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Reference:
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Hawaiian-English Dictionary

By Küpopou

He Wahi Mo‘olelo

Synopsis: The story of the soldier and the deck of cards.

Aloha mai käkou e nä makamaka heluhelu, eia mai kahi mo'olelo pökole, i pa'i 'ia ma kahi nüpepa o ke au i hala. Penei ka mo'olelo.

Ke Koa Me Ka Pu-a Pepa Hahau Iloko O Ka Halepule

He iwakalua makahiki i hala ae nei i ka wa i hele ai kekahi pualikoa iloko o ka halepule no ka pule ana, malalo o ka hoomalu ana a kekahi aliikoa, aia hoi, hai mai la ke kahunapule i ke poo olelo, ma ka hoike ana mai i ka mokuna ame ka pauku imua o ke anaina i akoakoa mai. Wehe like ae la kela ame keia o ke anaina i ka lakou mau Baibala pakeke o ko lakou mau poli nana iho la ma kahi a ke kahunapule i hai mai ai, aka, o kekahi wahi koa, ua nele oia i ka Baibala ole ame kekahi mau buke pili Akua e ae, a o ka mea wale no iloko o kona poli, he pu-a pepa hahau wale no. Nolaila, unuhi aela oia a hohola iho la imua o kona alo me ka nana ana i kela ame keia pepa pakahi. Ike mai la ke aliikoa i keia hana a kahi koa, papa mai la oia, aole i kupono kela hana no ia wahi. A no keia lawe ana o ua wahi koa nei i ka pepa hahau iloko o ka luakini e paani pepa ai, ua hopuia iho la oia e ka makai a laweia aku la imua o ke Kiaaina i ka pau ana ae o ka pule.

"Heaha keia?" wahi a ke Kiaaina, "heaha ka hewa o keia koa i laweia mai nei e oe ianei?"

"No ka paani me ka pepa hahau iloko o ka halepule."

"Heaha hoi kau olelo nou iho?"

"He kumupale no, e kou kiekie a'u i mana'o ai?"

"Mahalo au, aka, ina aole au kumupale kupono, e hoo-pai no au me ka ehaeha loa."

"He eono ae nei o'u hebedoma ma ka oihana e hooko ana i na kauoha; aole i loaa iki ia'u kekahi Baibala, a buke pili Akua e ae; koe wale no he pu-a pepa hahau ka mea a'u e manao nei e ae mai ana kou kiekie i ka oiaio o ka mea a'u e hoike ai."

Nolaila, hohola aku la oia i ka pu-a pepa hahau imua o ke alo o ke Kiaaina, a hoomaka aku la e kuhikuhi me kona lima mai ke ka-hi:

"Ia'u i nana ai i keia pepa, ulu mai la ka noonoo iloko o'u, he hookahi wale no Akua. A ia'u i nana ai i ka lua; kupu mai la ka manao ana ia'u i ka Makua ame ke Keiki. A ke nana au i ke kolu, ala mai la ka noonoo ia'u i ka Makua, ke Keiki a me ka Uhane Hemolele."

"Ia'u i ike ai i ka eha, hoomanao koke ae la au i na Euanelio eha i hoikeia e Mataio, Mareko, Luka ame Ioane. Ke ike au i ka elima, ua ala mai la iloko o'u ka noonoo ana no na wahine puupaa he umi, elima o lakou i naauao, a elima i naaupo. Ia'u i ike ai i ke ono, hoomanao koke ae la au, iloko o na la eono i hana ai ke Akua i ka lani ame ka honua. Ia'u i ike ai i ka hiku, hoomanao ae la no au iloko o ka hiku o na la i hoomaha ai ke Akua i kana mau hana apau, a hoano ia la."

('A'ole i pau)

[E naue aku i Mänoa Gardens i këia Pö'alima, e ho'olohe ai i nä leo le'a o Naluhoe. Ho'omaka i ka hola 7:00. He manuahi ka hele 'ana.]

Ulukau.org
Hawaiian-English Dictionary

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:
>> kwong@hawaii.edu
>> rsolis@hawaii.edu

a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
>> 956-2627 (Laiana)
>> 956-2624 (Kekeha)

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By Kūpopou

He Wahi Mo‘olelo

Synopsis: The story of the soldier and the deck of cards.

Aloha mai kākou e nā makamaka heluhelu, eia mai kahi mo'olelo pōkole, i pa'i 'ia ma kahi nūpepa o ke au i hala. Penei ka mo'olelo.

Ke Koa Me Ka Pu-a Pepa Hahau Iloko O Ka Halepule

"Heaha keia?" wahi a ke Kiaaina, "heaha ka hewa o keia koa i laweia mai nei e oe ianei?"

"No ka paani me ka pepa hahau iloko o ka halepule."

"Heaha hoi kau olelo nou iho?"

"He kumupale no, e kou kiekie a'u i mana'o ai?"

"Mahalo au, aka, ina aole au kumupale kupono, e hoo-pai no au me ka ehaeha loa."

Nolaila, hohola aku la oia i ka pu-a pepa hahau imua o ke alo o ke Kiaaina, a hoomaka aku la e kuhikuhi me kona lima mai ke ka-hi:

('A'ole i pau)

[E naue aku i Mānoa Gardens i kēia Pō'alima, e ho'olohe ai i nā leo le'a o Naluhoe. Ho'omaka i ka hola 7:00. He manuahi ka hele 'ana.]

Ulukau.org
Hawaiian-English Dictionary

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:
>> kwong@hawaii.edu
>> rsolis@hawaii.edu

a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
>> 956-2627 (Laiana)
>> 956-2624 (Kekeha)

This column is coordinated by the Hawaiian Language Department
at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, supported by UH
President Evan Dobelle's Initiative for Achieving Native Hawaiian
Academic Excellence.