Luahine Mata Alualu
KAUAKUKALAHALE
Keao NeSmith
Synopsis: Excerpts from "Aloha Niihau," published by Island Heritage, continued from last week.
"Ta makani puahiohio. Ahe o'u lohe. Ketahi manawa, owau, to'u ano, niele to'u ano. Te wau lohe i tuu mau matua i ta walaau, walaau ana no laua. Kekahi manawa, hele mai ketahi ohana i ta hale a moolelo no lakou a lohe wau ia lakou i ta ataata. Hele matou iwaho a lohe aku la matou ia lakou e walaau nei, a 'Hele, hele paani kamalii!' Tipeku ia mai la oe e hele iwaho. Lohe no oe ia lakou i ta walaau, aka, ta manao nui, he aha la. Ahe maopopo. Ahe hiti ia oe te noho maleila a hoolohe. Tau wale no e lohe ai, te ite i tela ano makani, walaau oe me teia ano, 'He! Hele ma kahi e! Hele ma kahi e tela luahine mata alualu!' A lohe wau i ketahi ano olelo, 'Hele loa'ku oe! Hele loa'ku oe! Mai hele mai oe mane'i!' A me tela. Ta'u wale no tela i lohe ai. Aale hiti ia oe te niele. Ketahi poe mea, ahe lakou mamate ia oe e lohe. Noho malie wau. He aha la ka tumu, ahe no lakou walaau mai ia oe. Lo'a teia ano makani puahiohio, a 'A! Luahine mata alualu! Hele loa oe! Hele oe!' He aha la ka tumu? Aale ninau. Aale niele. Poina, hoopau wale no tou mau manao."
He mahele kēia o ka puke 'o Aloha Niihau i pa'i 'ia e ka Island Heritage me nā mo'olelo a me nā a'o 'ana a 'ekolu po'e wāhine Ni'ihau, 'o Emalia Licayan, Kanani Nizo, a me Elama Kanahele. He puke ia e a'o ana i nā hana a ka po'e Ni'ihau ma ia 'āina a ma Kaua'i nō ho'i i ko lākou wā 'ōpiopio a o'o. Eia kekahi mau mea hou a'e i 'ike 'ia i loko o ua puke nei: ke ano o ka haku mele 'ana a me ka po'e ma Ni'ihau i kālena nui ma ia hana i ka wā ma mua, ke 'ano o kekahi mau hō'ailona e like me ke kanikani a ka manu a me ka mana'o o ia mea i kānaka, ka lua hāmama a me ka mana'o o ia mea, hō'ike 'ia ke 'ano ka pā'ina Kalikimaka nui a me ka mea nui o ia mea i ka 'ohana o Ni'ihau, a hō'ike 'ia nō ho'i nā 'ano hana i loa'a ma laila i ho'oka'awale 'ia akula ma waena o ke kāne a me ka wahine, a he mau mana'o a mo'olelo waiwai hou a'e e a'o ana no kēia po'e wāhine 'ekolu a me ko lākou mau ho'omana'o 'ana iā Ni'ihau a me nā kūpuna i aloha 'ia.
'O Elama ka mea nāna i 'i'ini e hana 'ia he puke e like me kēia ke 'ano a ua kō nō ho'i kona mana'o me ka ho'omaika'i pū aku o nā hoa hana ona i ke Akua i kona kōkua nui 'ana mai i ka holo o ka hana. He kumu kula 'o Elama no 20 a 'oi mau makahiki a no laila 'o ia i no'ono'o ai e hana 'ia ua puke nei 'o Aloha Niihau ma ke 'ano he puke ha'awina nō ho'i no kamali'i Ni'ihau i hiki iā lākou ke ho'opa'a i nā mau mo'olelo o ko lākou po'e kūpuna ma loko nō o kā lākou 'ōlelo pono'ī. He mea nō ho'i kēia e ho'oki'eki'e hou a'e ai i ke kūlana o ka 'ōlelo Ni'ihau he 'ōlelo kūlana hiehie maoli.
This column is coordinated by the Hawaiian Language Department at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
E ho'ouna 'ia mai nä leka iä mäua, 'o ia ho'i 'o Laiana Wong a me Kekeha Solis ma ka pahu leka uila ma lalo nei:
a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
» 956-2627 (Laiana)
» 956-2624 (Kekeha)
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Luahine Mata Alualu
KAUAKUKALAHALE
Keao NeSmith
Synopsis: Excerpts from "Aloha Niihau," published by Island Heritage, continued from last week.
