Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIV, Number 25, 20 June 1885 — KA PONOPONO KA WAIONA [ARTICLE]

KA PONOPONO KA WAIONA

Ua hooiīuka k»j kakou aupuni i nalaiki ni kuai waiona no V»aimea i Kauai, no Wailuku i Maui, Hi!o me Kohala Akau i Hawaii. Aka, aoie no [iaha 1 hwa ka makemake no ka hoora]aha!aha ana aku i ka hua o ka waiona ma na Moku puni a paj oke aupuni. O ka apana 0 I>ahaina koe. 3 nie na apana o Lihue a rae Hanaiei i Kauai, ke ole makou e kuhihe*a. i kuhikuhiia Uoko o ka oielo hooholo o ka Ahakukamaiu, he mau wahi e haawi ia ai o na laikini, kjg nao ke Kuhina Kalaiaina e hoopuka. Aka, ina ua kuhihewa inakou rna keia mea, a ma ua pau ae la i ka haawiīa na iaikini i manaoia e hoopuka ma ka aoao oke aupuni, aUila e kala mai ia makou ma ia mea. Ua loheia no nae na manao hoohala ha!a ma kekahi mau apana. Ua olelo ia o ke kuniu i weheia ai o na halekuai waiona ma na apana kuaaina i oleloia* oia k«ia i ole e hoohaiki ia ka pomaikai o na makaainana ma iti mau apana, Ua oleloia, ina ma Honolulu nei wale no kahi e aeia ai o na halekuai waiona, he hoohiiki ana ia i na pono a me na pomaikai o k3 lehulehu o na apana e ae Ina he niea hoowaiwai a hoopomaikai i ka aina na waiona, alaila he kumu hoohaiahala kupono io no keia. Ke ninauia nei, pehea o Moiokai ? Pehea o Puna a me na apana eae ? 0 ka |K>no o ko Wailuku waie no anei ke hoakea ia, a hix>haikiia hoi ko Moio kai ? Oka poinaikai oko Kohala wale no ane» ke nanaia, a hooneieia hoi o Kona ? N r a ko Hiio waie no anei eai oluoiu i na kiaha momona o ka waiona ; a hoonele hoi ia Puna i kahi mana ai o keia pomaikai ? He kau iike anei keia! me ka ewaewa ole ? He mau hooha-1 iahala kupono keia, ina he mea maikai a ina he pomaikai io ka waiona no ka lahui e noho nei. A eia no kahi poe ke noonoo nei no keia mea. Ma ka aoao o ka poe makee a aloha 1 ka iahui, e iike me ka hapanui o ko makou poe heiuheiu; he hookahi waie no hana » koe, oia ka hooikaika aku i keia ame keia hoa kanaka, e hoomalamalanul aku i hnalele ia a waiho lon ia aku na mea e ona ai. Ua hala ka wa ake kanawai e kokua ai i ka lahui ma ia mea. I keia wa aia ka kanawai ma ka aoao o ka hooiaha akea i na wa iona malaio ona iaikini. E i>ono e iilo kela a me keia kanaka i hoa'ioha nona iho, a i makamaka hoi no kona ohana iho, ma ke pale loa ana i na wat ona mai kona waha aku a mai kona hale aku. Me ka hookoiokoio ana ia Onaa me kona poe paahana imua o ko ke ao nei, ua maopopo kona hewa, he hoilihune a he iawe ola.