Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 2022 — He Kanikau He Uē Aloha No Ahuwela Stender [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

He Kanikau He Uē Aloha No Ahuwela Stender

J HE HO'OMANA'O V ^ INMEMORIAM *

Oswald Kofoad Ahuwela "Oz" Stender Oct. 8, 1931 - Feb. 23, 2022 Na Kīhei de Silva Ka'ōhao, Kailua \ 3 Malaki 2022

E Kailuaiki, Kailuanui, Kailua i ka hāpapa Kailua i ka hālokolokowai, Kailua i nā pu'u kinikini Kailua aina pali hulilua, huli ē huli lā Ke huli nei au iā 'oe e ku'u 'anakala aloha ma nā kaka'i pali o Maunawili Hō'ea ho'okahi akula au i ia aina aloha āu e noho ai 'o Pālāwai, 'a'ole 'oe Ma hea ihola ho'i 'oe i nalowale aku ai mai mākou aku? Aia paha 'oe me Ka'anahau i ka ua Kapua'ikanaka E niau kololani ana i ke oho o ka Malanai Aia paha me Hi'iaka mā i ke ala pili o Mahinui E kani ihola ana kāna 'uhū no Kaipoli'a a me ke ko'a mokumoku o He'eia Aia paha me Kahinihini'ula i ka pōnaha palai o Hālauwai E hi'i ana i kona tūtū ma mua o ke alo Aia paha me Nākila i ke kōwā makani o Nu'uanu E kui lei ahihi ana no nā wāhine kilo pali Auē! Ua lilo 'o Ahuwela i ke onelau'ena a Kāne Ke uē aku nei 'o Kamaka'eha Makawalania i ka ua ha'aheo i nā pali 'Auē ku'u hānai ē mai ka ua Ma'akua o Hau'ula" Ke uē aku nei Ka Wahine Hele Lā o Kaiona Wahine hahai alualu wai li'ulā 'Auē ku'u hānai ē mai ka makani 'Olauniu i ka uka o Kaiwi'ula" Ke uē aku nei 'o Kamōkila Wahineokama'o Luhiehu ihola i ka lei kauno'a i ke kaha o Lanikūhonua 'Auē ku'u kahu hānai ē no ka i'a nēnē 'ili kapu o 'Ewa" He u a he aloha kēia no ku'u hoa 'anakala Lohaloha pele'unu 'o Kekele i ka ua pehi pūhala Kelekele iho nei ka maka i ka 'ike pono i kēia mea he aloha 'O ke aloha paumākō nō ia Aloha ka waiho kāhela o Nāmokulua i ke kai Aloha ka hala 'oki kepa o Ka ohao, 'okia pahu 'ia e ka 'ohana kui lei Aloha ka pua lei apiki nonono 'ula i ka lā o Ka'iwa Aloha ka makani Kilinoe e ho'oluhi nei i ka lau o ke 'uki Aloha ke ko'olani i kupu i ka wai mā kānaka o Wai'auia Aloha Mākālei ka lā'au pi'i ona a ka i'a Aloha nā wahine kia'i loko, lauoho nu'anu'a, 'ili a'ia'i pahe'e Aloha Hauwahine lāua 'o Kahalakea, nā wāhine o Kailua i ka la'i Aloha ka malu hale o Kahiauakamalanai i ka uluwehiwehi o nā pua Ko'olau Aloha ka 'ai 'imi waha, ka 'ai nānā i uka, ka i'a 'ai pū me ka lepo Aloha Ku'uleihiehie o Mokulana e uē helu nei i kāna kāne aloha i hala

Kailuaiki, Kailuanui, Kailua of the reefs Kailua of the flowing fresh water, Kailua in the multitude of hills Kailua of the cliffs that face eaeh other, I am turning, searching Searching for you my beloved unele in the procession of cliffs at Maunawili I arrive alone at Pālāwai, beloved land where you reside, you are not here Where is it that you have you gone, lost to us, vanished? Perhaps you are with Ka'anahau in the Kapua'ikanaka rain Departing swiftly, silently in the wisps of the Malanai Perhaps you are with Hi'iaka mā on the clinging path to Mahinui Sighing, grieving over Kaipoli'a and the broken corals of He'eia Perhaps you are with Kahinihini'ula in the circle of palai at Hālauwai Carrying his Tūtū before him Perhaps you are with Nākila in the wind-blown gap of Nu'uanu Stringing lei ahihi for the guardian women of the pali Auē! Ahuwale has departed on the path to the land of Kāne Kamaka'eha is grieving Makawalania, eyes smarting in the rain that sweeps proudly over the pali "Auē, my hānai child from the Ma'akua rain of He'eia" Ka Wahine Hele Lā o Kaiona is grieving She who chases after mirages "Auē, my hānai child from the 'Olauniu wind in the uplands of Kaiwi'ula" Kamōkila Wahineokama'o is grieving Adorned in lei kauno'a in the kaha lands of Lanikūhonua "Auē, my kahu hānai of the fish of 'Ewa who cherish their ali'i" This is an expression of grief and love for my unele friend Kekele is overcome, made heavy, moldy in the hala pelting rain The eyes are soaked upon recognizing this thing, this emotion It is grief-stricken love Beloved is the unbroken view of Nāmokulua in the sea Beloved is the obliquely-cut hala of Ka ohao, notched and strung by the lei-stringing family Beloved are the 'ilima flowers glowing in the sun of Ka'iwa Beloved is the Kilinoe breeze that bends the leaves of 'uki Beloved is the ko'olani that rose from the memory-faded waters of Wai'auia Beloved is the fish-attracting branch, the Mākālei Beloved are the women of heaped-up hair and bright, slippery skin, guardians of the pond Beloved are Hauwahine and Kahalakea, the women of Kailua in the ealm Beloved is the sheltered tranquility of Kahiauakamalanai where Ko'olau blossoms thrive Beloved is the food that seeks the mouth, that looks to the uplands, that is shared with all Beloved is Ku'uleihiehie of Mokulana grieving over her departed husband.

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HE KANIKAU HE UĒ ALOHA NO AHUWELA STENDER

Continued from page 9 _ Aue, ua hala ka 'uhane o Ahuwela Ke ho'olana nei ka mana'o aia 'oe i ka luna ki'eki'e o Ahiki E kilohi ana i ka nani o Kailua alo lahilahi He maika'i wale nō mai luna a lalo Aloha ia wahi a kākou e noho papa ai Aloha 'ia Olomana e nā i'a ho'opā 'ili kūpuna o Kawainui 'O'opu ku'ia e lana nei i loko o ka wai Me he wai lā e 'ale nei ka hāko'i a ke aloha No ku'u hoa 'anakala hele loa 'O ka u, 'o ka minamina, 'o ka paumākō iā 'oe Auē! Ua hala 'o Ahuwela Stender. Celebration of Life on April 2, 2022 Visitation 9:00 a.m. Service 12 noon Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel Kamehameha Schools Kapālama

Auē, the spirit of Ahuwela has departed We hope you are there in the lofty heights of Ahiki Gazing at the delicate beauty of Kailua So beautiful from high to low Beloved is this plaee where we live, steadfast Beloved is Olomana by the kūpuna-seeking fish of Kawainui Stunned 'o'opu afloat in the water So like water overflowing is the outpouring of love For the unele friend who has died Oh, the sighing and regretting, the grieving over you Alas, Ahuwela Stender has passed away. Ozk 1 egacy and generous spirit lives on through his scholarships given to those seeking higher education. In lieu offlowers please consider donating to the U'ilani Stender Scholarship through Kamehameha Schools' Pauahi Foundation at www.pauahi.org/donate.