Kekeha Solis
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He mo‘olelo
Kalikimaka
Synopsis: Another version of the traditional Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens (continued).A ea a'ela ke po'o o Konekolina i luna, aia 'o ia nei ma kona moe e noho nei. Ua kau ka weli iä ia nei ma muli o käna mau mea i 'ike aku nei. I ia manawa, 'ölelo ihola 'o ia nei i loko ona, "He moe wale iho nei nö paha ka'u o ka 'ike 'ana aku nei? Kä! 'A'ohe a'u mea e mihi aku ai. He aha lä ka puana a ka moe?"
E ka makamaka heluhelu, me he mea lä, ua pau loa ihola ka mana'o mihi o ia nei.
I lawa nö a pau käna 'ölelo, 'o ko ia nei loa'a akula nö ia i ke pa'i mähanahana ma kona päpälina. He 'eha ho'i kau! A lohe 'o ia nei i ka 'ölelo, "'O ke pa'i hou paha kou mea e ala ai?"
"Ua ala nö au. Ua ka'aka'a ko'u maka."
"Mai noho 'oe a kuhihewa, he moe aku nei kou. A 'o käu mea e 'ike aku nei i këia manawa, 'eä, he mea 'oia'i'o nö ho'i ia. A 'o---"
Kahamaha koke akula ua 'o Konekolina, "'O wai lä 'oe? A he aha mai nei käu o ka pa'i 'ana mai ia'u?"
"'O ka 'uhane au o ke Kalikimaka o ka wä 'änö. A e mäka'ika'i iki ana käua. A 'o ka'u pa'i mähanahana, i mea ia e kuhihewa 'ole ai 'oe, he moe wale aku nei nö kou."
A pau kä ia ala 'ölelo, 'o kona pa'i hou maila nö ia iä ia nei, a ua like ka ikaika me ke pa'i mua a 'oi iki paha, a hälo'i ihola nä kulu waimaka ma nä lihilihi o ia nei ma muli o ka mähanahana o ia pa'i.
Kuai a'ela 'o Konekolina i kona maka a, i nänä aku ko ia nei hana, aia läua me ka 'uhane o ke Kalikimaka o ka wä 'änö ma ka hale o ke keiki näna e pepehi ana iä Konekolina i kona wä 'öpio. Ua 'elemakule na'e 'o ia i këia manawa. 'O Kapono ka inoa o ia 'elemakule.
Aia 'o Kapono me kona 'ohana ma ka lumi ho'okipa e kama'ilio akula i mua o ka lä'au Kalikimaka. Ua piha uluhua ke keiki a Kapono i ka hana a nä kölea e ho'ä'o nei e pö'alo i ka maka a ka Hawai'i. Ho'olohe pono ihola ua Kapono nei i ka 'ölelo a käna keiki aloha, a pau, ha'i akula 'o ia i käna keiki, "'Ae, pololei, he keu kä ho'i läkou lä a ka loko'ino. A no laila, he aha ka mea e hana ai?"
Pane maila kahi keiki, "E aho paha e pepehi 'ia läkou e a'u, 'oiai, he mau känaka 'ino nö."
"A he aha ana kou hopena, ke hana 'oe pëlä?" i nïnau ai ka makua i käna keiki me ka ho'omau 'ana i ka 'ölelo, "'O ka mea e pono ai, 'o ia ka hana e like me ka hana a nä küpuna a käkou, ka mahi'ai, ka 'imi na'auao a pëlä aku. A me ka ho'olaha pono 'ana i ia 'ike ma ka 'ohana, a ma o nä kula kekahi, i laha, a i ho'omaopopo ka lehulehu a me ka po'e na'aupö. 'Oiai, ua nui nö nä känaka i maopopo 'ole ho'i ka mo'olelo o käkou. A 'o kekahi po'e ho'i, he ho'ä'o e ho'ohuikau i ka mo'olelo.
'A'ole i pau.
Aloha Makahiki Hou!
Ua hiki mai nei ka makahiki hou. A eia mäua nei ke hä'awi aku nei i ko mäua aloha iä 'oukou a pau e nä makamaka heluhelu. A pëlä pü i ka Hökü Buletina no ka ho'oka'awale 'ana i wahi lumi ma kona kino lahilahi no Kauakükalahale. LH.
