The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 569 pages of information about The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 569 pages of information about The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai.

I nana aku ka hana o ua moo nei, e ku mai ana o Kaeloikamalama me ka laau palau, o Kapahielihonua ka inoa, he iwakalua anana ka loa, eha kanaka nana e apo puni.  Manao iho la ka moo he luku keia, aia nae e oniu ana o Kaeloikamalama i ka laau palau i ka welau o kona lima.

Ia manawa, hapai mai la o Kihanuilulumoku i kona huelo mailoko ae o ka moana, pii ke kai iluna, me he poi ana a ka nalu i ke kumu pali, me he akuku nalu la i poi iloko o ka malama o Kaulua, pii ke ehu o ke kai iluna, pouli ka la, ku ka punakea iuka.

Ma ia wa, kau mai la ka weli ia Kaeloikamalama ma, hoomaka laua e holo mai ke alo aku o ua moo nei.

Ia manawa, luai aku ana o Kihanuilulumoku ia Kahalaomapuana, kau ana iluna o ka a-i o Kaeloikamalama.

Ninau ae la o Kaeloikamalama, “Nawai ke kama o oe?”

I aku la o Kahalaomapuana, “Na Mokukelekahiki, na Kaeloikamalama; na kupua nana e malama ka pea kapu o kukulu o Tahiti.”

Ninau laua, “Heaha ka huakai a kuu kama i hiki mai ai?”

Hai aku la o Kahalaomapuana, “He huakai imi Lani.”

Ninau hou laua, “Imi i ka Lani owai?”

“O Kaonohiokala,” wahi a Kahalaomapuana, “ka Lani kapu a Kaeloikamalama laua o Mokukelekahiki.”

Ninau hou no laua, “A loaa o Kaonohiokala, heaha ka hana?”

I aku la o Kahalaomapuana, “I kane na ke kaikamahine Alii o Hawaiiakea, na Laieikawai, ke Haku o makou.”

Ninau hou no laua “Owai oe?”

Hai aku la keia, “O Kahalaomapuana, ke kaikamahine muli a
Moanalihaikawaokele laua me Laukieleula.”

A lohe o Kaeloikamalama laua me Mokukelekahiki, he mea e ko laua aloha, ia manawa, kuu iho la mai ka a-i iho, honi aku la i ka ihu o ke kaikamahine.

No ka mea, o Mokukelekahiki, a me Kaeloikamalama, he mau kaikunane no
Laukieleula ka makuahine o lakou me Aiwohikupua.

I aku la o Kaeloikamalala, “E hele kaua a loaa ke alanui, alaila, pii aku oe.”

Hele aku la laua hookahi anahulu, hiki i kahi e pii ai, kahea aku la o Kaeloikamalama, “E ka Lanalananuiaimakua—! kuuia mai ke alanui, i pii aku wa—!! ua hewa o lalo ne—!!!”

Aole i upuupu iho, kuu mai ana o Lanalananuiaimakua i ka punawelewele, hihi pea ka lewa.

Ia manawa, aoao aku la o Kaeloikamalama, “Eia ko alanui, i pii auanei oe a hiki iluna, a i ike oe hookahi hale e ku ana iloko o ka mahina, aia ilaila o Moanalihaikawaokele o Kahakaekaea ia aina.

“I nana aku auanei oe, ka elemakule e loloa ana ka lauoho, ua hina ke poo, o Moanalihaikawaokele no ia.  Ina e noho ana iluna, mai wikiwiki aku oe, o ike e mai auanei kela ia oe, make e oe, aole e lohe i kau olelo, kuhi auanei ia oe he mea e.

“Kali aku oe a moe, e huli ana ke alo i lalo, aole i moe, aka, i nana aku oe, a i huli ke alo iluna, ua moe ka hoi, alaila, hele aku oe, mai hele oe ma ka makani, hele oe ma ka lulu, a noho iluna o ka umauma, paa oe a paa i ka umiumi, alaila, kahea iho oe: 

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