Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume VII, Number 1, 4 January 1868 — Ka Aha Himeni ma Kaumakapili. [ARTICLE]

Ka Aha Himeni ma Kaumakapili.

Ma aliiahi o V.i M.ilnhiki Hoo. Dfckem?ib4 31. u» wehe ia ka Ahs Me!e Hawaii maioko o ka luai'ini o Kaumakapili, e ka Pnpa Himeni oia luakini. e like ka boo« laha la ann, iiwmuu o ke aiakai ana a P. K. Kalaikīni, i kokua ia e M»ss Emma Smith f ke kaikamahine hiapoa Rer. L. Stnith (Kake Kahu o ua Ekale*ia la. v / Ike kupono ana ik& hora » maoao ia*i aia hoi. ua hoohikileie ia ke tinnina i ka ike ako i k» puka «n» m*\ ola Papa Hiineni holookoa, e hoopiha ana 1 i k»hi no lakou e mele ai ; a i ka noho ana no r ke nlnkai a me ka hooknm ona mai i ka,pi/a. i ke uiele i knpaia ' leruMlema ko'u Home nafti, w mai loko oka New Carmina, «a ike ia aku, me he Uua hauoli like ke nnaina ; a i ke oki ana iho no, ua hoike ia ; ka makemake mi ko lakou hoonakeke ana. A ika pau ana, a kuu ihp la hoi ka paipai ona no kela, ku mai la maluna 6 ka pap« ka poe ewalu i wae h, a mele mai la i ke mele, "Komai Keala," i hakuia ka olelo e kekahi ona Hawiii. Aia makou e kau* nhenhe ana ka nana, a e hoolohe ana, ua j komohia iloko o makou ka iini a rae ka mahalo. ] f ka n»lo ana aku oia poe iloko o ka 1 hnuoli a me ka inakeinakeia, ku hookahi' koke mni la ke alakai oia Papa Himeni,; me ku hookaniia o ka pila e Miaa Ema Ka-: mika, a mele mai la iloko o ka nahenahe oja ki olelo haole. ike mele» ~M ai huhu oe j - -inkuahine." Kai no la hoi oia wnle | no ni loko e hnluku la, aka, puka mai In hoi: elua kane a hookahi wuhine —he kukolu, a : inele mai la i kekahi mea a lakou i hoomna-j maa ai, nana aku no hoi, oia no oe i kn poe j hann lealea inaoli la no, ka hele a "hikikii' liia i ke anu Waialeale," na wahi mea ko-j lohe hukihuki pepeiao. Hu ka aka a baa*j lele wale. | E ka mnu ana no ka a*ka n me ka hehi-; hehi, a ike houia nku la iluna o kn papa, ka pa- i pa himeni holookoa, a ulele koke iho la ka mea j hookani piln, mele kukahi ne la hooknhi, a I 1 kn leo punlu hui like lakou a pau, a ua | pau aku la ia me ka hauoli a ine ka maha-! loia. Aia a pau aku keia mele, puka inai j la he poe ku papawalu,na lakou i mele, "Na ! leo oka po." A kuu aku ia ke meleia ana i oia leo, hiki mai lakou i ke mele h >pena o 1 ku hapa mua, nona ka olelo " Ka Noe." Na ! kn pnpa himeni holookoa i mele ia leo, a nol ka mea, aohe a inakou huaolelo e hooili iho \ oi, nolaila, o ka mahalo wale nku no. | Kan mai ia kakou i ka h»pa alua, a ine- f le kokeia ne la ka hiineni pule, " Hoonani' ka Makun,'* lohe mauia ia lakou e mele ana. 1 ka hoonanea nna iho i ka pau ana o kela, puka mai la he puulu kamalii kane me hooknhi wahine, a mele inai la, he himeni ha- j ku na kekahi keiki i hoohalike iaia iho, he j kanaka nukai a holohua hoi. Ua maikai a un wiwo ole no hoi knhi holoknhiki nana ka nainii, '• Ai no laika sapiki eni moa." : Pau keia ine ke ake nui loaia e puka hou mai, aka, ua oki loa no. I Mnhope iho o keia, he himeni punlu i wnpin.ewnlu poe me ko ; himeni like nna. Ua nui ka makeinnkeia o keia mele, oia hoi' "C«ll John," no ka maikai o ke ineleia ana ' mai ka imia nka hope. Oiai e nakulu nna 1 ka hale, aia hoi.mele kokeia hiai ln ke me-' le, "Ei uo he manawa maikai e hiki mai noa,' 1 na ka pnpa hiineni holookoa. Maho-; pe o koia, oiui, e ake ana no kekahi poe e mele houia ke mele " Call John, nolailn, ua | mele houia. j x Ain hoi n hnla nku kein mnu mele malu. | na, ku mai la iluna o kahi kiekie elua mau ! opua, oia o Miss Hhleokala -Napela o me Mrs. Milekn Kiho, a puana like mai la Inun ! ma ka olelo haole ike mele, •* I ka mahina j e pn konane nei,'* i ku papnlua waleia no e j laua, a hanwiia kn lohe i nn pepeiao hnole i; nn olelo oiu mele. A hala aku la kona na-; ni, hoea mai ann, he puulu kamaln liilii, a * ho wnhi keiki pj»ke. Nana aku wiwo ole lua, he oioi nkoa no kikou no Maui Hikimi. 1 kn punna like ana no, o ke kulu aku noia,; nana aku i ke anaina, he uwa okoa aku no i ka ka mea o k& paulehia i ka iini i ka lakou la ho u*wa u»wa mai. A pau keia mele, himeni ia ka hiineui hope, a hookuu ia ke onoinn. ? No ka hiki 010 ia makou ke hoonui nku i ka mahalo no i ala a no ia nei, nolaila, ua huikaln ke Kuokoa i ka haawi ana ī ka ma» halo nui loa i ka poe a pau i komo ia aha mele, He mea kupannha loa ia mnkou ka ike; ana iho i na kanaka Hawaii e hapai ana i keia oihana nui he mele ana. Nolaila, me he mea la, aohe lahui e ae i ka holo ma kela a me keia o like me ka lahui Hawaii, a nie he wiea la e onioni oe ana Auwehekika. O kn nui o ke dala i loaa ma ia po, he $214. Pau ka lakou hana nui o ka himeni, ko-, mo nkulakou ma kekahi keepa i hoomakaukauia i na mea ai, a malaila i luana iho ni, aai a lawa. Oa lohe mai makou ua*maka> na aku lakou i ka Moi he mea ono, a i ka Makua Alii he moa ono o ia ano. i