Ke Kumu Hawaii, Volume I, Number 5, 7 January 1835 — HE OLELO KAHIKO. [ARTICLE]

HE OLELO KAHIKO.

Elua kanaka, e hele ana ma ke ala loa, ike kekahi i ke koilipi e waiho ana ma kahi e kalai ai i ka laau; lalau ae la ia, i aku la. "Ua loaa iaʻu ke koilipi {illegible}." I mai la kona hoa, "Mai olelo oe pela. Eia ka pono, Ua loaa ia kana ke koilipi haule, no ka mea, he mau hoahele kaua, a ina i loaa mai kekahi mea, na kaua ia mea." Aole i ae aku kona hoa. Hele aku la laua, aole loihi aku ka hele ana, a loha ka mea nona ke koilipi {illegible} lilo, manao iho la oia, he aihue ua kanaka la. Hoopii koke i ka lunakanawai, a hoouna koke aku la oia i ka ilamuku e lawe pio mai iaia. Ike aku la ke kanaka ia ia ka lipi i ka ilamuku e hahai ana mai ma ke ala loa a kokoke ia e paa, makau iho la i aku i kona hoahele "Auwe! ua make paha kana. Olelo mai la kona hoa, "Aole, Mai olelo oe pela. O {illegible} ka i make, aole ka{illegible} Pono ke olelo penei. Ua make paha au no kou lawe ana i ka lipi ia oe wale no ia oe wale no ka make, ua kaawale au." O ka {illegible} Ua makaukau na {illegible} i ka hoohihia aku i kekahi aole i hoopomaikai aku. I unuhiia e

Kakaikahi ka poe kanaka i make ma ka pololi, nui wale hoi ka poe i make ma ka heokuku ai. he pono i na kanaka ke ao ia mai e na holoholona ma kekahi mau mea. Hoowahawaha lakou i ka inu rama a me ka ai paka; aole hoi makemake lakou e hoomakama wale, aole hoi e ai wale a hookuku. Ai no a maona, alaila oki. Nolaila aole loohia pinepine ka mai o ke kino. Pono i na kanaka ke hoomahui i na holoholona ma ia mau mea. Lama Hawaii.

Ina huhu oe, mai olelo aku, a pau ka umi i ka heluia; a ina huhu loa, ua oki ka olelo a pau ka haneri i ka heluia. Mai kuai oe i ka mea au i makemake ole ai no ka uuku o ke kumu kuai.