Ke Aloha Aina, Volume XIII, Number 7, 13 February 1909 — NA KEIKI HIMENI. NUI KO LAKOU MAKEMAKE IA MA AMERIKA. [ARTICLE]

NA KEIKI HIMENI.

NUI KO LAKOU MAKEMAKE IA MA AMERIKA.

Ua loaa mai nei ia Kakauolelo H. , okaPromotion Coromitte o Honolulu nei he leta mai a Wilīie Ellis, kekahi ona keiki kaukna i ka himeni o Hawaii nei e kaahele la ma'Amerika. Mahope o kona kona hoike ana mai i koria hauoli i ka ike ana ika hoolaha oke kai . huakai nui okala 22 o Feberuari ae tiei ma na pepa hoolaha e kau ia la ma Helena, Motana, ua hoikepu mai la ia ike ohohiaia ona keiki himeni Hawaii ma Amerika, penei: ®ia au ma kekahi huakai kaahele keaka. Mai ianei e hele aku ana makou no Butte 110 ka noho iki ana malaila e paani ai maloko" oka hafeaina_nui a nani o ka mokuaina 0 Montana, He eiwa keiki himeni Hawaii e noho ana me a'u nialaila no ekolu mahina. Mai Butte aku e hele aku ana makou make Crystal Cireuit, noiaila, he nui ka hana maanei a aa keiki Hawaii ike hime ni. TJa hiki ia'u ke hoonoho aku ia lakou apau iloko o ka hana ina e loaa ana ia'u, a.o kekahi keia o na hoolaha maikai loa no Hawaii. E lioao ana au ina wa apau e kama ilio no Hawaii. Ua kakau mai kuu hoahanau aia oia me Burtoh Hol mes e haiolelo la no Hawaii a aia me ia he mau keiki himeni Hawaii. Ke makemake nei au e noi aku ia oe e hoouna mai i mau kii bHa ' - waii me kekahi mau kit halepili no ; ~~ ke pena ana iluua oka paku keaka 1 Iko makou wa e hoea aku ai i St. Paui. Ma ke kau haulelau _e liiki "■ au i Nu loka me ka'u puali keaka, a mailaila aku e hoao ana au e holo no Ēuropa. He maikai no au a me na keiki. He ehiku ko makou nui. Ke ma naoi» nei au e loaa aku ana oe ia'u iloko o ke ola kino maikai, a e loaa Hawaii ka, holamua ka aina a na poe e noho liauoli ne-i. E haawi i ke aloha nui ina poe apau iloko o k»TeritorL