Ke Alakai O Hawaii, Volume I, Number 37, 15 September 1888 — Ka Po Lea o Halalii ma Kalaupapa. [ARTICLE]

Ka Po Lea o Halalii ma Kalaupapa.

E Ke Alakai o llawaii; — Aloha oe: E oluolu oe e hoike ae imua o ke akea ina mea hou o 4t ka po le'a o Halalii" jua Kalaupapa nei, oia keia; Ma ke ahiahi o ka Poaono Sept. 1 ua wehe ae kekahi mau opio i Aha Meīē maloko oka Luakini hoole pope o Kalaupapa nei, malalo ona hooponopouo ana a Kapoli Kamakau, Ua lohe mai kou mea kakau o na loaa oia po, no ke kuai ana i ogana hou no ia luakini. L a hoowehiwehiia oloko oka hāle me na wehi oka nahele, ame he mea la i ka nana 'ku, o ke kuahiwi okoa no a ku iloko. Oka maia eku ana me ka hua, ua hele a pala kapule ; oka la-i no hoi, e ulu ana mi3 na paia o ka hale me ko— na mau lau e luhe ana ; o ka ekaha hoi a me ka amaumau me ka lau e maewā ana me ka oluolu oka maka ke nana aku ; Oka palai me ka maile ame ka awapuhi, ua hoohihi ia a puni ka hale. 0 kahi ok& poe himeni e noho ai, ua pa-ku ia me na hae Hawaii elua, ake nana aku oe ia loko he uluwehiwehi maoli no, ua hele no hoi o loko a paoa i ke alao na lau nahele.

I He mau minute i hala oka hora 6' : ua wehe ia ka puka u ua hoomaka koke 110 ke komo aiia'o na kanaka iloko. He mau minuie no hoi i hala o ka hora 7, ua pii ae la o Mahoe Kahoohiki ka luna nui o ka, po 'a kamailio mai la imua o ke anaina. "E na makamaka ame na hoa'loha mamua o ka hoomaka ana o na hana o keia po ke noi ia aku nei ko oukou oluolu e malama i ka maluhia ; ina ua loaa ia oukou ka hauoli no kekahi mele e mele ia aku ana e hoike iko oukou hauoli ma ka paipai ana o na lima a e kapae loa hoi i ka hehi ana ona wawae a me ka uwa ana hoi a me na hana ano iike e ae. Ina ua nui l&a ko oukou hauoli no kekahi mele e mele ia aku ana aua makemake paha oukou e himeni hou ia aku, e hoike iko oukou makemake ma ka hoomau ana i kapaipai." mahope iho o kana haiolelo ana ua kukala mai la oia e hoomaka ia ana na hana me ka himeni "E Kaolilua e o mai." He ku ike anoano keia mele a lakou i mele mai ai. Oka lua ona mele, u Ka makani Li-

haupua" he mele waekeia na Kapoli i mele i ka pauku, a ma ka hui mele like mai na leo e ae. Maemae keia melo. O ke kolu o ka mele u Kui ia ko lei," na na keiki kane wale 110 keia mele. a na K M Kalioohiki i mele mai ka Solo, ama ka hui no leo e ae. Ku pono ika ii keia mele. Oka eha ona mele "E Liliulani e," Ile ano kupinal ke mele ia ana, ua nani no. O ka elima o na mele f, Mariner's Song" he mau wahi keiki elua ka mea nana i mele mai. 0 ke 0110 he hookani mea kani oia ka Violin 2Giritar nuniu hookahi Guitar liilii hookahi Banjo. Ika pau ana oka lakou hookani ana [ i ka lakou "mele oia hoi "Kalaupapa j March" ua nui kahauoli o ke anaina, a j ua pii lakou e hookani hou, i ka pau ana | ua noi ia o ka Violina me ka Hanjo kf hookani hou a ua me ka luuii

0 kā etiiiu o na inele he himeni haole o "On tlie mouniain life is free." he eha wale no poe naua i mele mai īhe ka nani i keia mele oia hoi o Mrs. K Graves (Boprano) Mrs Kapoii (alto) K.M» Kahoohiki (Tenor) a o Mr Clark (BasB Ua nui ka mahalo oke anaina i keia himeni, a ua mele hoii ia no ka elua 0 ka manawa. 0 ka ewalu o na mele u Nani Haili po ika lehua" ua nui k'a lealea oka aha kanaka i keia mele, 'a ua mele hou ia. no ka elua o ka manawa. 1 keia himani ua lulu ia mai hookahi elala, maanei pau na hana oka mahele mua, —a hoomaha ke anaina. īloko oia mau minute_ hoomaha ua ku hou mai ka poe hooka ni pila. I ka pau ana o ka lakou ua hoomaka hou ma na mele ma kā mahelo elua oia keia "Maemae i ke kai ka pua oka hala." E like me kona inoa pela ka mele ia ana. 2— "Hooheno." 0 keia kekahi ona mele i hauoli nui ia ma ia po, aua pii hou ka poe mele no ka elua oka manawa, a ua lulu ia mai no hoi he hapalua. ; 3—- "Puiihuē." He mele wae keia, a he Duet k a hana an a ma k a pau k u e

Mrs. K Graves ka leō wahine a o Mißft Lucy Makalii ka Alto. 0 ka jiani a me ka maikai o Kanai ua hoi ae ia a nohe i Punhue, ua mele palna ia keia himeni.

4— "A letter in the ean(lle." He rnele ku pakahi keia na William Clark ; he nani kahi kaaka.

5 — "E nihi eka hele mai hoopaMaemae na leo ma keia mele. 6— He hookawi pila. Lively na keiki ma ka lakou mau mea kani. 7 — "Linohau malie." He eha wale no poe nana i meie mai keia himeni oia o Mrs Kapoli ka mea-nana e himeni ka Sol<>, Mrs. K Graves ka Alto, Mr. K. M, Kahoohiki ka Tenor, Mr. W. Clark ka Base. I ka wa e mele ia ana keia mele a.lakou ua nui ka paipai o ke anaina a i ka pau ana ua paipai no lakou a hiki i ka pii hou ana. I ko lakou mele ana no ka elua o ka manawa, ua mau no ka hauoli o ke anaina. a ia lakou i hoi mai ai, ua paipai hou no lakou no ka pii hou i ka ekolu oka manawa, aua hooko ia me ka nui o ka hauoli. Pau ia mele ua hoakaka mai ka luna nui o ka po hookahi a lakou mele i koe alaila pau, a e me)e pu ia akn ana me ke mele Lahui, a e oluolu ke anaina e ku iluna i ka wa e mele ia ai ke mele Lahui. 8— <k Makalapua." Eehia keia mele, 0 "Hawaii Ponoi" kapanina o na liana oia po. Maluliia na hana a pau o loko. Mahalo; Polioe.