< hoʻi hope Pehea kou ʻIli Pāpaʻa Lā? Brandi Ahlo 15 ʻOkakopa 2021 Nakaka ka puaʻa, nahā ka waʻa aukahi ka puaʻa, mānalo ka waʻa. He wānana kēia na ka poʻe kahiko i ka maikaʻi loa ʻana o ka waʻa inā maikaʻi ka ʻili o ka puaʻa i kālua ʻia ma ka imu. He ʻōlelo noʻeau nō hoʻi kēia: inā nakaka ka puaʻa, maikaʻi ʻole ka waʻa a hoka. He hōʻailona a he mea koʻikoʻi ka ʻili no ka maikaʻi o ke kino. Ua like ka ʻili o ka puaʻa me kou ʻili, a kohu like ka waʻa me kou kino. Penei nō: Inā nakaka kou ʻili, ʻaʻole maikaʻi kou kino inā aukahi kou ʻili, maikaʻi kou kino. Aia ko kākou pae ʻāina i kahi kokoke i ka piko o Wākea, no laila ʻoi aku ka ikaika o ka lā ma mua o kahi mamao loa aʻe mai ka piko o Wākea, no laila, e aho e pale i ka ʻili i ʻole e nakaka a ʻeha. E ka hoa heluhelu, eia kekahi manaʻo nui i pili i ka mālama ʻana i kou ʻili: Ke kau ka lā ma ka lolo, e hamohamo i ka ʻaila pale lā i ʻole e kālua ʻia ai me he puaʻa lā. Inā hele pinepine ʻoe me ka hamohamo ʻole i ka ʻaila, hele ka ʻili a pakalua. Aloha nō! Minomino ka helehelena a ʻākaʻaka kekahi. Ke huli ʻoe i kahi ipo, ʻaʻole he maka mua maikaʻi kou ʻauwae lenalena! Ma ka hale, e mālama i kou ʻili me nā kopa ʻili e holoi ai i nā mea lepo e hui ana ma kou helehelena. ʻAʻole pau ka hana i ka holoi ʻana. Maikaʻi ke kī lāʻau i hele a maikaʻi kou helehelena ma hope o ka holoi ʻana. ʻO ke kī lāʻau, he mea e pai ai i ka haikokena i loko iho o kou ʻili ma hope o ka holoi ʻana. Inā ʻaʻole komo hou ka ʻakika ma loko o kou ʻili, hele a puʻupuʻu me nā ʻapana maloʻo ma luna o ka helehelena a nui aʻe ke kele. Manaʻo paha ʻoe, lawa kēia? ʻAʻole loa! E aho ka hamohamo ʻana i ka lāʻau wai hamo ma luna o kou ʻili. Inā makemake ʻoe e nakaka ka ʻili me he puaʻa lā, e hoʻokuli wale i kēia kuhikuhi. I makemake ʻoe e loaʻa ka ʻili ʻōlali, hamo ka lāʻau wai hamo ma luna o kou ʻili i loaʻa ka pāpālina lahilahi e like me ke mele leʻaleʻa kaulana. He mau mea nō hoʻi e ʻai ai no ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻili keu ā ka uʻi. He iʻa maikaʻi ke kāmano ma muli o ka nui o ka wikamina ʻĒ. ʻO ka wikamina ʻĒ ka mea e hōʻole i ka hōʻulaʻula ʻia o ka ʻili a e hoʻōla hou i nā hunaola ʻili. Aia ka wikamina ʻĀ ma loko o ka ʻuala. A ʻo ka wikamina ʻĀ ka mea e kōkua i ka pale ʻana i ka lā a palekana ka ʻili. He ʻili uʻi loa ko ka Hawaiʻi. ʻAi mau ka poʻe kahiko i ka ʻuala. ʻO ke kokoleka hoʻi, ua makemake nui ʻia kēia meaʻai e nā kānaka ʻē aʻe, ʻo ke kokoleka uliuli ka mea e ʻai ai i minomino ʻole ai ka ʻili. Kōkua ke kokoleka uliuli i ka makewai ʻole o ka ʻili a me ke kahe maikaʻi ʻana o ke koko i loko iho ona. E akahele naʻe, ʻai ʻia ke kokoleka uliuli kanahiku pākēneka a ʻoi, ʻaʻole ke kokoleka waiū, no ka mea nui ke kōpaʻa a me ka waiū i loko o ke kokoleka waiū. Ke ʻai nui