Ke Kumu Hawaii, Volume III, Number 4, 19 July 1837 — NO KA BEA KEOKEO. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NO KA BEA KEOKEO.

Eiwa palia kapuai ka loa o ka Bea keokeo, a elia kapuai a keu hona kiekie. Ua oleloia, hookahi tausani, eoiio hanc-ri pouua ke kaumaha p- kekahi; <>ia hoi ke kaumahaoka Bipi niii. „ umi iniha ka palahalaha o kona kapuai. Ua loihi kona nuku, pakole na pepeiao: ua nui loa na wawae, a Ha pakole kona huelo Ua loihi kona kino, a me kona ai; ua palahalaha na kapuai ona, a elima no manamana, me n|a niaiuu oioi loa. He iwakalua niho ko na Bea a pau nia ka iwia luna, a he iwakalua kuinainalua malalo. 0 kona hulu, ua keokeo melemele, aole keokeo loa. Ua loihi kona huluhulu, a manoanoa, a kunahihi. Aole holoholona i oi aku kona huhu a me ka makau ole, inamua o ko ka Bea keokeo. Ina i hahaiia, aeha paha, alaila, e huli no ia a hakaka me kona enemi, ine ka huhu weliweli loa, a e lawe no ia i ka make a me ka luku aku ma na wahi a pau loa ana e hele aku ai. Ina eha ia i kekahi, aole loa ia e hooki i ka hakaka, a make. .. Ua loa ia holoholona 1 kana

keiki. Aole holoholona i pale ae i ka liewa e like me ia. Aole loa makau iki ke hakaka me na mea a pau loa. Ina i hahaiia ka makuwahine, o ke keiki kona inea manao mua, a malauia loa no ia lakou. A ina e pepehiia, e palu aku no ia i ke keiki maloko o ka make me ka malama aku, aole loa haalele, a pnu ka hanu ana. Aia ma Ainaomaomao, a ma Lapalani, kahi i loaa nui ka Bea keokeo, ma kahi anu loa, ua paa ka lepo i ka hau a puni ka makahiki. 0 ka kana ai, a me na mea i paa ia ia ina kahakai. Eai no hoi ia i ke kino o na kohola make, a pae wale mauka, a lana paha makai. Mauka no kona wahi noho nui ai, aka, e hiki no ia ia ke au, a e au no ia makai lilo, a luu ilalo i kaia, a loaa no. O ka Bea keokeo ke alii o na holoholona ma na aina anu. Ma ia mau aina, aole holoholona pono ke hakaka pu me ia, nolaila, oik ke alii o na holoholona ma Ainaomaomao, a ma Lapalani. Okoa loa ka Bea keokeo, okoa loa ka Bea.eleele. 0 ka eleele o kekahi, a o ke keokeo o kekahi, malaila, kekahi like ole, a ma ka ai kiekahi like ole, no ka mea> he ia a roe ka io, oia wale no

ka ai a ka Bea keokeo, aole loa ia iai iki ina mea uhi. Aka, oka Bea eleele, o na mea ulu, oia wale no kana ai, a i pololi loa, alaila ai ia i ka io. He loihi ka ai a me ke poo o ka Bea keokoe, a he |Miipui ke poo a me ka ai o ka Bea eleele. oka Bea keokeo ka mea nui o laua, a tia hoi ka mea huhu loa. 0 ke anu no ka mea e nui ai ka Bea keokeo, a e like me ka mahuahua o ke anu, pela no ka mahuahua o konakino, aka o na holoholona e, a me na kanaka, o ke ajnu no ka mea e uuku ai ko lakou kino. Ma keia mea, ua like ole loa ka Bea keokeo nie na holoholona a pau.