Ke Au Okoa, Volume VIII, Number 39, 9 January 1873 — He Lapaau eepa nui o ke kanaka Hawaii Moremona. [ARTICLE]

He Lapaau eepa nui o ke kanaka Hawaii Moremona.

Mahope iho o ka pau aoa o kp hora 12 o ka po Poalima, Dekeinaba 20, 1872 ; ua loohia iaiho la kekahi kaikamahino (Keokiapa) i ka enai kuhowa maloko o ka pa o HaleaUi, oiai oia e hiolaai ana maialo o ka mala 0 kekahi laau. Ia ia ij>uobo ae ai mui koaa hiamoo aaa, pn koke mai la ka maeeie a pn--01 kooa kino a ano e mai la kona heiehelena ia manawa ua ooke ia oia i ka opa me kft lomi ikaika ia aDa e kekahi o koaa mau hoa, ma ia hana aaa ua loaa kahi olaolu iki. la ia m> nae e lomi ana holo kiki mai la kahi k»oaka Hawaii &īoremooa me ke kuaahihi a ku aaa aia ke kua o Keokīaaa, a oieio afeu ia i na mea e lomi ana. E iaua nei e, ua pau ka olua lomi ana a e hlō na'u ka haaa maluna oia aei ma ka iapaaa ana ; oaa o ba puie Moremona ia e ola ai. Ia wa i Kau hookaoo aku ai oia i kona mau lima maluna o ke poo o Keokiaoa me ka mahaoi nui hilahiia ole 'a hoopuka ae ia i ka poie iapaau Moremooa a lakou, oia hoi keia :

< ' Ke mahiki aku nei ao, a lte kipaku aba nei, a ke liuipa aka nei, a fee pabee akn nei, ke maika aka uei, ake oloha ak« aei i oa uhane ioo daioaooio e noho nei iloko o keia wahine, eku lakoo a pau hele pela, ina no ka ululaaa lakoa, hoi no iakou iloko o ka ula laaa, a ina noloko o ka moaaa kai lipolipo, hoi no lakoe iloko o ka moana, a e lawe aka ma na kihi eba o ka hoaua oei, ina eha e me hu'i o ke bino o keia wahine anai ka piko o ke poo a ka mane o ka wawae, a pela aka." He nui na pale a ua wahi kanaka eep» nei aole nae i loaa pono ia'a, mahope iho o kona hoopaka una i " amene," ua ninau koke aku no ua wabi taata nei i ka mea mai- Ua pau paha ka maeele e ko kino ? Aole i pao ka aiaeele J wahi a Keokiaaa me ka leo huhu, ia manawa hoeoiaka hoa oo oa wahi taata e kau lima hoa tne fea puie no e Jik6 me maaiua, mahope iho o ka paa aoa o ka pele a aa wabi kanaka nei, ninau hoa aka la no ua wahi kanaha eepa nei e like ae kana i ninau maa ai, aohe nae i pane ia mai kana oinan e Keokiaaa, a o ka mea nana i pane mai, oka olelo ana ra«i a kekahi. Nawai i aooai ia oe o ka pule UoKaoi» Koepaoipu» 01 ka mea e ola ai ka eaai ? Hookahi waīe no esea e biki ai ke boo)a i ka poo aai ena ke kamailio ana, o ke Eeiki Hiwahiwa a ke Aku», aol* o>oe e oeia wahl kaoaka hilahiia ole ika hoopuoipuoi. Ia maoawa ua uwa ako la oa kanaka me kamalii i aa wahi ka> naka nei, me ka olelo aktt, " Aaw« ka Blore. «ona hoopooipnoi e ! HUahila ole !!" Aele oo he wahi mea a hilahiia iho o aa wahi kanaka ne>, «ae ka olelo eaai ao : "O ka'a faana keia i maa a i kameaiea, a na pao waie aoi keola " E ole la hoi ke ola aaa ibo la o koia mai ma ka puie ana i ka pole More®ona nnopuaipeoi a oakoa r ia niaoawa oa aoooaakaukauia k« mea mai e hoihoi i ka ha> I*. ia wa aa pane boo uai la ao oa waM ka> naka nei. " Alia e boihoi i ka bale, a boo* manawaoui iki. aiamnli pau ka aei. Aohe i hooloheia mai o kana kanaiiio »•» afc«, a hoiha ia aka o Keokiaaa ika hale ; boa-a wale iho la aa wahi kaoaka ea. pa nei. U» akaaka honeheoe ia naai sa wani eepa monmoaa nei e ka leholeku a pae e kn ana malaila, oiai, ua maopopono i ka le> hulehu a pan aole hiki iaia ke hoola i ka «ai ma kana pule mommona ana, ene ka haawi ole aku i kekahi laau lapa«u kuoooo ao «a aai ta. e

Aia m Kimaiwii om ka k«l« e C. 4. Hairaoaa kekahi man r »«« i (om i fc« omī, a l®paa«» « kelnhi t keia p*e nore«sw t «a ka Iqiq«ī ia aoa ilnko o ka wai a me ka pola «««imm a Ukou; «ole m« b« wahi poao i loaa m ko iapaao hoo^unieaoi ana, « ole « kpaaaia « fe« h»olc »la t« aa mai 1«. P. I. W Laiea.