Ka Hae Hawaii, Volume 1, Number 28, 10 September 1856 — WAI NUI. [ARTICLE]

WAI NUI.

Ma kekahi kulanakauhale o Farani, (o Lyou.s,.) ua nui ka ua, a ua hu na muiiwai a muke na kanaka me na holohplona he nui wale. Ma ia walii hookahi uo-.iiu hu ka wai iloko o 1840, a noiaila uole i neie na kanaka i na waapa, na k>»o, a me na ine.a lana e ae, manao iakou o hiki hou mai, nolaila, Imolnko e manuia, a ma keia makahiki l&5'i ua hiki io mui ua pilikia nui nei; ua hu koke na muliwai hui, a h'«»lo ka wai ma kela aoao keia aoao, me ka ikaika loa. Hiolo kekahi niau hale nui, iloko o na hola he 20 ua pina .na nlunui a me na pa hale i ka wai, a o na «aa wale no na mea & pukele ai. i kinohi aole manao na kanaka he im> ka, aka, ua mau inai ka wai, ua hke me he m<>ana la; holoio ia nei na waapa, a ua in.au keia hauuaele, kahea kela meii keia mea i na waa, make na keiki i ka wai, lana ae iluna na kino o kanaka make, a pelo- hoi na hoioholona; ma ka po ua aa mau na kukui, malamahima maoii,

Aka, no ka mau a me ka nui o keia wai hou, nolaiia un hu hou ae nia kekahi aoao, ua noha ka mnnō nui, u holo ka wni lue ka ikiuka nia na kula akea, a koe <>)e kekahi wnhi mnloo. Kani na bele aki ia na pu, a e oi nui ana ka pihkia, ala ae koknhi mai ka h.amoe a holo, koe ofe na kupa, pau pu me na waiwai e ae i ka wai O ka nui o na hale i lilo, a i noha ma i wai hoee he 40,000. O na kunaka waiwai mamiia ua lilo hou- i poe ilihune. Ua noonoo ia a*kia waiwaio na mea i pau ua $10 000,000. Akahi no a ike ia ka wui nui mai ka manawa o ke kai o Kuhinalii.