Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LXII, Number 23, 7 June 1923 — HE WAIMAKA ALOHA NO KUU POKII HELELOA, MRS. LIBBIE PETER KUEWA. [ARTICLE]

HE WAIMAKA ALOHA NO KUU POKII HELELOA, MRS. LIBBIE PETER KUEWA.

I ka Nupepa Kuokoa, ke kilohana a ka lahui, Aloha kaua: —E oluolu mai hoi oe no'u kauwahi kaawalo so ka'e puolo waīmaka o ke aloha pokii, kuu kaikaina hoi, a hoapili i piliia mai ko maua mau la opio mai a nunui wale no, imua hoi o ke a poli aloha o ko maua mau makua i h&la mua ma kela ao, na knleana hoi o ka noho ana o nei aina malihini o Waialua nei i kaulana i ka ehukai o Puaena. Ma ke kakahiaka o ka Poakahi, Aperila 23, 1923 mawaena o ka hora elaa a ekolu o ka wanaao, ua loaa aks la ke kino puanuanu o kuu pokii aloha, e waiho oni ole mai ana maluna o kona wahi moe, ma ko maua home aloha Niula, Waialua, me ka. moeuhane mua ole, o ia iho la ka mea e hoohalawaiia mai ana z&e ka* ike a ko'u mau maka, oiai no makou apau e noho liko ana ma ka home hookahi, a mamuli no nae 0 ko makou hoalaia ana ia wanaao « kaaa kane mare elua, oia o Gus Knokoa Kuewa, ua puiwa ae la me lea hikilele nui a holo aka la ma ko la.ua mmi, mahope o ke kino ani o ko maua home nei, a e waiho mai ana kona kino puanuanu, ua liala mna ka puulena i Hilo. He manawa iho la ia o ka hoka tne ka hoaa, aole maopopo heaha 3a ka'n mea e hana ai, ke hapapa •wale la no mao a maanei no ke aloka o kun pokii heleloa, kuu hoa pili, oiai o ko maua hanau ia ana mau mahoe maua, a o ko'u hope pokii keia i haalele mai ai ia'u e aoho hookahi me na luhi ana, he lehulehn imua o ko maua alo ana 1 waiho iho la mahope nei, me a'u kona hanaumua hookalii e auamo akn i nei mau ehaeha o ke kaumaha i hanaia aku maluna o kona kino e ka lima o kekah' mea i maopopo ole, aka o ka Makua Mana loa, ©ia hookahi ka mea i maopopo i na mea apan. Ua hanauia kuu pokii aloha Libbie ma Ainakea, Kohala Hawaii, mai ka puhaka mai o ko maua mama Bebecca Kuawalu (w) ame Hentry Keawekuikaai (k) ko maua papa aloha i hala mua i ko maua «a kamalii o hookahi makahiki.

