Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 9, 27 February 1892 — KE ALAHELE POHIHI I Ka Welau Hema [ARTICLE]

KE ALAHELE POHIHI I Ka Welau Hema

MOKUNA XII. i ! KA HOPENA WELIWEM. Aka, wahi ana i hooinau iuai ai ike kamailio ana, mamuli o kona ike ana i ko’u hiki ana i mai i keia nina, ua loaa he wahi maha iki iloko ona. Ua lilo na . hana mainoino o kela a me keia . ano ana i ike ai mawaena o ka . lahuikanaka a maua e n*ho pu i ana he mea hoowahawaha loa ► ia e ia, e like no hoi me a’u, ‘ alalla, hoike mai la oia i kekahi 1 manao imua o’u e aho no maua 1 e make i ka wa hookahi, oiai 1 aohe o maua alahele e pakele ai. No keia mau olelo a Alama, ua hoopiha loa ia au me ka haohao nui, oiai ua ala mai la iloko o'u na hoomauao ana no ko’u launa oluolu aua me ke Koena hoike aku la au imua onaiā mea > aka, ua hai mai la oia ia’u ua alakai hewa ia ko’u noonoo ma ia mahele, a olelo mai la oia; “E Atamoa, he mea oiaio he kau loa ko’u weli no uei mea he make.” “E Alama” wahi a’u i kamailio aku ai taia, “heaha ke kumu I a o ko’u kamailio mau aua no uei mea he make? Heaha keia , hopena au e houpuupu mai nei i no kaua?”

“Ae, nani iaaa ninau mai la oe ia'u no ia mea, alaila, e boo-! lohe mai oe,” wahi a Alama i pane mai ai’ “o oe ame a’u, o kaua kai wae ia ae no kela mo- j hai weliweli. Ua malama hoo- j punahele ia au e keia poe iloko 0na makahiki he nui i hala hope ae nei a hiki i ka loaa ana he kokoolua no’u e huipu ai ma keia mohai weliweli, nolaila, i kou hiki ana mai, oia ka wa i sila ia ai ko’u hopena, he oiaio j ua hanoli iki no au no kou hoea ana mai, no ka inea o oe ke kanaka i like na noonoo ana me ko’r, aole hoi e like me ko keia poe. E hoomanao oe, o ko kaua hipuu ana ae i ko kaua mau : manao iloko o ke aloha no keka- 1 hi a me kekahi, a ua hoopaa ia ko kaua hopena, oia hoi he | make. I kela wa au i anehe ae ai e , oni ma ke ano ua hoopiha ia iho la ko’u houpo e ko puiwa a me ka hikilele nui, o kona manawa ia i puliki mai ai ia’u, a hooho ae la me ka leo awiwi uui “Mai haalele mai oe ia’u, e Aiamoa, oiai ooe wale no ka mea hookahi a ko’u puuwai i pili paa aku ai O ka luohui weliweli, e Atamoa, oia ko kaua hopena. E malama ia ana keia mohai ma ka la hope o ke kau pouli nei. 0 kahi o kaua e mohai ia ai, aia ia ma kahi oka Amia ilaila kaua elaweia aku ai no ka halawai ana me ko kaua mau hopena.” “Heaha ia mea he Anna?” wahi au i ninau aku ai ia Alama. “Oia ke kulanakauhale alii o keia wahi,” i pane mai ai o Ala- { ma. Ua hoao aku la au e hoomalielie iaia, aka, he mea makehewa nae. la wa i vla mai ai na hoomanao weliweli ana iloko o'u no na hana i hala ae, aole hiki ia’u ke pane aku he wahi j huaolelo hookahi imua o Alama ua ku iho la au me ka heomaopepo ole ana i ka’u mea e noonoo ana. A hala kekahi inau minute o ko’u ku ku ana me ka mumule, ua hoomaka hou mai la ua uooneo ao kanaka e hoea mai iloko o’u. Manaoiho la au ia wa, he mea pono ia’u ke nonōi aku i ke Koena e ae mai oia e hoopakele mai ia maua maiok o mai o keia hopena weliweli. Ua hoike aku la au i keia manao o’u imua o Alama, aua pono koke mai la oia; “ Aoie hiki i ke Koaia ke hana 1 kahi mea e pakele ai kaua?” “No keaha hoi? Kai ne hoi oia ke kanaka kiekie a mana nui hookahi o keia wahi, a nolaila e hiki ana iaia ke hana i na mea e pakele ai kaua.” “Ua kuhihewa oe,” wahi a Alama i pane mai ai, “Mawaena o keia lahnikanaka, he wahi kanaka haahaa loa ke Kottia a he mea liilii ioa kona mana.” “Owai ka mea mana uiawaena o keia poe?”

“0 na poe lopa haahaa loa ma I keia wahi?” “O na poe lopa haahaa loa!" wahi a’u i hooho ae ai. A uolaila, e hoomanawanui mai oukou a puka hou aku i keia pule ae.