Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume I, Number 11, 8 February 1862 — Ke Mele hou. [ARTICLE]

Ke Mele hou.

I'aHkl niKU' oukou a i ke mele i ka lau ia u Edaka Moi ike Ak-ua," ina ka aoao nma o keia pepa, i kakauia e ka Mea Hanohano William C. Lunalilo. Ua nui ko makou hauoli no keia Mele, no ka mea, ua kakauia e ke kanaka Hawaii i uoia a akuinai, a ua kamaaina hoi ia ia kakou a pau me kn mahalo. Aua hoonuiia mai ko kakou olioli ma ia mea, no ko na haole hoolilo ana aole e hiki i na knnnkn Hawaii ke huku i kekahi mele e like me "Gotl save the King" a ka |>alapnla a keknhi hnole.

"Ke hoole nei nu i ka hiki i keknhi knnaka Hawaii a hnole paha ke haku i Mele e like me kn men e hoakakn ia mai nei e oe, no ka mea, ua maojx)[io ia'u aole loa e hiki ke hana ia ; no ka men, nole loa e ku ke melo ke haku ia i ka leo, a i ole ia, ua kuhihewa loa nu."

Pela ka manao o ua poe haole naauao nei. Aka, e nana kakou i konn kuhihewn. Ua loaa mai ia makou he umikumamalima melo no ka uku maknna i oleloia, a ekolu o ia poe inele i maikni loa. Aua nui kn noonoo ana o na Komite i kohoia, i ka mea i oi loa oia poe, a mnhope, hooholo iho la lakou i ke mele i paiia ma ka aoao mua ka mea maikni loa. Ua hai lakou ika lakou olelo hix>holo me ka ike ole i ka poe nana i kakau, a maliope iho o ka hooholo ana, hai ia 'ku ka inoa o ku poe a pau i kakau i na mele. E ninau mai poha auanei oukou, i ke kumu o keia uku makana. Ein ke kumu i knkau mai ai ka poe akamai i na Mele, a i hoonui aku ai hoi i ko lakou ilee, me ka loaa hoi o kekahi mele « oli ia'i me ka makemakenuiia e na kanaka. He aloha kakou i ku k&kou mau Alii— Moi, Moi Wahine, u me ka Haku o Hawaii nei. Nolaila, e oli knkou iko lakou hoonani ana. a e paa mau ltioi ia mea.