Ke Kaao O Laieikawai

By S. N. Haleole

Book Id: WPLBN0002096849
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Reproduction Date: 3/9/2011

Title:	Ke Kaao O Laieikawai
Author:	S. N. Haleole
Volume:
Language:	Hawaiian
Subject:	Non Fiction, General Works (Periodicals, Series, idexes, Almanacs, etc.), Hawaiian History
Collections:	Authors Community, Adventure
Historic Publication Date:	2001
Publisher:	Hale Kuamo'o

Member Page:	Hale Kuamoʻo Hawaiian Language Center
Citation APA MLA Chicago N. Hale'ol, B. S. (2001). Ke Kaao O Laieikawai. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Mai ka nupepa Hawaii mua loa o Ka Lama Hawaii o ka makahiki 1834, o keia kaao a S. N. Haleole i kakau iho ai ka moolelo mua loa i hoopaa ia ma ke ano he puke heluhelu he 220 mau aoao kona loihi i ka makahiki 1863. O ia kekahi o na moolelo he nui a lehulehu i waiho ia na kakou i hooilina e paa ai na keehina hana o keia wa e imi ana i ke o loa o ko kakou lahui i ka hone mau o ka kakou olelo me ka inana pu o ko kakou mauli hiwa. Eia ke panee nei i mua o oukou he paina hou o ka moolelo wainohia o Laieikawai, ka Olali o Paliuli i lua ole kona wahine ana a puni keia mau moku. Eia la he ala e po nei o loko o kou waihona noonoo e komo mai ai oe i loko o kahi hale pai hulu manu e halai ai ma na eheu o ka manawa i kaua mea o ka hookaau o ka olelo e hoohiolo ana i kou au manao a i kekahi wa aiwaiwa o ko Hawaii noho ana.”E lawe hoi ano i keia wahi puke uuku a e hoike ia ia ma ke ano o kona loaa ana mai. E heluhelu a e malama hoi ia ia e hoike ana i kou iini i ka naauao Hawaii me kou makaukau mau no hoi e kokua aku i ia mea i ku mau ai.”

Excerpt
Hoao ia o Kahauokapaka me Malaekahana No ka olelo paa a KahauokapakaImi o Malaekahana i ke kahuna e pakele ai Hanau a huna ia o Laieikawai me LaieloheloheImi aku o Hulumaniani i ke anuenue pio o Oahu I ke kamailio ana i keia kaao, ua olelo ia ma Laie, Koolau kona wahi i hanau ai, a he mau mahoe laua: o Kahauokapaka ka makua kane, o Malaekahana ka makuahine. O Kahauokapaka nae, o ia ke alii nona na okana elua o Koolau Loa a me Koolau Poko. Aia ia ia ka mana nui ma luna o kela mau okana. I ka manawa i lawe ai o Kahauokapaka ia Malaekahana i wahine male nana (hoao), ma hope iho o ko laua hoao ana, hai mua o Kahauokapaka i kana olelo paa i mua o kana wahine, o laua wale no ma ke kaawale, oiai i loko o ko laua mau minuke oluolu, a eia ua olelo paa la, "E kuu wahine, he nani ia ua male ae nei kaua, a no laila, ke hai nei au i kuu olelo paa ia oe. I noho aku auanei kaua a i loaa ka kaua keiki, a he keiki kane, a laila, pomaikai kaua, ola na iwi i loko o ko kaua mau la elemakule a haule aku i ka make, nalo no hoi na wahi huna. Na ia keiki e nai na moku e pau ai ke loaa hoi ia kaua ke keiki mua, a he keiki kane. Aka hoi, ina he kaikamahine ke hanau mua mai, a laila, e make, a ina he mau kaikamahine wale no ka kaua ke hanau mai, e make no. Aia no ke ola a hanau mai a he keiki kane, ola na hanau muli ina he mau kaikamahine."