na pua i kne na waihooluu o lakou i kahi ame kahi, pela no ka like ole o na waihooluu o na aahu o na poe makaikai. He poe Hawaii maoli wale no ka poe i iaulima ae ma na hana himeni o keia po, koe ka mea puhi ohe "keleawe" ku pakahi, oia o Mr. Charles. Kreuter ame Prof. Berger o ka Bana Aupuni, ka mea hookani piano. Ekolu lioi ano o ke kulana himeni i meleia mai: (1) Hui: (2) Solo; (3) He Pa-ha. lla lilo ka hanohano o ka wehe mua ana i na hana oia po ma ka himeni ana, i ka papa Uimeni mai Kapalama mai. He mele hui keia. 'e ukaliia ana e na mea kani mama. He maikai na hooheno ana, a no ia kumu ua wili palua ia ka lakou hoinainau ana. 0 ka helu elua o na hana, he Solo mal a Miss Kanoho, ka opio a makou i lohe mai ai na Mr. Berger e paka maikai nel koha leo. Ua himeni oia me ka mahiehie olu waipahe o kona heleheiena. No ka hoohihi loa o ke analea iaia. ua "pine" hou ia oia 110 ka lua o ka manawa. Ua maikai no. Mahope iho o ka pau ana o na houheuhene ana a ka Bana Lahui, malalo o ke alakai ana a Mr. S. K. Kamakaia, he solo plano ua Miss Kalei Nawahi. O kana i|iele o ka hookani ana, oia o "Mahinamalamalima ma Hudesona" (Moonlight on the Hudson). Ua hookani oia i keia mele me ka makaukau maoli, a ua mahalo nui ke anaina iaia, No ka pau oie o Ko ke anaina hoohai iaia, u& hookani hou niai oia he mele hou. Alaila, he mele pa-ha (quartette) ka leo "Ave Maria" (Aloha oe, e Maria). 0 Mrs, Nane Jualila ka leo wahine; o Mr. Zakaria ke tenora; o Miss Emma Peter ka aleto: a o Mr. Hiram ka leo basso. O ke pookela loa keiu o Ba mele i himeniia ble ka maiau loa i keia po> Ua mohala like na leo apau iloko o ke aeapuni i lele ame keia maheie leo, a ua like ka manawa o ka nee ana. e kani ana me ke anuunuu. He solo i kekahi wa, he pa-lua i kekahi wa. he hui 1 kekahi wa. a he ki-ke i kekahi wa. Nui no ko ke anaina mahalo. Ua hoolale hou ia keia poe e ka "ua ukiu" e paahana hou mai. Aole hiki ke unmi iho i na hoohlhl makemake i ka Hul Ka\rathau. Auwe nohoi e! Ka mea maikai hoi e! He pa-ha keia. O ka basso, Mr. Jone«, j he nani okoa no ia, a o ke soporano i leo ka»e o kekahi opio o keia poe, be ku maoii no 1 ka hoehaeha punwai. O I ka lakou mele o "Awaiaulu." Nanl. O ke solo hope loa oia ke me!f May," 1 i himeniia mai e Mr, Ooelho me ka leo baritone malkal. He naal okoa nohol

keia. A o ke mele hope !oa na ka Bana Lahui. oia o "Makalapaa." \ O ka hope ua. hookuuīa ke anaina me ka maikai ame ka piha hauoli no na hana a lakou i ike ai. ;