Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 124, 21 December 1892 — EIA HOU NO KA MAI LEPERA. [ARTICLE]

EIA HOU NO KA MAI LEPERA.

[Mai ka Nupepa Buletina mai.] E Mr. Lunahooponoponn:—Ua hele hou aku au e noil a e ninau hou no na mea e pili ana i keia kumu manao, a ua hoike ia mai la au, ua lawelawe lapaau na kauka 0 keia kulanakauhale maluna o keia lahui no na makahiki he 30 a oi, a aole loa he hookahi mea mai 1 ola ia lakou a hiki wale i keia wa. Oiai hoi, aole o’u manaoio wale i na kamailio a kela a me keia, nolaila, ua hiki anei ia oe ke manaoio mai i keia? Ua hoike mai o Kaula Lowela ia’u iloko o ka mahina o lune i hala. oiai, wahi ana, i ka piha ana o na malama he eono o kona noho ana maanei ua hoola ia eia he ehiku poe kanaka lepera. Aka, mamuli nae o ko’u ike maka ana ua hiki loa ia’u ke manaoio aku ua hiki no ia ke kauaia aku he umikumamahiku, oiai no hoi aole ona malama i moolelo, a oiai no hoi ua ike knmaka au i kekahi o ia poe, ua hiki loa ia’u ke manaoio aku i na mea a pau e pili ana no keia kanaka. Ua hai pu ia mai no hoi au ua nunoi aku la keia kauka Lowela imua o ka Papa Ola iloko o na mahina i hala. i laikini no ka lapaau ana i keia lahui, a ua kakoo pu ia hoi kana palapala noi e na inoa he 70 a 80 paha mailoko mai o na poe hanohano a kuonoono o keia wahi. He lehulehu wale hoi oia poe i ike kumaka i ko Kauka Loweia makaukau a me ka holomua. Nolaila, iloko o keia mau pono a pau, ua hoonele ia ke Kauka i ka laikini ole. Ua iike loa keia me ka ilio iloko o ka pahu mauu hanai lio—ua ike no kela ilio aole e hiki iaia ke ai i kela mauu, noiaila aole oia e ae iki ana i ka lio e ai. Pela keia poe, ua ike lakou aole e hiki ia lakou ka hoola i ka ma’i lepera, a aole no hoi o lakou ae iki mai i kekahi mea e ae e lapaau aku. Nolaila ea. mamuli o na poe au i ike ai a me ko lakou heluna i hoola ia e Kauka Lowela, he mea maopopo he wa pokole lea e hiki mai ana. ua holoi ia maemae keia Aupuni mai kela ma'i e like no hoi me kekahi poe anpuni e ae he nui wale. ina nae e hoopau ia keia mau manao lili a kuee e ike ia nei; aka. aole loa nae e hoea iki mai ana ka palek&na ina e mau ana uo k& noho mana aua o keia

poe kanaka maluna o ka Papa Ola. Ina no hoi paha aohe makt-make 0ka Papa Ola ia Kauka Lowela, heaha no hoi ko iakou mea kuai ole mai i kana laau a na lakou iho no hoi e lapaau aku ? K noho aku ‘ no auei na kanaka e auamo ai i na ehaeha a keia ma’i weliweli a me ka make. oiai eia ka hoola ana ilo&o nei o ka aina ? Aole loa o'u kuleana ma keia mea; aka. ua olelo mai nae ka Huke maikai. "Pehea la e noho ai ke aloha oke Akua iloko o kou naau ina ua ike aku oe 1 kou hoahanau iloko o ka poino a pani ae oe i ke aloha o kou naau mai iaia mai ?" T. Hui.let.