Kekeha Solis
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He mo‘olelo
KalikimakaSynopsis: Another version of the traditional Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens (continued).(Ho'omau 'ia)
'O ia hele nö o läua nei a hiki aku i ka 'äina a Konekolina i hänai 'ia ai i kona wä e kamali'i ana.
I ia manawa, 'ike akula ua haole nei i kahi 'öpio e kü ana i luna me ka pekupeku 'ana aku i kekahi 'öpio e moe ana ma ka mau'u me ka uë pü 'ana. I nänä pono ka hana o ua Konekolina nei, 'ike akula 'o ia, he Hawai'i ke keiki näna e pekupeku ana, a 'o ke keiki e pekupeku 'ia ana, 'o Konekolina nö ia, he 'öpiopio na'e ia i ia manawa. Ua heleäwai nö ho'i ke koko o ia keiki e peku 'ia ana.
Kuhikuhi koke akula 'o ia nei, "'Eä, 'o ia ko'u kumu i makawelawela ai i ka Hawai'i, he keu nö këia hana a'u e 'ike aku nei a ka hana mäinoino mai ia'u, me he 'ïlio lä au."
I ia manawa, 'äke'ake'a maila kekahi keiki li'ili'i i ka 'öpio, me ka 'ölelo 'ana, "Ua oki." 'O këia keiki li'ili'i, e kahe ana ke koko ma kona po'o a me kona ihu, ua pehu kona maka, ua haki kona lima a he mau palapü ma kona kino a puni.
Huli maila ke alo o ua keiki lä e ho'i no kauhale, 'o ka 'öpio, hahai maila ma hope ona. A laila, 'ike pono akula 'o Konekolina i ka helehelena o kahi keiki 'u'uku, a ua like ia me ka 'uhane näna e ho'omäka'ika'i nei iä ia nei. 'O ka nïnau a'ela nö ia o Konekolina, "No ke aha lä au i pepehi 'ia aku nei e kahi lapuwale?"
'A'ohe wahi mea a 'ekemu iki aku o ka 'uhane.
Nïnau hou a'ela 'o Mika Kuänea, "No ke aha lä au i pepehi 'ia aku nei?"
I lawa nö a pau kä ia nei 'ölelo 'ana, 'o ka pana a'ela nö ia o ka lima o ka 'uhane, a he 'imo 'ana na ka maka, 'ike 'o ia nei iä ia iho, ke kino 'öpio na'e ia, i ka ho'oweliweli 'ana i kahi keiki 'u'uku.
E nä makamaka heluhelu, he mau minuke këia ma mua aku o ko ia nei pepehi 'ia 'ana. A 'o ia keiki 'u'uku, 'o ia nö ka mea näna i ho'opakele mai nei iä ia nei. A 'o ka 'uhane o ke Kalikimaka o ka wä i hala, 'o ia ka 'uhane o ia keiki 'u'uku.
'O ka hana a kahi Konekolina 'öpio, he keu ia a ka 'ino, 'oiai, he wahi keiki 'u'uku wale nö këlä, a 'o ia nei ho'i, ua nui aku kona kino. E ku'i ana 'o Konekolina 'öpio i ke keiki, e ho'oku'i ana i kona po'o i ke kimeki a pëlä aku. A 'o ka mea hope loa, huki kü 'ia kahi lei a ke keiki e lei ana, he lei 'öpu'u, a ho'ö 'ia ihola ma ko ia nei päkeke.
Ho'omaopopo ihola 'o Konekolina i këia hana äna i kü i ka 'ino o kona mau lä 'öpio.
'Eä, e ka makamaka heluhelu 'a'ole pëia käna hana i ia keiki ho'okahi wale nö, akä i nä keiki a pau o ia 'äina. He 'aihue wale nö käna i käna mea i makemake ai maiä läkou mai. 'O ka mea mau, he mau keiki ia i 'u'uku iho ke kino i ko ia nei. A mai ia wä mai a hiki i kona kanaka makua 'ana a'e, 'o ia ihola käna hana. E nänä hou käua iä Konekolina makua.
Me he mea lä, ua hü a'ela ke aloha o kahi Konekolina, me ka ho'omaopopo 'ana i käna hana kü i ka loko'ino. I ia manawa, künou ihola kona po'o me ka mihi 'ana aku i ka 'uhane no käna mau hana aloha 'ole.
('A'ole i pau.)
