ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū: Mokuna ʻElua

Ma ʻaneʻi e ʻike ai kākou i ka pōʻino o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū a me kona pakele ʻana i ka make a kona kaikuaʻana huhū, aloha ʻole. A hāʻule ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i loko o ka lua, kāhea iho ua kaikuaʻana huhū lā, penei: “E Kamoʻoʻīnanea ē, eia mai ko ʻai lā, ʻai ʻia mai.” Iā ia e kāhea ana, holo maila kekahi kaikuaʻana o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū (he kaikuaʻana aloha iā ia), kāhea ihola ma ka waha o ka lua, “E Kamoʻoʻīnanea ē, mai ʻai mai ʻoe! ʻO ko moʻopuna mai nō, ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū e lele akula.” Ma kēia hāʻule ʻana o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, ua ʻoliʻoli loa kona poʻe kaikuaʻana huhū iā ia no ka make ʻana. E manaʻo ana lākou ua make ʻiʻo nō ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū. Ma kēia hāʻule ʻana o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, manaʻo lākou, ua lilo kona kapu i mea ʻole, a ua nele ka ʻōlelo hoʻoilina a ko lākou makuakāne ma luna ona, a ua lilo i mea ʻole loa.

A hāʻule ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i lalo o ka lua, aia hoʻi, ʻelua kanaka e noho ana. Ma mua o ko ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū hāʻule ʻana, ko lāua hāʻule ʻana i lalo o ka lua. Na ua poʻe kaikuaʻana lā nō o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i kiola. ʻIke maila ua mau kānaka ala iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, minamina ihola lāua, no ka maikaʻi o nā helehelena o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū ke nānā aku, no ka maikaʻi a me ke kīnā ʻole o kona ʻano i mua o lāua. Iā lāua e kamaʻilio ana, lohe akula ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, nīnau akula ia, “He aha kā ʻolua e kamaʻilio nei?” ʻĪ mai lāua, “E minamina ana māua iā ʻoe.” A lohe ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, nīnau akula ia, “I ke aha hoʻi?” Wahi a ua mau kānaka nei, “I ka make i ka moʻo, iā Kamoʻoʻīnanea.” ʻĪ aku ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “Āhea puka mai ka moʻo?” ʻĪ mai ua mau kānaka nei, “Aia a piʻi mai ke kai, a emi aku, piʻi hou mai a emi aku, a laila, hōʻea hou mai ke kai, a laila, piʻi pū mai me ka moʻo. ʻO ka make kā hoʻi ia o kākou.” A pau ka ʻōlelo ʻana a lāua iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū.

Ma hope o laila, piʻi maila ua moʻo nei ʻo Kamoʻoʻīnanea, a kāhea maila, “E ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū ē! Hō mai ʻoe i kekahi kanaka i meaʻai naʻu.” ʻĪ aku ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “Hāʻawi aku auaneʻi au iā ʻoe, i aha hoʻi koʻu hoanoho o kēia wahi mehameha?” A laila, nalowale akula ua moʻo nei mai ko lākou mau maka aku. Ma ko lākou ʻike ʻana aku i ka helehelena o ka moʻo, he mea ʻē ka weliweli a me ka makaʻu launa ʻole. A he mea kaumaha loa ia i ka manaʻo o ua mau kānaka nei. A nalo ka moʻo mai ko lākou maka aku, ʻī maila ua mau kānaka nei iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “Kupanaha! Eia kā ua loaʻa kou inoa i ka moʻo! ʻAkahi wale nō hana āna i pakele ai. Inā e hōʻea mai ua moʻo nei, ʻo ka manawa ia e pau ai i ka ʻai ʻia. Akā, ʻānō ke ʻike nei māua, ua pakele i kēia wā, a inā e nalowale loa, pakele māua i ka make.”

Iā lākou e kamaʻilio ana, hōʻea hou maila ua moʻo nei, a kāhea maila, “E ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū ē! E hāʻawi mai ʻoe i kekahi kanaka naʻu.” Hōʻole aku ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, ʻī maila ia, “E hāʻawi mai ʻoe iaʻu i hoʻokahi kanaka. I aha kāu uku o ka hiki ʻana mai i ʻaneʻi? No ka mea, ua hāʻawi ʻia mai ʻoe ma ke ʻano he kanaka make, e ʻai aku au iā ʻoe. Akā, nānā aʻe nei au iā ʻoe, a ʻo ka mea ʻoe i puka pono aku mai loko oʻu. No laila, ʻaʻole au e ʻai aku iā ʻoe.” Ma kēia ʻōlelo a ua moʻo lā, ua ʻae aku ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, a ua manaʻo ihola ia e hoʻokō i ka ʻōlelo a kona kupunawahine moʻo, a Kamoʻoʻīnanea. I ia wā, hāʻawi aku ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i hoʻokahi kanaka i ua moʻo nei. I ka manawa i loaʻa ai iā ia, ʻo ia ka manawa i ʻike ʻia ai, ua nalo koke i loko o ka ʻōpū. A pau ia kanaka, nonoi hou maila ua moʻo nei iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i ka lua o ke kanaka. Hāʻawi akula nō ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i ia kanaka, a pau nō iā ia i ka ʻai ʻia. A pau nā kānaka ʻelua, koe ihola ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū. I ia wā, hoʻi maila ua moʻo nei a noho i luna.