I ko maua la kamalii o 5 makahi]d na mar e hou ko makou mama i ke kane elua, o ia ko makou papa i malama a nui wale makou oia o DaTid Naoiwi o Waialua i kama«ina. i sa kupa o nei aina, a o ka makna hoi nana i hoopomaikai iho ia makou mahope nei a maua e hiki ol« ai ke hoopoina i kana mau hana naikai, o. kona waiho ana iho i koxui mau pono a pomaikai i kahua no ko makou mau kapuai wawae e kn ai aloha wale. Aloha wale oe e kaina, kuu hoapili kuu kokoolua o ka noho ana o sei aina ko kaua mau makua i haalele iho ai ia kaua e noho malihini i keia aina a i alolia ia hoi e kaua e hele ana ma na wahi like i ole aole nae e poina ka Ehukai o I Puaena auwe k«u pokii e, kuu pokii aloha e, ka makua o na keiki a kaua, i lei ia e oe, ka mea' poin» ole hoi ia oe i na wa apau, o na keiki auwe aole oe me lakou ®ole hoi lakou e ike hou ia oe. r E kaina e, kuu hope hoi o ka nohona home e, auwe kou haalele ia'u e noho hookahi, a e hana hookahi i sa mea apau o ko kaua nohona i maa i ko kaua mau lima. E kaina e, kuu lima kokua, heaha la ka'u hala i hana aku ai ia oe, i haalele leo ole mai ai ia'u me kekahi huaolelo ole mai kou waha mai. Kaina e aloha wale. E kaina e, i hoomanawanui i na ehaeha o kei» ola ans, ua pau ko kaua ohumuhumu ana i ke ano o ko kaua ola ana; ua pau ko'u waiho ana aku i sa keiki īne oe ka makua o na lei aloha a Xaua, i ku no kuu hele i kou noho i ka home o kaua me a'u mau lei aloha, hele hoi au a hoi aku e noho mai ana no oe i makua no ko kana home me na keiki, a i makua hoi na ka lehulehu e kipa mai ai imua o kaua. E kaina e, auwe kou hele malu ia 'u o aloha wale &tx ke hoomanao ae ia oe. Aole e hifci ia'u ke hoopoina ia be e sister dear, no ka mea ua pili sloha. mau ia e kaua na wahi apau; wale! Auwe kuu kaumaha ia W o! O ka moolelo pokole no kona feake ara penei no ia o ia keia: lCa ka liapnle 22, a ao ae la la 23 o Aperila i hoikeia ae nei maluna, na haalele iho la oia i homo nei, a hele aku la ma kekahi wahi kokoke no, mauka pono ae o HaleiHotel, i ikeia ma ka inoa o Taaaka Store, no k e kii ana i ka laua bebe hanai o elua makahiki, ua loaa iho la kekahi haunaele malaila, a hoehaia aku la oia me ka nui o ea ikemaka i ike i kela hana mawaena o sa Kepani ame H.iwaii, aka nae aole kekahi mau lima kokua e hiki ke hoopau aku i kela haunaele. TTa haule aku la ka oia i!alo o ka honua me ka waiho malie ana me kona oni a hoopuka ole se he hookahi huaolelo. Me ia kulana oia ahiki i koni hookauia ana mai maluna o kekahi kaa oto e kalaiwaia ana e Abe; ua hoihoiia mai la oia ma kela ahiahi no ko mana home me ko'u maopopo 010 ana, no ka mea. ua hiamoe mua no makou ia ahiahi a wahi a Oohu Kamalolo oia ke keiki nana i hoiboi xuai me Abe ma kela manawa

ona i hookauia mai ai ma ke kaa hoea i ka hale, ;tole leo, a i ole he mea a lakou i loho ai mai iaia mai; 0 ka mea nae nana i hoohikiiele aku ia lakoa ma kela kakahiaka nui, ua lohe ia aku no ka make ana o kuu pokii. a noonoo ae la lakou no kela mau hana i hanaia ma kahi o Tanaka kela pepehiia ana ona, auwe ka manaonao e i ko'u lohe ana 1 keia moolelo ua ku maoli no i ka menemene ole. o ke kino o kuu pokii i loaa aku ai ia'u, o ia kakahiaka poniponi wale, ua maemae no kona kino me kekahi kimona i hookomoia maluna o kona kino e watho oni ole mai ana, me na alina maluna o kona helehelena ame kona waha. Aloha wale oe e kuu pokii e, kuu pokii i moeuhane mua 010 e, o kou hora hope paha ia aole paha i ka wn hoi o ko nawaliwali a waiho i kahi moe iloko o na la i hala aolo hoi i ho6a aku ia mea he mako me ka hele no ka hoi me ka ikaika, eia ka he liele ana e halimai me ka make, aloha no-I O ka mea la hoi i hanauia e ka wahine, ua piha i na popilikia, wahi a Kekahuna i hoikoia ma ka Baibala Hemolele, a ua kapa kona mau la aloha aloha wale! E kaina e, aloha Niula keia home aloha a kaua i noho ai a luahine, a nalo no hoi na iwi i kei aaina, aole oe ma na aekai aloha o Puaena ame Maeaea, pela pu hoi ma na aekai alolia ou o Waimea ame Pupukea, kahi a kakou i liele hope ai i ka limu kohu no ka paina o ka Liko Lehua Club, aloha wale, eia ka ka kaua huakai hope loa ia a nalo aku oe mai a'u aku. E Sarah e, e Maraea e, o ka huakai hope ka ia a kuu pokii i hele like ai kakou o kela kakahiaka poina ole a kakou i hoi like mai ai a ma ia home o maua ma ke poo uwapo o Waimea ko kakou paina hope ana iho, me na ono like ole 0 ke kai a kakou i hele like ai aloha wale. Ua hiki ole ia'u ke hooloihi hou aku i keia makapeni no ka mea, ua hele mai ko aloha ia'u e kaina a kaumaha, e papani nei i kuu puuwai, Bister dear how ean 1 see you again, I am bo sorry oi vou sister dear when X think of you, I am loaesomc, and you have ieft our poor chiJdren. Me keia mau manao pokole ke haawi nei au i ka hoomaikal i ka