ʻia ke kōpaʻa a me ka waiū, hele a huehue ka ʻili. Inā he ʻili māʻila kou a i ʻole he ʻili ʻulaʻula kou, e aho e mālama i kou ʻili. He pale ka ʻili no nā mea i loko o ke kino, a he maka mua i ka ʻike ʻana o kekahi i kekahi. No laila, ke ʻike au iā ʻoe, ʻaʻole au makemake e ʻike i ka ʻili ʻaʻai. E mālama i kou ʻili i aukahi kou kino, mai hele a nakaka ka puaʻa. Nā Huaʻōlelo Hou: Kī lāʻau: Toner Haikokena: Hydrogen ʻAkika: Acid Lāʻau wai hamo: Moisturizer Hunaola ʻili: Skin cells​ © Brandi Ahlo 2021 ko mua ko hope

< hoʻi hope Maʻi Ahulau Kilinoe Kimura 1 Kepakemapa 2020 Ua hana ʻia ka hōʻike COVID-19. ʻAuhea ʻoukou e ka poʻe makamaka heluhelu o Ka Ulu Hoi ! He wā weliweli nō kēia i ka laha ʻana aku o ka maʻi ahulau ʻo ke COVID-19 ma ka honua. Pā hewa nā ʻano poʻe like ʻole i kēia maʻi, akā ʻo ka poʻe i nānā ʻole i kona maʻemaʻe a komo ʻole i ka pale ihu a ʻo ke kanaka nāwaliwali o ke olakino nā mea i loʻohia nui i kēia maʻi. Ua ʻike ʻia nā ʻano kuanaʻike o ka lehulehu, a ʻokoʻa kekahi a he ʻokoʻa koʻu. Manaʻo kekahi poʻe he hewa ka lula e kauoha ana i ke komo pale ihu a me ke kū kaʻawale ʻana, a ʻo ka hopena o kēlā, he hoʻi hou i ka ʻōkuʻu hale no ʻelua pule hou aku me ka pani ʻia o nā ʻoihana like ʻole. Eia ka ʻoiaʻiʻo. Nui hewahewa nā ola i hoʻopōʻino ʻia a ʻaʻole naʻe pau kēia maʻi i ka hoʻolaha ʻia aku. ʻO ka mea a kākou a pau e hopohopo ai ʻo ia ka hoʻopalekana pono ʻana i nā lālā o ka ʻohana. ʻO wai ana ka mea nāna e hele aku i ka hale kūʻai e kiʻi aku ai i ka mea ʻai? ʻEhia kanaka i loaʻa i ka maʻi ma nā wahi āu e hele pinepine ai? I kēia lā he 10,887 poʻe o ka pae ʻāina i loaʻa i ka maʻi COVID-19 a ke nui aʻe nei ka heluna i kēlā me kēia lā. ʻOiai ua hiki ke loaʻa i kēia maʻi me ka hōʻike ʻole ʻana i nā hōʻailona o ua maʻi nei, ua kupu mai ka manaʻo i loko o ʻoukou e hana i ka hōʻike COVID. I ka pule i hala iho nei ua hoʻolaha ʻia aku nei kekahi mau wahi e hoʻolako ana i ka hōʻike me ka manuahi. No laila, komo i loko oʻu ka manaʻo e hana i ia hōʻike. Ma mua o ka hōʻike, ua koi ʻia mākou a pau e kākau inoa ma kekahi kahua punaewele a ma laila nō hoʻi kahi e loaʻa ai ka hopena o kā mākou hōʻike. Ma ia kahua i loaʻa ai kekahi pepa i ʻōlelo ʻia ai ka inoa, ka lā o ka hōʻike, a me kahi e hele ai, me he likiki ke ʻano. Paʻi ʻia ka pepa a lawe pū ʻia i kahi o ka hōʻike. A ʻo kā mākou mea i ʻike ai, e aho paha ka hōʻea koke ʻana i mea e lawa ai ka manawa e kū laina ai, ma kahi o ka hapalua hola ka lōʻihi. A e hoʻomaopopo, ʻeā, ʻaʻohe lumi hoʻopau pilikia o kēlā wahi no laila mai ʻoukou inu a i ʻole ʻai nui o puʻu mai auaneʻi kekahi pilikia a ʻaʻohe wahi e hoʻokuʻu aku ai. A hōʻea ke kaʻa i ka hōʻike, kuhikuhi mai nā mākaʻi i kahi e kū ai kēlā me kēia kaʻa i mea e holo pono ai nā mea a pau. Ua holo mākou i