Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVIII, Number 37, 5 January 1944 — He Moolelo No Opukahaia [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

He Moolelo No Opukahaia

"■A pela pu noho) me Kapena George Vanacouva i hoohihi ai no keia AlHwahihe kaT~wahine a ke Alu ka Moi, ua like pu ko'u manao me ko laup, aole e hiki ia'u ,ke hoole a'e, he' oi keia a ka Aina wahme ui nui wale, mai na Aln ame na makaainana." "O ke kīimu make hoi- <5 Kapena Kuke, i kuliihewa ia ai e keia iahui he Akua, e like me ke Akua o ko I<ikou m;ui knpiina, no ke puhi o Kap<>na Kuke i ka paka, a puka mai ka uwahi ma ka waha-,-ame na pukaihu—a olelo o Lono a ho ka a o ke ahi o ka ipupaka i ka waha, kapa hou lakou i ka inoa. o Lono—Muku— He Akua waha tilui.na." .

ia'u keia ike ame keia lohe maika Ilamukum-ii no o na haua le'ale'a, oia kekaoi o na kanaka makan'.au loa i ka'u olelo, nana i hoike mai ia'u i ke a'no' o ka ma'ie ana o Kapena Kuke,"

"Mamuli no ia o ke kuhihewa o kekahi o nā nknli o ke Ali, e aumeume ana o Kapena Kuke i ke aiiiwahine, īaia e holohoio ana nie kona mau ukah, kana mau haia wahine o kona Aloalii, ma nakapakai o K-aawaloa, Kealakekua, aiai he kanawai īa no ko lākou aiha noi, aole hoopa wale afcu j kekahi wahine i na aole nau ia walnne, a 1 oie na kekahi mea' e aku paha, koe waleiho no kou hoaloha wahine ponoi iho ame kou ohana."

"Pela i liuliu ai keia. kanuka ukāli oke AHi, i kona ike ana ia Kapena Kuke i ke apo ana i ke kino o ke Aliiwahine, Keopulani, ma ke a.;o paani wale ao keia maii hana a Kapena Kuke, lili na'e keia kanaka a hiE ai oia i ke poo o kapena Kuke me ka laau pa- hoa, kekahi o ka lakou mau mea kaua pokopoko" e like me : a ;wa o ko'u aina, olroa noh ia hc palahalaha oioi kohn pah '

"No ka holo ānie ' ka uwe ana 0 Kapena Kuke i ka wa i pa lihi ai kona poo i ka palioa, a •alualu ai keia kanaka ia Kapena Kuke a loaa ma ka lihi kai, no k-a ike aua o keia kanaka, aole keia he Akua o Lono— no e like me ia,. o kona wa ia 1 hiii hou ai i ke poo o Kapena Kuke a make ica„ jne ka nana ole i ke Aliiwahine 4me ke Aliii"

"A ua kanu ia o Kapena Kuke nia kahi pili kokoke no i kona wahi i make ai, malalo. ona rula hooponopono an.i a keia laliui nie na kino make, ma ka i-a loa a lioomaemae ana me kolakou mau laau ala, maniua o ke k-anu ana, no ka nii'ii, Uii haalele koke iho no kona moku no ko makou aupuni, malalo o ka hookele ana a kona mau Aunnuku, niamuli o ka uluao'a o k<? aloalii no ka niake ana o Kapena Kukl."

"Ke kanaka keokpo mua l«a hoi, i kapa ia ai e-keia laliui—Ho Akua—o-Lono — muku — walia i —ulaula he mea hou keia ia'u akahi no au a lolie L ke kapa ia 0 Kapena Kliko he Akus ma ka manao kuhihewa, aole kamailio | iki o Kapona CYi!nott amp Vana-: couva i koia mea e loho nei, I uiuli a ua huna no luua no ka.j maopopo oio j a l;, U a ia nmnawa 1 ke ano o koia lahui, no ka moa aoie i ike keia lahui i ka*u olelo t lio !vakaiUaiu wale 110 e like nie ka n Kapona Colnott."

"Mamuli o ko'u lohe- maopopo «uia uia mea, iipau e Jili ana i ka make ana o Kapena Kuke, hauoli loa au nie ka paa o ko'u m&na<s, e Wle e ike i kona wohl 1 make ai, me kahi a ka Na'i Aupum i noho ai nmliope niai hoi <> kniiii mau kaua lanakila me na A.ill Keo.ua ame Kalaniopuu." "Maanei pu nohoi au i ike ai, 1- hoolauna hou ia ana i ka īu'A o <na wāhine ā ke Alii k.a'i Na ī Aupuni, ka mea hoi nona ka j maKuakane i huipu ai me a'u, maluna o ko'u moku i ka la mua loa o kou hiki ana mai, oia hoi ka wahine punahele a ka Na'i Aupuni ke Aln, o kona mau la kanaka u'i hapau<<a elemakule, u'u i kuhihēwa loa ai i kinohi he I .ulv,tmahine na ko Alii." O keia hoi kekahi o na Aliiwalime opio ui loa a'u i ike al ka nioiwahine elua o keia mau paeaina, ke Alii wahine Kaahumanu, Tar-ar-hoo-marr-noo, okā'u ni-au hoohihi nui ana apau aia nialuna ona, e iike no me ko'u makemake hoohihi ;nua ana no ke Aiiiwahine Keopulani, — Teo-boo-ranee wahine mua a ke Alii."

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