poe apau i komo pu mai me a'u iloko o na hora o ke kaumaha, a i hookahe like iho i ko lakou mau waimaka me a'u a pela pu no hoi me ka poe na lakou na makana pua i hoouna mai, a haawi mai i hoowehiwehi iho maluna o. ke kino o kuu pokii aloha, pela pu hoi i ka, hope peresidena o ka Ahihui .Liko! Lehua, no ka pahu poi au i haawi manawalea mai ai ia'u no na hora 0 ia la kaumaha a'u e noho ana no kuu pookii ame oe e kuu brother maikai John Kauwalu ka mea nana 1 hoomaikai iho i kona klno lepo ma ko maua home aloha a ma kona home lua. Nolaila, e oluolu oukou apau e lawe aku i ka'u mau hoomaikai, a na ke Akua ko kakou makua, lani e hoopomaikai pakahi mai ia kakou apau, a Nana no e hoomama ae i nei kaumaha i kau iho maluna o kakou apau. Ia oe pu hoi kekahi e ke Kuokoa, nou pu kekahi hoomaikai no kou ae ana mai no ka'u puolo waimaka, e hii hele ia aku no ka ike ana mai o na ohana o ko maua ainahanau, na hoaloha ame na makamaka o kuu pokii helo loa. O ka me» loa a ko*u naau, o ia keia, i kela loaa ana aku 0 ko kino o kuu pokii me kela kimona Kepani, a o ka'u e ninau nei aia la ihea, a heaha la na kumu nui i nalowale honua ai o kona mau aahu i hele ai i kela ahiahi, mai kona kiao akut Na oukou ia e ka lehulehu o uōonoo mai i keia. Me he mea la, aia kekahi mau mea i hanaia nku ma ke ano he meahuna 1 hoonaloia aku, a pela walo aku, aole i loaa ahiki i keia la nui ka pahaohao no keia mea, aka hookahi no mea i maopopo i na mea apau. Ua mare mua no oia i ke kane oia o JoB6ph Peter i make a ua loaa mailoko mai o laua hookahi keikikane o 12 makahiki e hanaiia mai nei i Auld Lane, Honolulu, e kona kuku, Melo Kamōa. Ua haalele iho la oia i na luhi ana he nui a lehulehu, o kana lei ana mai kona mau la opio a huli no hoi kekahi o kajaa hanai mua oia o Maraea na ko maua kaikunane i make mua, a ua ai no i ka loaa a ia luhi, a moe aku la aole ka mau lei alolia e ike hou ia oe ua pau loa! H e puuwai aloha ohana a keiki kuu pokii i hala aku la, he wahino heahea, he piha hana o na ano like ole e lako ai ka nohona home, e noonoo nui ana i na mea e pono ai o ka noho asa. Ua pau ko kaua hele like ana ma na kuauna lo'i no ka mahiai, auwe kuu pokii e hooikaika ana i ka pono o ko maua ola ana me ka m&ua mau lei aloha; he mau keiki, ua pau ua maha oe e kaina, pau ko'u ike ana i ke anu o ka wai pau kou hapai ana i na huli e hele ai e au wahine iloko 0 ka lo 'i me ko kaua maa wahi kino nawaliwali, aole hoi e hihi o ka pono o ka nohona ka mea nui. Ma ka mahina o Oet. 18, 1692 oia 1 hanau ai a ua piha iaia he 91 maknhiki e hele nei. Ke hooki aei an mt ka malialo a

nui ia oe e Bolomon Hanohano. Owau iho no kona lealkuaana me na waimaka o ke aloha pokii poina ole. MRS>. EVA KAHALEPAUOLE, Nluula Homo, Waialua,