ʻō a i aneʻi a puni kēlā paka ʻo Kāneʻohe, a laila ua kuhikuhi ʻia mākou e kekahi mākaʻi e holo i mua a ma laila mākou i komo aku ai i ka laina a ʻano kokoke mai mākou i ka hōʻike. A i ko mākou holomua ʻana ua hoʻokū ʻia ke kaʻa ma kahi o ka poʻe e hāʻawi ana i nā ʻeke i piha i nā mea no ka hana ʻana i ka hōʻike. Hāʻawi pū ʻia hoʻi ka ʻōkuhi e hoʻākāka ana i ka hana. Eia nō ka hana: E pelu hapa i ka pepa i paʻi ʻia ma mua a e hoʻokomo ma loko o ke ʻeke ʻea. E unuhi i ka lāʻau pulupulu i wahī ʻia. E akahele ʻoe i hoʻopā ʻole ʻia kekahi mea ʻē aʻe i ka wēlau o kēlā lāʻau pulupulu o hewa ka hopena o kāu hōʻike. E unuhi i ka ʻōmole ʻea liʻiliʻi a e wili a hemo ke poʻi o luna o kēlā ʻōmole. Ua wehewehe ke kanaka iā mākou i kēia ma mua o ko mākou hana ʻana: e ʻike ana mākou he ʻano maneʻo, he kunukunu, he kihe, a he kulu ka waimaka kekahi mau hopena maʻamau o kēia hana. E helu ana ke kanaka he 15 kekona, iā ia e helu ana e hoʻokomo ʻia ka lāʻau 4. pulupulu ma loko o kekahi puka ihu a hiki ʻole ke hoʻokomo hou aku, a e ʻōwili i kēlā lāʻau i loko o ka ihu. Ke pau, e hana i ka mea like ma kekahi puka ihu. A ke pau kēlā e hoʻokomo i ka wēlau o ka lāʻau pulupulu ma loko o ka ʻōmole ʻea liʻiliʻi a e uhaki a hoʻohemo i ka māhele i paʻa i kou lima. Hoʻowili hou ʻia ke poʻi a paʻa. E hoʻokomo hou i ka ʻōmole liʻiliʻi ma loko o ke ʻeke ʻea a e hoʻopaʻa hou. A i kēlā wā ua pau ka hōʻike. Lawe ʻia nā ʻeke ʻea e nā limahana, a hoʻokuʻu ʻia. No laila ua ʻike ʻoe i ke ʻano o ua hōʻike nei. Akā pehea kona waiwai? Noʻu, he mea ia ʻike e palekana aku ai ka ʻohana a me nā hoa oʻu. Ua luku ʻia kekahi mau kānaka ma Hawaiʻi nei ma muli o ka lele ʻana mai o ke COVID i kēia ʻāina. Ua hoʻopilikia nui ʻia ka lehulehu i kēia maʻi ʻoiai ʻaʻohe mea e ola hou ai ke kino koe aku ka noho paʻa ʻana ma ka hale, he kaʻawale nā kānaka a pau. E hoʻomau kākou i ka paipai ʻana aku o kekahi i kekahi e hoʻokō i nā lula o ke aupuni i mea e maikaʻi aʻe ai kēia pōpilikia nui a ola hou ka nui o nā kānaka i maʻi a hoʻopalekana ʻia ko kākou poʻe i aloha nui ʻia. © Kilinoe Kimura 2020 na Kilinoe Kimura ko mua ko hope

< hoʻi hope He Hamepuka Waiūpaʻa nona ka ʻIʻo ʻOle: He Malihini i Kekahi ʻĀina Maʻa ʻOle Hoaloha Westcott 15 Nowemapa 2021 Welina e kuʻu mea heluhelu. He ʻāina nani nō ʻo Iāpana, akā, he ʻano pōhihi no neia malihini, ʻo ia hoʻi ka mea kākau. I kekahi kauwela, ua huakaʻi aku nō māua me koʻu hoa hana i Iāpana no ka hālāwai pū ʻana mai me ko māua hoa pāʻoihana. ʻO ia kaʻu manawa mua i kipa ai i Iāpana a nui nā mea hūʻeu i kupu wale. ʻO ke kahua hoʻolulu mokulele ʻo Narita (ma Tokyo) kahi a ka mokulele i kuʻu iho ai. I loa nō a pae ihola ka mokulele, ua huikau nō māua i nā hōʻailona a pau, no ka mea, paʻi wale ʻia nō i ka ʻōlelo Kepanī! Auē, ʻaʻole