Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, Volume IX, Number 18, 1 May 1886 — KA POI KALO PALAOA. [ARTICLE]

KA POI KALO PALAOA.

He inea na makou i hauoli nai ai ka iioomaopopo ana ilio,, ua ala, nui mai ka noonoo o kekahi poe © hapai i kekalii hana mikiala iloko nei o ka aina, i kaawale mawaho o ke kanu ko a me ke kanu laiki, ao ua hana la, oia no ka hana poi kalo palaoa i kukuluia ma Wailuku i kekahi mau makahiki aenei i hala. Ke hanaia nei keia poi e ka mekini mailoko mai o ke kalo i kanuia ma Hawaii nei, me ka mikioi a me ka maemae, me ka pili ole mai o na ino ame na ekaeka, a i lilo hoi i mea keokeo elike loa me ka palaoa eke mai o na aina e, a e hiki ai ke mai&maia no ka makahiki me ke kahu imu pinepine ole, He palaueka wale no ka hana aua aku e lilo m i poi uiahope iho oka ka uiekiui kalo hoopuka aua mai, a e iko ia koua mau kulnkuhi ma ka hoolaha uui' a ka Hui HauA Foi Kalo IV , laoa o Wailuku e puka aku noi ma ka nupepa o keia la. | Aole hoi no ka. poi miki lima wale | uo ka pono, aka ua palahalaha aealoaa hou he mau pomaikai mailoko mai o keia poi kalo palaoa hookahi, oia ka hiki ke haua palaoa oma, ka palai elike me ka palaoa palai, ka hana mea ouo aua e like me ka hana aua i ka palaoa ma na auo lehulehu. I kinohi, e !ike me ko kakou makeniāke ole iua poi i kupaia ke k&lo a me m. poi kalo i kuiia mai ka hoomo-a ana aka mahu ma ua pahu pukapuka i paoia ke ahi malalo ae, no ka mpa ole, pela ana kakou i keia poi anu hoQ. Aka ina k maa iho, e like me kakou e ai nei ilm ua pake poi e kui mai alaila aohe miki poi komo ole ika w&ha.

Ua nmaaiA ka ik© o na Kauka Trousseaa, R, McKvbl>en } E. Arniug,! J, Br6diie a me Jno. S. McGrew 110 keia poi i liauaia eka mekiui, aua lokalii lakou i ka hooia uiai, he poi maikai loa keia no na kaoaka ame ua haole, a ao!e hoi he niea e pilikia ai na ola kiao, 110 ka mea ua hana ia iia mea a pao me ka maemae ahiki ike komo ana iloko o ke eke.

Tla hooia pu īa mai i n?ua o makou, asa koia hopo aku, e kukuluia aku ana © kei& hni he mau mekini hana poi kalo o keia ano ma na mokupuni a ma m wahi auo iau kauaka a pau o ka aina.

Kolaila, ke ao aku nei makou jbo makou poe heluhelu, ina he mau kule* a aina ko oukou e koe nei aohe i lilo ike kuai ame ka hoolimalima, e kauu oukou ike kalo, a i ole ia e papa leo eme k«fia hui mamua, no Jta mea ke manaoio nei makou Inawa a pau, aia he waiwai nui iloko o ke kalo, a e iilo aua i waiwai kalepa hou no ka* kou, oiai ke hoao m«i neinahaolei ka hana iuoh. ono ana, ake hoouna pu ia nei iko n» aina mamao me na kuhikuhi e hookaulana ana.

Ke koho nei makou, ina e lokahi au& kakou ba keia mua iho, ika wa e ike lm iiio ai kakou īka maikai a me ia maem&e maoli, alaila o pau ana ko kakou ai ana īna poi kalo kui e kapiilu ia mai nei e kekahi poe. Me keia mau olelo hoolana £aa nao iwi makou, e lilo io ana ka poi kaio palaoa ī waiwai piepiele nuiia ma kfc>ia mua aku, a e hoohua mai auanei ia i ka lelo mailoko mai o ka loi.