Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVI, Number 21, 17 September 1941 — Kekahi Mau Kanaka Leo Nani [ARTICLE]

Kekahi Mau Kanaka Leo Nani

Ua hoopuka ae la makou i kela poomanao maluna ae, aole no ke kaena ana ia laua, aka, he mea e hoike aku ana i ko laua kulana pakahi, a i lilo i mau kanaka e walaau mau ia e na poe apau i lohe ia laua i ka himeni. O kekahi o keia mau kanaka oia no o George Kaina* pau, kekahi kanaka opio o Hilo nei a i ike ia ka nani o kona leo i ka manawa a Poropeka Harry Naope e paa ana i ka heeuli o ka hookele ana i ka Papa Himeni kaulana o Haili. I ka ike ana o Naope a hoomaopopo i'ka nani oke leo Tienora o George Kainapau, ua hookomo koke ia oia iloko o ka papa himeni o Haili i ka makahiki 1927. O kahi oi !oa o keia kanaka opio oia no ka hiki ana iaia ke himeni me he wahine la, a i na i kahi pouliuli oia e himeni mai ana, e manao ia aku ana no he wahine, Ia manawa i hoohihi ai kekahi poe alakai i keia kanaka opio, a koi koke maila no iaia e komo aku me lakou. Aole nae i ae koke aku keia kanaka opio, a eia wale no mahope mai i upu ai oia e hele aku ma ka aina malihini no ka iini ana i kona ola a e hooakea ae ai i kona ike himeni. Ua komo aku oia me ka Hui Himeni a Sol. Hoopii, a holo aku Ia no

Amelika. laia ma Amelika ua lohe ia kona leo a ua hiki o!e i na poe o laila ke kaohi iho i ka manao hialaai nona. Ma kekahi manawa ae nei ua huli hoi maila oia ne Hawaii nei me Ray Kinney a ua himeni mai imua o na kini o Hawaii Ima ka radio,.a he ku no i ka nani. Ua huli hoi hou aku nae hoi oia no Amelika a ma kela pule aku nei i huli hoi hou maila no ka aina nei, a ua wehe oia he ahamele no ka Hui Kui Lei o na Wahine o Honolulu. Ua kaulana nohoi o George Kainapau no ka maikai o kona !eo a ua lilo nohoi 1 mea nui i na poe i lolie iaia. O ka !ua o keia mau kanaka a he kanaka no aole i like na makahiki me ko George Kainapau, ua ano aoo no oia aia paha kona mau makahiki ma kahi o ka kanalima, eia nae hoi oia kekahi o na leo tenora pookela loa. Malia paha aoie no oia i ike nui ia ma na hana himeni ma na wahi like me aa 'hokele a iloko o na kalapu himeni, eia nae ua lohe.ia oia a puni keia paeaina iloko o na hana himeni iloko o na hana haipule. 0 ua kanaka la oia no.o Joseph Kalima kekahi no o na leo tenora kaulana loa iloko o ka papa himeni o Haili. Aole no e nalowale kona leo i ka manawa e himeni ai ka papa himeni o Haili nia kekahi mau wahi apau. !loko o na komo ana apau a ka Papa Himeni Makua o Haili iloko o na hana hookuku himeni o na Aha Paeaina apau, ua ili aku ke koikoi o ka himeni ana i ka leo tenora, a aole no e nalowale kona leo, me ka nana ole ae pehea lu ka nui o na poe e himeni ana. Ma kekahi manawa ae nei i hala, ua hele o Mr. Ka lima me Poi opeka Naope i kekahi aha a komo aku iloke o kekahi puali hinieni o na opio kane ma Honolulu, a i ke Mr. Kalima himeni ana i kana leo ua hikī ole i keia mau opio kane ke hīmeni pono, ua ku nana, i keia ano leo e mele ia aku nei. L'a kaena ae nohoi kekahi o lakou no ko hiki ana ia lakou ke himeni e like me keia kanaka, eij nae ma kekahi ano ua like o!e ko lakou leo ke hoohalike. » me ko »a nei, 1 keia aha paeaina iho nei i ka wa a ka papa lun\cni o Haili i holo aku ai i Honolulu no ka hookuku himeni pu ana me na pnpa himeni e ae, a i ka himeni ana aku keia o kela himeni i kekahi mau himem uotjkani nnu la keia manu oo a ua hiki ole i na poe ke uumi iho i ke lakou manao n\aha!o ( a e ike ia ana no ke poo o kek.\!ii poe e oni ana i o a ianei e ake ana e ike pono mai osva3 la keia mea non~\ keia !eo e kani nei He mea oiaio no paha ua hanau ia mai laua he mau kanaka leo maikai, aka n&e hoi, ua kani mua loua l ke iaim leo rw> ka mea nana i haawi inai i ka leo i na apau. IK»ko v i na hana himeni halpule a puni keia ix\eanw me he mea !a o Mi Kalima ka heke o na tenoia aj\m. Aole rn he kaena aka ma ko makou manao snā he ouuo maoli no. Hauoli i poe leo o keia ano,