maopopo iki iā māua. Aia ka pono ʻo ko māua hele ʻana aku i Yokohama no kekahi hālāwai, akā, pehea māua e kaʻahele aku ai i laila? Pili ke kahua hoʻolulu kaʻaahi me ke kahua hoʻolulu mokulele, a ʻauana i ʻō i ʻaneʻi a loaʻa ke kahua hoʻolulu kaʻaahi iā māua. Ua kū a nānā pono aʻela i ka papa manawa kaʻaahi, a ua paʻi wale ʻia nō hoʻi i ka ʻōlelo Kepanī. Auē, i ke kaʻaahi hea e hele aku ai i Yokohama? ʻAʻole i liʻuliʻu, a kelepona māua i ko māua hoa pāʻoihana no kāna kōkua. He kamaʻāina ʻo ia no māua. Haʻi maila ʻo ia i ke kaʻaahi pololei e hele aku ana i Yokohama, a ʻo ke eʻe aʻela nō ia o māua i ia kaʻaahi. I hākālia nō a hōʻea ke kaʻaahi i Yokohama, a lele ihola. Ua hālāwai pū māua me ko māua kamaʻāina, a ua makemake ʻo ia e hōʻike i kona wahi ʻoihana ʻē aʻe iā māua. Aia ia wahi ʻoihana ma nā mauna ma waenakonu o Iāpana. No laila, i ia kakahiaka nui aʻe, ua eʻe ʻia aʻela nō ke kaʻaahi pōkā i mea e hele aku ai i ke kaona liʻiliʻi ʻo Gunma i ia mau mauna kahi e kipa ʻia ai ia wahi ʻoihana. He kūlanakauhale Kepanī kahiko ʻo Gunma, a i loa nō iā mākou a hiki ma laila, ua hoʻopaʻa ihola mākou i lumi ma kekahi hōkele Kepanī kuʻuna. Ma loko o ia hōkele kaila, aia nō nā mea Kepanī maoli like ʻole, ʻo ka moena tatami ʻoe, ka moena futon ʻoe, ka ʻauʻau kuʻuna ʻoe (kapa ʻia he onsen) , ka hale ʻaina kuʻuna ʻoe, a pēlā aku. He mau kamaʻāina ʻoluʻolu nō ko Gunma a nani maoli nō hoʻi nā mauna a puni ʻo Gunma. ʻOiai mākou e noho ana i ka hōkele, makemake ko māua kamaʻāina e kuhikuhi iā māua i kekahi mau loina Kepanī kuʻuna, e laʻa ka ʻauʻau kuʻuna. I ke ahiahi koke iho nō, hele mai ia kamaʻāina i ko māua lumi no ka wehewehe ʻana mai i nā mea e hoʻokoi ʻia no ka ʻauʻau kuʻuna. ʻAʻole ʻo ia ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, akā, ʻōlelo pelekane, eia naʻe, i kekahi mau manawa, ʻaʻole maopopo leʻa kona manaʻo ʻiʻo. Wahi āna, na māua e kau mai i kekahi kāwele liʻiliʻi ma luna o ko māua poʻo i ka manawa o ka noho ʻana iho i ka ʻauʻau kuʻuna, eia kekahi, e hele kohana nō kā māua! Auē nō hoʻi ē! Ua ʻōlelo maila ʻo ia, e hele aku nō i ka lumi kuapo lole no ka hoʻohemo i ko māua lole. I loko nō o ko māua kūnānā ʻia ʻana, hele akula i ua lumi lā no ka hemo lole ʻana a me ke kau ʻana i ke kāwele liʻiliʻi ma luna o ke poʻo. E kali ana ko māua kamaʻāina i ka ʻauʻau kuʻuna a haʻalele akula māua i ua lumi lā no ka ʻauʻau, a ua ʻike maila nō ko māua kamaʻāina iā māua me nā kāwele liʻiliʻi ma luna o ke poʻo, ʻo ka hū wale aʻela nō ia o kona ʻakaʻaka! Ma hope o ko māua komo ʻana i ka ʻauʻau i wehewehe aʻe ai ko māua kamaʻāina, ma hope o ke komo ʻana i ka ʻauʻau e kau ai i ke kāwele liʻiliʻi ma luna o ke poʻo! Ma mua o ke komo ʻana, na ia kāwele liʻiliʻi e uhi i ka maʻi!!! Auē nō hoʻi ē! He mea hūʻeu a hilahila kēlā! Ma