Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika, Volume I, Number 22, 20 February 1862 — He Mele kahiko. [ARTICLE]

He Mele kahiko.

He mele keia i hakuia e ka poe noiaa o ka wa kaliiko. 0 keia mele kekalii pale hooalnulu i ko Kamehameha I wa e hele ai i kona manawa kaua a pau i kona aupuni mai Hawaii a hiki i Oahu nei. Aaa makemake ka mea hoopuka aku e hookomo i ka pauku ma ka helu 22 o ka Ilokii I'akipika. 0 Haui ka lnni ka mauli au honaa, Ile ma ui ha ui lani malalo auhee, ne malolo auhee huli rnoku keia, He ana ha nui keia no ke auhee la, lle manomano iio ke auhee huli rnoku. Ke hai mai nei ka po i ka hee, Ua ka ilaila ktm poo auhee, Kuu po mao ole makole kaala, Hina wale i ke ala ke one, Kapapa ke au me ka honuā, Ua lilo eia la ia Kalani, Ua hele feino alii ka hanohano, 0 ke kini hoi i ke kiekie, Aia hoi i ka haahaa, Ua luia ua helelei tia hune ua Ua pepepelū wale kana wahine, Ke ku ta ha kii elua i ke paupau make, Ka haale make ia lakou, ka hale ola ia ia nei-

Ke auhee ia hikou, ka lanakila ia ia nei, Ūa hee he la aina he'lii make, He malama ai mai io Hoku, Ua omea i ke ku hiwa uli ehu, Ku kania ehu owela iilu wela Kalani, Ua lilu haoa ka lani ua Kama—e, Ke kati nei ka mftea lani hakoko, Maea ke ao lmhana koe hana ka po, Ūa maea lani ke kiiahiwi; Ūa kai opua kai aWe na mauiia, Ua leie ka hoaka o ka aina^ Kau ka noo o ka inoku aia iliina, Ua ikea na iliili a Paliia, tJa hooiei ia i kalii inake e make la/ Make Kau e lakou nei, Ke neWa mai iiei ka ūhane, Ka uhane kino wailua o ka aina, Ke kino wailua o na kohi y 0 Kau, o Puna, o llilo, Ē oe leala i hee ai, 110 luahi kahiko na Kaiani, Ūa no-a i ka heina e Ku, Ua laii milo ia na uiiane—e, A, ua make, Ūa iele i ka hitt pa-(i, Ai» i kdrltia iaihi Ole^ \V, L. Moehonua. Haiaaniani, Honoiuiu, Feb, 18, 1862,