Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XL, Number 7, 14 Pepeluali 1902 — Houia he Wahine me ka Pahi [ARTICLE]
Houia he Wahine me ka Pahi
Aole 1 Him laia ke Hoomaopopo i kona Mea ana i Hou i ka Pahi—Ua Paa JKona Helehelena i ka Papale. Ma lfa po Poaono o ka pule i hala, oiai np. pake e hauoli ana i ka hiki ana mai a ko lakou makahiki hou, ua kipa aku la kekahi powa ma ka hale o ktkahi pake ma Kalauao, Ewa, a mahope o kona huli ana 1 ka pahu ame na e walho ana o ka laua mau mea waiwai ua holo mai la oia me ka hou pu ana aku i ka wahine a keia pake me ka pahi. Aole i maopopo kona ano a o ka mea wale no i hiki i keia wahlne ke hoomaopopo he kanaka nui oia ma ke kino, he lole eleele kona, a he papale eleelē i uhi iho a nalowale kona heleheiena. Ua hana ia keia hana i ka hora.eiwa 0 ka po, wahi a ka wahine a keia pake. Ua hele aku kana kane he kanalima paha anana mai keia wahl aku a ko laua hale e ku ana. O ka haie a kana kane i hele aku ai he hale iluna a i lalo, a he lehulehu iakou pake e hauoli ana malaila. Iloko o ko laua lumi c moe ana kana wahine ame ka laua mau keiki he ekolu. He elua mau wahi keiki ano mahuahua iki ae a he hookahi wahi bebe uuku ioa. Ia iakou e moe ana ua lohe aku la keia wahine pake 1 ke komo ana mai'o kekahi mea iloko. Ua manao ae la no oia o kana kane a aole oia i nana hou mai- Aoie i loihi ua lohe aku la oia i ka nakeke mai o ka pahu, kahi hoi a laua e malama ai i ka laua mau wahi mea waiwai. Kahea aku ia ola "Owai keia?" ma ka olelo pake, aka, aole he pane I loaa mai no kana ninau. Ua aia koke ae la oia iluna a i ka nana ana aku ka hana ua ike aku la oia i kekahi mea pouliuli e hoao ana e huli iloko o ko laua mau wahi pahu. Ua hopu koke iho Ia oia i kekahi o ka laua mau keiki, a hoomaka mai la e holo iwaho. I kona puka ana iwaho ua "Holina" koke ae la oia ellke me ka ikaika i hiki iaia. Ua iohe mai la kana kane i kona leo holina, a maopopo koke ae ia iaia me kona mau hoa e lealea ana he pilikia ko ka hale a hoomaka mai la lakou e holo mai e nana. Ia lakou e holo r-;. i ana. ua maopopo iho la i keia pi v,a e 'niki mai ana kekahi poe i keia hale mamuli o keia leo holina, a ina oia i makemake e pakele me ka ike ole ia mai o kana hana pono waie no o ka hookaawale koke aku iaia. laia i puka mai ai ua ike mai la oia i keia wahine pake e ku kokoke ana ma ka puka e holina ana hoi e like me ka ikaika i loaa i kona leo. Ua hoonaukiuki loa ae la paha oia, a iioko o kona inaina ua wehe ae la oia i kana pahi a hou aku la mahope o ke kua o keia wahine me ke oolea.
He maopopo ole ke kumu o ka pakele ana o keia wahine mai ka make mai. He elua wale no kumu ano nui a makou e manao nei, a oia ka nui maoli o kona mau lole e komo ana, ame ka puapuahulu loā o keia powa i ka hou ana iaia oiai e holo mai ana ke kane me na pake iehulehu. Ua puka pu aku Ia kona mau palule pake he eha e komo ana a loaa pu aku !a me kona ili i ka pahi a keia powa, a hina aku la oia ilalo. O kekahi mea aloha loa oia ka laua bebe e paa ana i ka lima o keia wahine pake. I ka hina ana o ka makuahine iialo ua lele liilii aku la keia wahi bebe. I ka hiki ana isai o ka makuakane ua manao ae la ōia ua make kana wahine ame keia wahi bebe, aka, i kona nana pono ana iho aole i make. Ninau aku la oia i kana wahine i ke kumu o keia holina ana a hoike mai Ia kana wahine iaia. I kona lohe ana i na mea apau ua mamao loa ka powa mai ka hale akuHoao aku la lakou e alualu iaia aka aole he ike ia aku lloko o ka pouli. Ma ka hoike a keia wahine pake, he kanaka puipui o ke kino ma kana hoomaopopo iho, he lole eleele me ka papale eleeie. Ua uhi mai oia i kona helehelena e like me ka makou i hoike mua ae nei. Aole mau waiwai i iiio aku iaia, oiai ua komo keia wahine i kona mau mea hoonani no ka la makahikl hou. Ma ka hoomaopopo aku ua komo mua aku no keia kanaka iioko o ko laua hale ma ke ano konohi a ua maopopo hoi iaia kahi e waiho ai o keia pahu dala. Ke hoao ia nei e huli keia powa aka aole loa i loaa aku kekahi meheu e hoike mal ana l kona ano. Ke hele loa aku nei na powa ma na kuaaina o kakou i keia manawa. E noho no me ka makaala loa, oiai aole i ike ia ka manawa e hiki aku ai ua makaukau.