"Ta makani puahiohio. Ahe o'u lohe. Ketahi manawa, owau, to'u ano, niele to'u ano. Te wau lohe i tuu mau matua i ta walaau, walaau ana no laua. Kekahi manawa, hele mai ketahi ohana i ta hale a moolelo no lakou a lohe wau ia lakou i ta ataata. Hele matou iwaho a lohe aku la matou ia lakou e walaau nei, a 'Hele, hele paani kamalii!' Tipeku ia mai la oe e hele iwaho. Lohe no oe ia lakou i ta walaau, aka, ta manao nui, he aha la. Ahe maopopo. Ahe hiti ia oe te noho maleila a hoolohe. Tau wale no e lohe ai, te ite i tela ano makani, walaau oe me teia ano, 'He! Hele ma kahi e! Hele ma kahi e tela luahine mata alualu!' A lohe wau i ketahi ano olelo, 'Hele loa'ku oe! Hele loa'ku oe! Mai hele mai oe mane'i!' A me tela. Ta'u wale no tela i lohe ai. Aale hiti ia oe te niele. Ketahi poe mea, ahe lakou mamate ia oe e lohe. Noho malie wau. He aha la ka tumu, ahe no lakou walaau mai ia oe. Lo'a teia ano makani puahiohio, a 'A! Luahine mata alualu! Hele loa oe! Hele oe!' He aha la ka tumu? Aale ninau. Aale niele. Poina, hoopau wale no tou mau manao."
He mahele këia o ka puke 'o Aloha Niihau i pa'i 'ia e ka Island Heritage me nä mo'olelo a me nä a'o 'ana a 'ekolu po'e wähine Ni'ihau, 'o Emalia Licayan, Kanani Nizo, a me Elama Kanahele. He puke ia e a'o ana i nä hana a ka po'e Ni'ihau ma ia 'äina a ma Kaua'i nö ho'i i ko läkou wä 'öpiopio a o'o. Eia kekahi mau mea hou a'e i 'ike 'ia i loko o ua puke nei: ke ano o ka haku mele 'ana a me ka po'e ma Ni'ihau i kälena nui ma ia hana i ka wä ma mua, ke 'ano o kekahi mau hö'ailona e like me ke kanikani a ka manu a me ka mana'o o ia mea i känaka, ka lua hämama a me ka mana'o o ia mea, hö'ike 'ia ke 'ano ka pä'ina Kalikimaka nui a me ka mea nui o ia mea i ka 'ohana o Ni'ihau, a hö'ike 'ia nö ho'i nä 'ano hana i loa'a ma laila i ho'oka'awale 'ia akula ma waena o ke käne a me ka wahine, a he mau mana'o a mo'olelo waiwai hou a'e e a'o ana no këia po'e wähine 'ekolu a me ko läkou mau ho'omana'o 'ana iä Ni'ihau a me nä küpuna i aloha 'ia.
'O Elama ka mea näna i 'i'ini e hana 'ia he puke e like me këia ke 'ano a ua kö nö ho'i kona mana'o me ka ho'omaika'i pü aku o nä hoa hana ona i ke Akua i kona kökua nui 'ana mai i ka holo o ka hana. He kumu kula 'o Elama no 20 a 'oi mau makahiki a no laila 'o ia i no'ono'o ai e hana 'ia ua puke nei 'o Aloha Niihau ma ke 'ano he puke ha'awina nö ho'i no kamali'i Ni'ihau i hiki iä läkou ke ho'opa'a i nä mau mo'olelo o ko läkou po'e küpuna ma loko nö o kä läkou 'ölelo pono'ï. He mea nö ho'i këia e ho'oki'eki'e hou a'e ai i ke külana o ka 'ölelo Ni'ihau he 'ölelo külana hiehie maoli.
This column is coordinated by the Hawaiian Language Department at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
E ho'ouna 'ia mai nā leka iā māua, 'o ia ho'i 'o Laiana Wong a me Kekeha Solis ma ka pahu leka uila ma lalo nei:
a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
» 956-2627 (Laiana)
» 956-2624 (Kekeha)
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