Nupepa Puka La Kuokoa, Volume I, Number 148, 10 ʻOkakopa 1893 — Ke Kumu o ka Ili ana o ka Miowera. [ARTICLE]

Ke Kumu o ka Ili ana o ka Miowera.

Ke waiho nei me ka poino maluna o ke ako’ako’a o Pnuiki ma ka nnku o ke awa o Honolulu nei, keia mokuahi nui o Miowera. Pehea la i loohia ai oia i keiaulia poino nui? Aohe makani ino, a aohe no hoi he nalu i ka wa i ili ai. Ua lawa na mouo a ua a na. kukui alakai. Ua makaukau ke Pailata ma kona waapa a ua holo koke aku iluna o ka moku, e hookele pololei mai iaia iloko i o ke awa. Alaila, heaha la ke ( kumu o kona ili ana a poino lloa? 3 Hookahi no kumu nui, o koj na hookokoke loa ana nuii i ka * aina me ka malama akahele ole. Aole i hana akahele ke kapena me ke ana pono i kona wahi i hele ai. Ua holo wikiwiki mai i ka wa poeleele me ka makau ole. Ua makemake e halawai koke me ke

{pailate ma kahi kokoke loa i ka nuku e komo ai, i hiki iaia kekomo awiwi mai iloko; me ka hoohuli hou ole ika ihu o ka moku. Nolaila, ua nana pono i ka hale ipukukui a holo mai a ike pono ia ua ipukukui elua oia ka ulaula a me ka uliuli mauka ma ka Hale Dute. 0 ka hookokoke loa mai no nae ia o Miowera a loaa ia mau kukui alakai ua hui pu ma ke kaha pololei, me ka hele ma lie ana, aole hoi i holo ikaika. Ia wa nae, kahea mai na luina o mua, “eia ka mouo! ?? la minute aku, o ka ili malie aku la no ia o ka ihu oka moku ma kahi papau a ku malie iho la, a na na aui nalu liilii i hoonee aku i ka hope o ka moku a moe pu ma ke aWako’a a paa loa malaila, Eia no hoi kekahi hemahema nui o ka hana, aole i hoao ia ka hohonu oke kai me ke kepau ana hohonu. Ina i hana ia pela e ke kapena i kona wa e hookokoke ana i ke awa ina ua ike lea ia kona wahi kupono eku malie ai, me ke komo ole iloko loa a ili. Aia nae a kahea mai ka mea hoolei kepau, 4 ‘he 30 anana! ahe 20 anaua ! ?5 alaila, e hooki i ke komo hou aua mai o ka moku, a loaa ke pailata, 0 ua kepau la, ua like ia rne ke kookoo o ke kanaka makapo, e haha ai i ka honua a ike 1 kahi e hele ai. Ua palaka loa nae kahi poe kapena moku i ka haha ana pela me ke kepau. Oia ke kumu i ili ai kela mokuahi nui o Ohina i ka malama'o lulai, a pakele mahune hune no ka hoao ole me ke kepau ika po. Ua pomaikai kona ili ana ma kela aoao ma Waikiki, a na ka makani a me na ale i hooneenee iaia ahemo ai. Ua olelo o Adimarala Skerrett i kekahi makamaka, “me he la, o kela poe kapena, aohe o lakou ike ike ano o kela mea he kepau ana hohonu.” Ma ko kakou hoomaopopo ana i na hemahema o ka hai hana, a me ko lakou lalau e poino ai, malaila e naauao ai kakou a pakele ina poino e ; like pela. E hele kakou a pau me ka makau a me ke akahele loa ma na wahi pouliuli. E * haha pono aku i kahi e hele ai. Eia no hoi kekahi mea nui loa, ! e kali kakou ina pailata kaL maaina nana e alakai, mai hele | wale imua me ke alakai ole. He naauao nui loa keia no ka poe hookele aupuni, i ole lakou e hookahuliia.