hope o ia ʻauʻau kuʻuna, komo mākou i kekahi kimono, a hele akula mākou i ka lumi ʻaina, a ua ʻai ihola i kekahi meaʻai Kepanī kuʻuna, eia naʻe, ʻaʻole au he mea ʻai ʻiʻo, ʻo ia hoʻi, he hamu lau wale nō. No laila, ua ʻai wale nō au i ka lauʻai tempura. A māʻona, hele akula i ka hale karaoke no ka hīmeni ʻana. Leʻaleʻa nō kā mākou hana ma Gunma! Ua noho mākou i Gunma no ʻekolu pō, a laila, eʻe hou aʻela ma luna o ke kaʻaahi pōkā a hoʻi mai i Yokohama. He kūlanakauhale nui ʻo Yokohama a nui ʻino nā ʻano mea ʻai. Ma muli o ka ʻai ʻana i ka mea ʻai ʻokoʻa ma Gunma, ʻo ia hoʻi ka mea ʻai Kepanī, ʻono koʻu hoa hana i kekahi mea ʻai i maʻa iā ia. ʻIʻini nō ʻo ia e ʻai i ka mea ʻai o McDonalds. Ma muli o koʻu ʻai ʻiʻo ʻole ʻana, kakaʻikahi nā mea ʻai aʻu e ʻai iho ai ma McDonalds, eia naʻe, makemake nui koʻu hoa hana i ia mea ʻai, no laila, hele pū. I hōʻea ka hana o māua ma ia hale ʻaina, ʻo ke noi akula nō ia o koʻu hoa hana i kāna mea ʻai. ʻO au, kū a nānā kaulona i ka papa kuhikuhi mea ʻai. Manaʻo ihola, “hmm...aia kekahi meaʻai aʻu e ʻai iho ai ma ʻaneʻi? ʻO ka ʻuala palai, hiki nō, akā, pōloli nō au a aia ka pono ʻo ka ʻai nui. Hmm...malia paha, he ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole (ʻo ia hoʻi, he hamepuka waiūpaʻa nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole)? ʻAe, he kanauika waiūpaʻa kēlā...hemolele!” ʻO koʻu neʻe pololei akula nō ia i ke pākaukau noi, a noi akula i hoʻokahi ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole! ʻO ka wahine ma hope o ia pākaukau noi, ua hōkai ʻia i kēia noi ʻē, a pane maila, “hoʻokahi ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia.” ʻAʻole maopopo iā ia kaʻu noi, no laila, ʻōlelo hou akula au iā ia, “hoʻokahi ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole, ke ʻoluʻolu.” Nānā pono nō ʻo ia i koʻu maka, a pane hou me ka nāukiuki, “hoʻokahi ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia!” Manaʻo ihola, “hmm…ʻōlelo Kepanī wale nō ʻo ia, a ʻaʻole au ʻōlelo Kepanī. ʻO kona huli akula nō ia i kāna luna a hāwanawana i kona pepeiao, a nīnau maila ia luna iaʻu, “he ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole?” Pane akula au, “ʻae, nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole.” ʻO ka huli akula nō ia o ka luna i nā limahana, a haʻi i ka ʻōlelo Kepanī, “he ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole!” Palena ʻole nō ka ʻakaʻaka ʻana o ia mau limahana! ʻAkahi nō lākou a lohe i kēlā noi ʻē! ʻAʻole i liʻuliʻu a loaʻa kekahi ʻiʻo pipi waiūpaʻa i wili ʻia nona ka ʻiʻo ʻole, ʻo ia hoʻi, he kanauika waiūpaʻa. E kuʻu mea heluhelu, ʻo kēia ka palena o kaʻu wahi moʻolelo huakaʻi. Mahalo nui nō iā ʻoe no kāu hoihoi ʻeleu i nā hanana hūʻeu i kupu wale. Ma o ka haʻi ʻana i ia moʻolelo, lana