To Our Readers
Kauakükalahale
column debuts todayThe Honolulu Star-Bulletin today begins a weekly column in Hawaiian. Titled Kauakükalahale (the rain that announces itself to the roof of every house) it will appear each Sunday on Page A2.
In addition, a redesigned Business section will be introduced tomorrow. It will offer a quicker read of the day's top stories and include new features and statistics. See page E1 for details.
The Hawaiian column will be coordinated by Laiana Wong and Kekeha Solis, of the Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawaiæi at Mänoa. Each column will begin with a synopsis, in English. Topics will include current events, features and profiles.
To honor the Star-Bulletin for beginning the Hawaiian column, Wong has written a "name" song, which used to be customary when a newspaper was established. The song is titled "Ka Hökü Buletina."
Generally speaking, the song is announcing the new publication, "kind of like saying a new kind of flavor for readers -- the Hawaiian language, the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," Wong said. "Let it be known that this column is coming out and the Star-Bulletin is doing it and we would like you to subscribe," he said. "It's finally here."
-- Frank Bridgewater, Editor
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Ka Hökü Buletina E ku'i a'e ka lono
No ka hökü kau ahiahi
E pähola nei kona aloha
A waiho kähela i ka la'i
E ho'omoe 'ia mai
Kona kino kïnohi 'ia
Na ka maka e lawe a'e
A lawa ka makemake
He 'ono nö i ka 'ai
A he mikolololehua
Nä hua palapala kanaka
He 'önohi kau i ka maka
'Akahi ho'i a 'ike
Ua ola ka leo 'öiwi
Ka iwihilo o ka lähui
Ka leo a'o Hawai'i
E ku'i a'e ka lono
I mua o ke äkea
Ua ola nä iwi 'öiwi
No Ka Hökü Buletina he inoa -- Laiana Wong
Kauakükalahale
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Ka Hōkū Buletina E ku'i a'e ka lono
No ka hōkū kau ahiahi
E pāhola nei kona aloha
A waiho kāhela i ka la'i
E ho'omoe 'ia mai
Kona kino kīnohi 'ia
Na ka maka e lawe a'e
A lawa ka makemake
He 'ono nō i ka 'ai
A he mikolololehua
Nā hua palapala kanaka
He 'ōnohi kau i ka maka
'Akahi ho'i a 'ike
Ua ola ka leo 'ōiwi
Ka iwihilo o ka lāhui
Ka leo a'o Hawai'i
E ku'i a'e ka lono
I mua o ke ākea
Ua ola nā iwi 'ōiwi
No Ka Hōkū Buletina he inoa -- Laiana Wong
Kauakükalahale
Frank Bridgewater is editor of the Star-Bulletin.
Call him at 529-4791. He can be reached at: fbridgewater@starbulletin.com or write to
500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