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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KalikimakaSynopsis: Another version of the traditional Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens (continued).(Ho'omau 'ia)
'O ia hele nō o lāua nei a hiki aku i ka 'āina a Konekolina i hānai 'ia ai i kona wā e kamali'i ana.
I ia manawa, 'ike akula ua haole nei i kahi 'ōpio e kū ana i luna me ka pekupeku 'ana aku i kekahi 'ōpio e moe ana ma ka mau'u me ka uē pū 'ana. I nānā pono ka hana o ua Konekolina nei, 'ike akula 'o ia, he Hawai'i ke keiki nāna e pekupeku ana, a 'o ke keiki e pekupeku 'ia ana, 'o Konekolina nō ia, he 'ōpiopio na'e ia i ia manawa. Ua heleāwai nō ho'i ke koko o ia keiki e peku 'ia ana.
Kuhikuhi koke akula 'o ia nei, "'Eā, 'o ia ko'u kumu i makawelawela ai i ka Hawai'i, he keu nō kēia hana a'u e 'ike aku nei a ka hana māinoino mai ia'u, me he 'īlio lā au."
I ia manawa, 'āke'ake'a maila kekahi keiki li'ili'i i ka 'ōpio, me ka 'ōlelo 'ana, "Ua oki." 'O kēia keiki li'ili'i, e kahe ana ke koko ma kona po'o a me kona ihu, ua pehu kona maka, ua haki kona lima a he mau palapū ma kona kino a puni.
Huli maila ke alo o ua keiki lā e ho'i no kauhale, 'o ka 'ōpio, hahai maila ma hope ona. A laila, 'ike pono akula 'o Konekolina i ka helehelena o kahi keiki 'u'uku, a ua like ia me ka 'uhane nāna e ho'omāka'ika'i nei iā ia nei. 'O ka nīnau a'ela nō ia o Konekolina, "No ke aha lā au i pepehi 'ia aku nei e kahi lapuwale?"
'A'ohe wahi mea a 'ekemu iki aku o ka 'uhane.
Nīnau hou a'ela 'o Mika Kuānea, "No ke aha lā au i pepehi 'ia aku nei?"
I lawa nō a pau kā ia nei 'ōlelo 'ana, 'o ka pana a'ela nō ia o ka lima o ka 'uhane, a he 'imo 'ana na ka maka, 'ike 'o ia nei iā ia iho, ke kino 'ōpio na'e ia, i ka ho'oweliweli 'ana i kahi keiki 'u'uku.
E nā makamaka heluhelu, he mau minuke kēia ma mua aku o ko ia nei pepehi 'ia 'ana. A 'o ia keiki 'u'uku, 'o ia nō ka mea nāna i ho'opakele mai nei iā ia nei. A 'o ka 'uhane o ke Kalikimaka o ka wā i hala, 'o ia ka 'uhane o ia keiki 'u'uku.
'O ka hana a kahi Konekolina 'ōpio, he keu ia a ka 'ino, 'oiai, he wahi keiki 'u'uku wale nō kēlā, a 'o ia nei ho'i, ua nui aku kona kino. E ku'i ana 'o Konekolina 'ōpio i ke keiki, e ho'oku'i ana i kona po'o i ke kimeki a pēlā aku. A 'o ka mea hope loa, huki kū 'ia kahi lei a ke keiki e lei ana, he lei 'ōpu'u, a ho'ō 'ia ihola ma ko ia nei pākeke.
Ho'omaopopo ihola 'o Konekolina i kēia hana āna i kū i ka 'ino o kona mau lā 'ōpio.
'Eā, e ka makamaka heluhelu 'a'ole pēia kāna hana i ia keiki ho'okahi wale nō, akā i nā keiki a pau o ia 'āina. He 'aihue wale nō kāna i kāna mea i makemake ai maiā lākou mai. 'O ka mea mau, he mau keiki ia i 'u'uku iho ke kino i ko ia nei. A mai ia wā mai a hiki i kona kanaka makua 'ana a'e, 'o ia ihola kāna hana. E nānā hou kāua iā Konekolina makua.
Me he mea lā, ua hū a'ela ke aloha o kahi Konekolina, me ka ho'omaopopo 'ana i kāna hana kū i ka loko'ino. I ia manawa, kūnou ihola kona po'o me ka mihi 'ana aku i ka 'uhane no kāna mau hana aloha 'ole.
('A'ole i pau.)
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)
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