aʻe ka manaʻo, ua ulu kou hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ia ʻāina malihini. Paʻakikī koʻu huakaʻi ʻana i Iāpana. I nā manawa he nui, ua huikau nō au i nā mea maʻa ʻole, ʻo ia hoʻi, “Wili i ke au wili o Kāwili.” ʻO ia kaʻu manawa mua i kipa ai i laila, a i loko nō o koʻu huikau a hilahila, he haliʻa hūʻeu nō ia moʻolelo noʻu. Paipai nō au iā ʻoe e kipa i ia ʻāina nani ʻo Iāpana. © Hoaloha Westcott 2021 ko mua ko hope

< hoʻi hope He Aloha no ke Kūʻauhau Kalehuakea Kelling 1 Nowemapa 2020 E nā hoa makamaka o ka ʻāina aloha, he leo wawalo kēia e hoʻohanohano ana i kahi meʻe aloha nui ʻia, ʻo Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau. Ua hala iho nei kona lā hānau piha ʻelua haneli me ʻelima, i ka lā 29 o ʻOkakopa. No laila, he moʻolelo pōkole kēia no nā hana kupanaha āna i hoʻokō ai i loko o kona ola ʻana ma ka honua nei. Hānau ʻia ʻo Kamakau i ka makahiki 1815, ma Manuʻaʻula, Waialua, Oʻahu. He pua ʻo ia na Kapakanaka he kāne, lāua ʻo Kihapūpū he wahine. Ma kona wā ʻōpio i ʻupu aʻe ai kona aloha no ka lāhui a me ka ʻiʻini e hoʻomau ai i ka ʻike o nā kūpuna. Komo ʻo ia i ke kula nui ʻo Lahainaluna i ka makahiki 1832, i kona mau makahiki he ʻumikūmāhiku. Noho ʻo Kamakau ma Maui no kekahi mau makahiki no ke kākau ʻana i ʻelua mau puke wehewehe ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, a me ka unuhi ʻana i ka baibala mai ka ʻōlelo Lakina a i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Ma laila pū hoʻi i male ai ʻo Kamakau me Sarah Haʻinakolo Kupanihi, he wahine no Kīpahulu, Maui. I loko o kona ola, ua nui ʻino nā ʻano mea kupaianaha āna i hoʻokō ai. Iā ia e noho ana i nā hono a Piʻilani, ua lilo ʻo ia i luna makaʻāinana no nā ahupuaʻa ʻo Hāna a me Wailuku. Ma muli o kāna hana kamahaʻo, noi ʻia hoʻi ʻo ia e lilo i luna makaʻāinana no ka mokupuni o ka maka ʻewaʻewa, no Oʻahu. ʻOiai ua ʻike ʻo Kamakau i ke koʻikoʻi o ka hoʻomau ʻana i ka ʻike kupuna, komo ʻo ia i ka hana i hoʻokumu ʻia e Sheldon Dibble lāua ʻo Kauikeaouli. He ʻahahui ia no ka ʻimi ʻana aku i nā moʻolelo kahiko, a ʻo ia ka ʻahahui ʻimi moʻolelo (Royal Hawaiian Historical Society) mua loa ma Hawaiʻi nei. Hoʻokuleana ʻia ʻo Kamakau me kona hoa papa ʻo Davida Malo e ʻimi i ia mau moʻolelo a paʻi ma ka nūpepa. I mea kēia ʻahahui e palapala aku ai i nā moʻolelo o ka wā i hala no ka hoʻoili ʻana i ka ʻike no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana. Wahi a Kamakau, “He makemake koʻu e pololei ka moolelo o koʻu one hanau, aole na ka malihini e ao iau i ka moolelo o koʻu lahui, naʻu e ao aku i ka malihini.” (Ke Au Okoa, 16 Okatoba 1865). He ʻōlelo koʻikoʻi kēia e hoʻike nei i ka ʻiʻini i loko ona e hoʻōla ai i kēia mau moʻolelo, a nāna nō i hoʻokō. Ua hoʻolako ʻo Kamakau i nā moʻolelo