Ka Nonanona, Volume II, Number 12, 8 November 1842 — Page 63

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1842.] KA NONANONA. 63

 

On the following day the keeper of the ship, Warren Nickerson, died; on the 16 of October, the steward, David M. Hill, died. On the 25th, the ship, after much difficulty, was brought to anchor at Waialua; and on the 28th, about half an hour after the arrival of Dr. Wood, a physician from Honolulu, Mr. Allen, the first officer died, and was buried ashore: making six in all, and all from the scurvy. All on board were more or less affected with the disease, and a few days more at sea must have left the ship without a living man on board to tell the sad story of her crew. Two of the men are yet very ill; the remainder are fast recovering. The sickness is attributed wholly to a scanty supply of fresh provisions. The ship was brought round to the port of Honolulu by Capt. Cash, formerly of the Jefferson, who is now master of her.

MOKU POINO.

                I ka 25 o Ok. iho nei, ku ka moku okohola, o Geoki kona inoa, he moku Amerika, ma Waialua; no kona pilikia loa kona ku ana malaila. Eia ke ano o kona pilikia, i ka la 13, o Aperila holo mai na moku nei mai Guama mai, e imi kohola ana ma ka moana; he hapa ka ai maka maluna iho, a he nui na kanaka. Holo no a i ka malama o Augake loohia ua moku la i ka mai, he mai moku, he lolo, a make koke kekahi luina i ka la 11 o Sep. a mahope iho pau loa lakou i ka mai, a make loa ke Kapena, o Lake kona inoa, a me na luina eha, a ku ka moku ma Waialua make ka malama moku, a ua kanuia mauka. No ka hapa loa o ka ai maka keia poino ana. Ua lilo ua moku la i ke Kapena hou, a ua laweia mai i Honolulu nei. Ua pau ka nui o na luina i ke ola; elua wale no koe. He nui ko laua mai.

NO KE KUAUAHAU.

                I ka wa kahiko he olelo kapu loa keia, aohe e haawi ia aku i ke kanaka e, i kana keiki no e haawi ai.
                Aole e loaa keia olelo i ka makaainana; aole i na kanaka kuaaina; aia o nalii ka mea e loaa ai. E ninau aku i kanaka o ke kuaaina, aohe e loaa; ina ua loaa i ke kanaka he kanaka alii no ia; no ka ike i ke kuauhau nae ia. Na kanaka i hanau alii, no ke lii; aole na kanaka kuaaina e noho ana me ke lii nui; o ke aikane a me keiki hookama ko ke kuaaina mau kanaka noho me ke lii nui. He ninau ia nae ko laua; o ka ike i ke kuauhau ka mea e hemoai ka pilikia o na mea e hakaka ana, i ka i ana mai a ka mea i ike "o kou kaikuaana no keia, na mea oe, na mea keia," a ike laua, pau ae la ka pilikia.
                O ke kuauhau oia ka mea i ola ai o Peleioholani ia Alapai i na Onealaa. Ma ka ike i na hanau ana e komo mai ai ke aloha i kekahi i kekahi.
                O ka ike i ke kuauhau, oia ka mea i ola ai o Kalaniopuu ia Kahekili i Kamokuilima.
                O ke kuauhau, oia ka mea i ola ai o Kaumualii ia Kamehameha i Mamala.
                O ke kuauhau, oia ka mea nana e hookaawale i ka pilikia o keia mau aina mai Hawaii a Kauai i ka wa kahiko.     O ke kuauhau, oia ka puuhonua o keia mau aina ia wa.
                O ke kuauhau, he mea makemake nui ia e na'lii, o ka wa kahiko. Pela mai ka lohe.
                Auhea oe e Kamakau kuauhau nui o Lahainaluna, ke ninau aku nei au ia oe ma kau palapala kuauhau i hookaulana mai ai oe i kou mukaukau i ke kuauhau.
                Aia ma ka aoao 52 o ka Nonanona kuu ninau ia oe, o Kamehameha o Kepookalani o Liholiho o Kauikeaouli, o Nahienaena i kau la oe ia Kepookalani malalo iho o Kamehameha ma luna ae o Liholiho i ke