Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXI, Number 42, 23 February 1938 — He Mea Kupono [ARTICLE]

He Mea Kupono

O kekahi ona poe hoomoe i>ej)a kahiko oKa Hoku O Hawaii j kai hoohalahala rio ko lakou kue ]oa i ka hookoino ia ana ma kekahi j aoao oka nupēpa ma ka olelo Ri.'retania, a e hoike ana hoi no ko !:i ! kou makemake ana mu ka Olelo Hawaii wale 110 a i ole e hoopau i kal lakou pepa, Malia paha ma kekahi ano, he manao 110 Ro lakou nia ia kue ana, aka nae hoi ina kekahi ano ae, mea paha aole lakou i ike a hoomaopopo iho ona hanauna hou o keia au, ua kue ae no hoi lakou ma o ke pa i wale ia ana 110 ka ka Olelo Hawaii. He lehulehu o lakou i hiki ole ke heluhelu ika olelo Hawaii ama o keia kumu la i pa'i ia ai kekahi aoao ma ka olelo Bei etania. Ue 110 i kekahi ke heluhelu i ka olelo Ilawaii, a ina kahi nae hoi o ka oiaopopo ana i ke kaona o ka olelo, aole lakou i ike. Aole no hoi he nui o na Havvaii kahiko i makaukau e kakoo mai ika pepa, nolaila, ua maliu aku makou ina koi ana opio i wahi e hiki ai ke hoomau ia aku ka nupepa. Aole no hoi i maopopo ia ma kou pehea no Ia hoi e hiki ole ai ina poe kahiko ke haawi aku 1 hookahi aoao no ka lakou mau keiki, i makaukau ika heluhelu ana ame ke kakau Beretania, ahe mea paha ia e olioli ai lakou ika heluhelu ana i na inea hou i paH ia ma ka Hoku. O ke Alakai, o Honolulu mamua, aku o kona hooki ana i ke pa'i ana ma ka mahina o Aukake o kela makahiki aku nei, e hoopuka ana he eha aoao ma ka olelo Beretania a lie elua wale no aoao ma ka olelo : Hawaii, ama ia kulana hookahi no ka Hoku e pa'i nei i hookahi! aoao a i kekahi inanaw'a emi mai ma ka oielo Jahui ona mokuuuni.! Ua kau like aku keia haawina iua Kepani i hoopuka ia ma keia Teritori. Ua hiki mai ika mana\ya a lakou e hoopuka aku ai i| kekahi mau aoao ma ka olelo Beretania, no ka mea oka hapanui o na poe e kakoo ilei ia mau pepa o na opio no ia o keia au e nee nei. Ua hoīke ac la makou i keia i wahi no na Haweii piha e maopopo ai, oko niakou iini no ia oka pa'i ana ma ka olelo Hawaii wale 110, eia nae ma oka hana ana pela aole no hoi e hiki ana ke kala ia ae ke koikoi o na hoolilo 110 ka hoopuka aua aku ame ka uku ana i na lima-! hana. - '■