o ke au i hala, a paʻi ʻia nā moʻolelo no ka naʻi ʻana o Kamehameha i ke aupuni o Hawaiʻi, a me ka nohona o ka poʻe kahiko. Eia naʻe i ia manawa āna e kākau ana i kēia mau moʻolelo ma ka nūpepa, ua hoʻohalahala ʻia ʻo ia e kekahi mau lālā o ka lāhui. Na ia mau lālā i pane aku iā Kamakau ma loko o ka nūpepa e loiloi ana i kāna mau hana. Ua manaʻo ʻia he kūpono ʻole ka hoʻolaha ʻana aku i kēia mau moʻolelo i ka lehulehu me he mea lā kaulaʻi ʻia nā iwi i ka lā. E ʻole ko Kamakau palapala ʻana i kēia mau momi o ke au i hala, loaʻa ai iā kākou ia mau waiwai o ka ʻike kupuna. No laila, e mahalo pau ʻole kākou iā Kamakau i kona noke ʻana e palapala i kēia mau moʻolelo i loko nō o ke ala piha i ke ʻāʻumeʻume. Liʻu ʻia kēia mau hune moʻolelo i ka paʻakai no kākou! ʻAʻole o kana mai nā kuleana i ʻauamo ʻia e Kamakau ma kona ola. He hoʻokahi kaʻau me ʻelima kāuna ka lōʻihi o kona wā ma kēia honua nei. I ka mahina ʻo Kepakemapa, i ka makahiki 1876, ua hoʻi kēia lama kukui i ke ao polikua a Kāne. Ola mau kona hoʻoilina ma o nā pua e ʻauamo nei i ke kuleana e hoʻōla i ka ʻōlelo a me ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi ma ke kula kaiāʻōlelo ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau. He kahua kula kēia e noho pohu laʻi ana ma ka ʻāina hoʻopulapula a Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, i uka o Haʻikū, i ka malu o Kaualehu. I ka makahiki 2000 i hoʻokumu ʻia ai kēia kula kaiāʻōlelo e Kumu Makalapua Alancastre lāua ʻo Kumu Kawehilani Lucas i mea e ola mau ai kona inoa. A e like hoʻi me Kamakau ka mea paʻa moʻolelo, kaukaʻi ke kula ʻo Kamakau ma luna o ka mālama ʻia ʻana o ka mauli o kākou mai kēlā hanauna a i kēia hanauna. Ua pōmaikaʻi au i ka hele ʻana i kēia kula mai ka papa ʻeono a hiki i koʻu hemo kula ʻana. Ma Kamakau nei, he mea nui ka maiau o ke kākau ʻana a me ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā haumāna ma o ke kuanaʻike o nā kūpuna. ʻOiai ua palapala aku ʻo Kamakau i kekahi mau kumu waiwai a paʻi ʻia aku ma ka nūpepa kahiko, ua ʻupu aʻe ka manaʻo e hoʻopuka ke kula i mau kumuwaiwai kekahi i mea e kū like ai ke kula me ua kanaka ihu pani nei. I kēia au, ua hoʻopuka ke kula i kekahi mau kumu waiwai ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi - he puke wehewehe punaewele, kapa ʻia ʻo Manomano.io , a he pāʻani huaʻōlelo ma luna o ke kelepona, kapa ʻia ʻo Lehulehu, ʻoiai lehulehu a manomano ka ʻikena a ka Hawaiʻi! Haʻaheo kēia i ka hoʻomau ʻana i ka hoʻoilina a ua Kamakaunei, a me Kamakau ke kula. Iā ʻoe e ke kukui ʻaʻā mau pio ʻole, he wahi leo mililani kēia no ka ili ʻana mai i ka wai ʻeleʻele a ka poʻe ʻike. E mau ana kou inoa no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana. Ua inu a kena! © Kalehuakea Kelling 2020 ko mua ko hope