ʻŌlelo maila ua moʻo nei iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “E kiʻi ʻoe i ʻelua lau ʻape.” A loaʻa nā lau ʻape iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, lawe akula ia i mua o ua moʻo nei. A luaʻi ihola ua moʻo nei i luna o nā lau ʻape ʻelua, a piha aʻela. ʻĪ akula ia iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “E ka moʻopuna, e nānā ʻoe.” Nānā ihola ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, a laila, ʻī maila ua moʻo nei, “He mau ʻāina kēia e kū nei i loko o ka lau ʻape. He ʻāina nui, he ʻāina ʻuʻuku, he ʻāina mahana, he ʻāina wela, he ʻāina anu. ʻO kēia mau ʻāina naʻe ʻelua, ʻo Hōlanikū, ʻo Hōlanimoe, he mau ʻāina maikaʻi loa kēia. He nui nā pono o ke kanaka e noho ai; he ʻai, he iʻa, he kō, he ʻuala, he maiʻa, he ʻawa, he ʻulu, a me nā meaʻai kūpono a pau loa. Mai kēia wahi aʻu e ʻōlelo nei iā ʻoe, ma laila ʻoe e hele ai.”

A pau nei mau ʻōlelo a ua moʻo lā iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, ʻī akula ia, “E moe i lalo.” Moe ihola ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i lalo, paʻa akula ua moʻo nei ma ka pūhaka o ka moʻopuna. “E kuʻu moʻopuna, ou kaikuaʻana, e pau ana lākou i ka make iā ʻoe, a e lilo ana ʻoe i aliʻi ma luna o lākou. No ka mea, ua hanaʻino lākou iā ʻoe.” Haʻi hou akula nō ua moʻo nei, i kāna moʻopuna, iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “ ʻO kēia ʻāina naʻe, ʻeono malama e mālamalama ai, a ʻeono malama e pouli ai. Mai hele ʻoe ma laila o make ʻoe. No ka mea, ma mua aku o kēia wahi, he kai ʻōmaʻomaʻo, a hala ia, he kai ʻulaʻula aku. Mai hele ʻoe ma laila o make ʻoe. No ka mea, mai koʻu wā kāne ʻole koʻu hele ʻana ma kēia ʻāina, a hiki i koʻu wā luahine, ʻaʻole i puni iaʻu. ʻO ka inoa o ua ʻāina lā ʻo Kalākeʻenuiakāne. A ʻo ke kuahiwi, ua kau nā hōkū i luna, a ʻo nā kānaka, he ʻuʻuku loa. A ʻo ka mea nona ua ʻāina lā, ʻo Nāmakaokahaʻi, he aliʻi wahine. A he mau kaikunāne kona ʻehā, ʻo Kānemoe, ʻo Kāneʻāpua, ʻo Lēʻāpua, a me Kahaumāna. ʻElua kauā, ʻo ʻŪpoho, a me Hāʻāpuaʻīnanea. ʻO ke kiaʻi o ka ʻāina, ʻo Moelā, he ʻīlio. ʻEkolu manu, ʻo Manuea, ʻo Kīwaha, a me Halulu. ʻO ia nā kānaka o ia ʻāina. ʻAʻohe nui, no ka mea, he pau i ka ʻai ʻia e ke akua.”

A pau ka ʻōlelo ʻana a ka moʻo iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, a laila, kāpili ihola ia i pahu no ke akua o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū. A paʻa ka pahu, hoʻō ihola ia i ke akua i loko, ʻo ia ʻo Lonoikoualiʻi. A ʻōlelo maila iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, “ ʻO ko akua nō nei, puni ko ʻāina iā ʻoe. Eia ko ʻai a me ko iʻa, ʻo Laukahi. He lau māʻona. Pā nō i ka lehelehe, māʻona. ʻO ka manawa e māʻona ai, ʻehā malama e noho ai, a laila, ʻai hou.” Lālau ihola ua kupunawahine nei i ke koʻi a me ka pahi, a hahao ihola i loko o ka pahu, a ʻoʻoki ihola i kona huelo. A hāʻawi akula i ka moʻopuna, ʻī akula, “ ʻO kuʻu kino maoli kēia, ʻo ia kaiā ʻoe. A ʻo kuʻu pāʻū ʻai kaua, a me kuʻu kāhili ʻai kaua, no ko kaikuahine ia. ʻO ke ʻano o kēia, inā e pāʻū i kuʻu pāʻū, a kāhili i kuʻu kāhili ʻai kaua, hāʻule i lalo, lilo nā kānaka i lehu.” Ma kēia mau mea a pau loa, ua haʻi aku ua moʻo nei iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, a ua aʻo aku i nā mea mana a pau loa. A koe naʻe ka inoa o ke kaikuahine o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, ʻaʻole i haʻi aku ua moʻo lā. Eia kā auaneʻi ʻo Nāmakaokahaʻi nō.

Ma kēia nalowale ʻana o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, ua nui ke aloha o ko lākou makuakāne nona, a ua kanikau ia me ke aloha i nā lā a pau loa. A ua hoʻokē ʻai a ua hoʻohiki iho ʻo ia ʻaʻole e ʻai i ka ʻai a make ia, no ka minamina iā ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū. Akā, ʻo ka makuahine o ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, ʻaʻole ona manaʻo ua make, ʻaʻole ona ʻae i ka ʻōlelo a kāna kāne, e hoʻokē ʻai, a e kanikau. No ka mea, ua ʻike nō ia, ʻaʻole i make, ʻaʻole nō hoʻi i ʻai kona makuahine moʻo, ʻo ia ʻo Kamoʻoʻīnanea. Ma kāna ʻōlelo i mua o kāna kāne, “Inā hoʻi hā ia e ʻai i kaʻu ponoʻī, a laila, ma mua ia e ʻai mai ai iaʻu, a ma hope i kaʻu ponoʻī. Ke ʻōlelo aku nei au iā ʻoe, aia nō ʻo ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū i lalo, kahi i aʻo ai me ke kupunawahine i nā mea a pau loa. ʻAʻole i make, he hoʻi mai koe i luna nei.” Ma kēia mau ʻōlelo a ka wahine, ua kō nō.