Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume VI, Number 26, 26 October 1933 — KA BENI HUAKAI HOOLE WAIONA [ARTICLE]

KA BENI HUAKAI HOOLE WAIONA

"Ua makaukau anei oe e kuu keiki?" "Ae, e kuu mama." "Va loaa anei ko mau mikini lima?" Kunou aku la o Beni Williama, a wehe ae la he paa mikinilima kahiko mai kona pakeke ae, a pihi ae la i ke kuka i papalua iho ka nui i kona wahi kino mawaho o kona kino i mehana iki iloko o ke anu nui. Aole ona wahi kuka mawaho olai nae 6 ka hooilo ia, a he anu maoli. Huii ae la ka makuahine i kana wahi keikimahine uuku, e hapapa ana i na kaula 1 humuhumuia ma kahi o na pukapihi i paa mai ke kuka i ka ili- , | "He maka'u ko'u he nui loa ke anu no Luta," wahi a ka makuahine i kamailio mai ai me ke ano kanalua. "O, e mama, e oluolu oe hookuu ia'u e hele! wahi a ke keikimahine uuku i koi mai ai, "E hai aku no o Beni ia oe he akamai au i ke kuai ana i na epani." jj "He oiaio, he akamai io oiaj,j e mama," wahi a kona kaiku-, nane o ka olelo ana mai. "He la- j we ka poe hookahi, ina no ma-1 hope o ka lakou hoole ana maf aole o lakou makemake 1 epant|. ke ike mai lakou ia Luka." ; "Well, mai hele olua i kahi mamao Ioa e maloeloe ai oia. A ina e loaa ia olua ka holomua, 4 a'u mau lei aloha, e hiki no ia olua ke kuai i hookahl keneka ko omomo a mahele mawaena cj olua 1 ko olua wa e hoi mai ai i ka home nei." j HOomaka aku la na keiki e hele e kuai i na epani me ka ptha hauoU nui. Ia Beni ka puola epani i hanaia mai ka lole kala-j koa mai me na kli emi }oa o na! kahakahana a na manamanalima maiau ? kona makuahine I hana ai. Loaa ia lakou he wahi meaai maikai iki ae i kela kakahiaka mamua o ka meaai oiai no nae aole hook&hl o lana i maopopo o kahl hunahui\a, meaai hope loa ia e loaa ana la laua ma ko laua home i kela la., ī a aole 1 ai ko laua makuahLue 1

kekahi wāhi Inmahuna meaai i lawa ai ka meaai no laua e ai ai mamua o ka aku ma ka laUa m"isiona, r J ' E kala kahlko i pau ai na wahi mea ano, walwal jkl l!okd o ka hale a Mrs. Wffliams i kuleana ai i ke kual S hikl ai ke loaa ka lakou meu wahi Ett4'aal. 0 kana*ane h<£)uaahi oia aa kela kupuino, he mlona, ua znake mua oin he how\hl makahlki mamua aku. ■ Me ke kino-i ka ikaika & ka pilikiaame ka inoino 0 ka nowioo, hifci ole. laia ke hana i na polea; a hoaoj oia e ioaa kahi £la j ana ma ka humuhumu ana i na j loie haawiia mai |ala e k.a buroi manawalea, me hoouna anar 1 na keikl liilli e lalewa epani. | Ku o Luka mawaiio ona halekual kanake apa\i a laua e maalo ae ai no ka hOao ana e hooholo pehea la laua e hoolllo al i ke keneka, aka hooikaika mal la o Beni e nee «ueu imua. 1 ka hale mua a laua I komo al, kuai h*, wahine helehelena maikai he epanl, a naklnaki Lho la ke kelkikane i ka hapaha me ke akahele loa ma kekahi kihi o kona hainaka, "Maha paha, aole o mama e ala a aumoe keia po e humuhumu ai," wahiak&hi keikimahine uuku 1 oleW ae ai, me kā hauoll. "Ina ho! e liiki ia kaua ke hooliie apau loa kela poet. epam, e Luka, e! M Mt ka lilo ana oka epani mua, me he mea la paU iho la ko laua | iaki. Komoia keia ame. kela hale, i aka me ke kuai oleia mai no nae [o ; Jta iaua epani, me he mea la [ ua lako wale no n& hōmfe apau, a i oie he makemake ole ia no paha o ka laua mau epani 1 hanaia me ka kaiakoa, Hookahi ; manawa, i ka ike ana o kekahi i- ; lio nui launa ole la laua e hele mai ana aoa mai la me ka leo ! nui ioa, puliki okoe aku la o Lu- ! ka, kahi kaikuahine uuku loa i kona wahi kaikunane uuku no i ka makau i kela iUo nui leo nui. Aka i ke kokoke Ipa ana mai o kela ilio i o laua la holo malle mai ia oia i o laua la, me ke kaka ana i kona huelo puhuluhulu, a hou mai la i kona ihu puanuanu malalo o ko Beni lima, me he mea la e olefcf mai ana, "Mai inakau olua ia'u, Aole au e hoeha ia olua!

O ka wahine i hele mal ma ka putca mahope o aole-o-na makemake l epani, a ia laua i hoomaka ai e haalele i kela hale me na kapuai wawae kaumaha, hahāi pokole 'aku la ka ilio a ku aku la, me he mea la e makemake ana e hele e hoopakele ia laua.

Ahikl i ke awaiea, elua no a laua mau wahi epani i lilo. Eono okoa i koe iho, a Upomaka iho la ko lakou kaumalja K e hookoikoi i ko Beni mau limi)&a mea nana e hii ana me ia. Me ka luhi ame pololi mai ka laua huakai loihX"a pakalaki, huli ae la laua a h^le t ma kekahi aianui i hanala a m'iikai e alakai ana a ka puka mahope o kekahi hale nani ple. Ku iho la o Beni, me he la ua pio kona manaolana. paha a laua waiwai e komo ai i kela hale, no ka mea aoJ§jpaha lakou e kuai mai i kekahl jpatii a laua no ka mea ua ka lole emi loa, oiai he pog walwai loa paha ka poe e nohQ ana malaila, wahi a Beni i olelo '|feio ai i kona kaikuahine.

Aka iaia i kam&4lio ai pela, honi aku ia laua ala mai o na meaai mai ka 3talekuke mai ka mea hoi nana*T'ume aku i ko laua mau wahPwawae liilii e hoomau aku i ana — he ala keia o kekaHi mea e kukēia ana iluna o kepapalal. Moni iho Ia ka haae #ha kamalii, me ka noonoo i an&tho, aole he wā e pa mai ai o klkahl meaal ono elike me kela 1 kukela mal la ma ko laua mai^'lehelehe. I ka pa ana mal o\e ala o ka meaai i ko kua Kiiau pukalhu lillli, awiwi aku la lea hēle ana a ko laua mau wahl kapual wawae I kaumahk loa tntomia aku, me he mea la ua kwola mai. Ua hamama Uitlt ka puka e komo al iloko o ka hWekuko malwaho aku, no ka mfea, ua wela oloko o ka lumi kuke me ke ahl e kukeia ana na meaai, oiai no nae he anu owaho^ X pane no ka Bent kikeke hoonenene, p\ika mal t& Ka wahlne kauwa. "O, aole o n|akott makemake I ka olua epards pupuka," walii a ua wahine 1» 5 olelo mai ai me ka nana, m«tta niOi& ana i ka puoio a Benf f pasT ana malalo o kona poaes\ ac&q i U-p ulm — I mea e ai ka malkai o ke ola ahja, h|fpouo e Kmuo mai na mea o ka īanl iloko o ia ola ana. I T