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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Note: This version of the column is set in Unicode, which requires current Web-browser software (Netscape 7 or Internet Explorer 6 on most operating systems.) If the Hawaiian text below does not display properly, you may want to use the version coded for older browsers (above) instead.He mo‘olelo
Kalikimaka
Synopsis: Another version of the traditional Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens (continued).A ea a'ela ke po'o o Konekolina i luna, aia 'o ia nei ma kona moe e noho nei. Ua kau ka weli iā ia nei ma muli o kāna mau mea i 'ike aku nei. I ia manawa, 'ōlelo ihola 'o ia nei i loko ona, "He moe wale iho nei nō paha ka'u o ka 'ike 'ana aku nei? Kā! 'A'ohe a'u mea e mihi aku ai. He aha lā ka puana a ka moe?"
E ka makamaka heluhelu, me he mea lā, ua pau loa ihola ka mana'o mihi o ia nei.
I lawa nō a pau kāna 'ōlelo, 'o ko ia nei loa'a akula nō ia i ke pa'i māhanahana ma kona pāpālina. He 'eha ho'i kau! A lohe 'o ia nei i ka 'ōlelo, "'O ke pa'i hou paha kou mea e ala ai?"
"Ua ala nō au. Ua ka'aka'a ko'u maka."
"Mai noho 'oe a kuhihewa, he moe aku nei kou. A 'o kāu mea e 'ike aku nei i kēia manawa, 'eā, he mea 'oia'i'o nō ho'i ia. A 'o---"
Kahamaha koke akula ua 'o Konekolina, "'O wai lā 'oe? A he aha mai nei kāu o ka pa'i 'ana mai ia'u?"
"'O ka 'uhane au o ke Kalikimaka o ka wā 'ānō. A e māka'ika'i iki ana kāua. A 'o ka'u pa'i māhanahana, i mea ia e kuhihewa 'ole ai 'oe, he moe wale aku nei nō kou."
A pau kā ia ala 'ōlelo, 'o kona pa'i hou maila nō ia iā ia nei, a ua like ka ikaika me ke pa'i mua a 'oi iki paha, a hālo'i ihola nā kulu waimaka ma nā lihilihi o ia nei ma muli o ka māhanahana o ia pa'i.
Kuai a'ela 'o Konekolina i kona maka a, i nānā aku ko ia nei hana, aia lāua me ka 'uhane o ke Kalikimaka o ka wā 'ānō ma ka hale o ke keiki nāna e pepehi ana iā Konekolina i kona wā 'ōpio. Ua 'elemakule na'e 'o ia i kēia manawa. 'O Kapono ka inoa o ia 'elemakule.
Aia 'o Kapono me kona 'ohana ma ka lumi ho'okipa e kama'ilio akula i mua o ka lā'au Kalikimaka. Ua piha uluhua ke keiki a Kapono i ka hana a nā kōlea e ho'ā'o nei e pō'alo i ka maka a ka Hawai'i. Ho'olohe pono ihola ua Kapono nei i ka 'ōlelo a kāna keiki aloha, a pau, ha'i akula 'o ia i kāna keiki, "'Ae, pololei, he keu kā ho'i lākou lā a ka loko'ino. A no laila, he aha ka mea e hana ai?"
Pane maila kahi keiki, "E aho paha e pepehi 'ia lākou e a'u, 'oiai, he mau kānaka 'ino nō."
"A he aha ana kou hopena, ke hana 'oe pēlā?" i nīnau ai ka makua i kāna keiki me ka ho'omau 'ana i ka 'ōlelo, "'O ka mea e pono ai, 'o ia ka hana e like me ka hana a nā kūpuna a kākou, ka mahi'ai, ka 'imi na'auao a pēlā aku. A me ka ho'olaha pono 'ana i ia 'ike ma ka 'ohana, a ma o nā kula kekahi, i laha, a i ho'omaopopo ka lehulehu a me ka po'e na'aupō. 'Oiai, ua nui nō nā kānaka i maopopo 'ole ho'i ka mo'olelo o kākou. A 'o kekahi po'e ho'i, he ho'ā'o e ho'ohuikau i ka mo'olelo.
'A'ole i pau.
Aloha Makahiki Hou!
Ua hiki mai nei ka makahiki hou. A eia māua nei ke hā'awi aku nei i ko māua aloha iā 'oukou a pau e nā makamaka heluhelu. A pēlā pū i ka Hōkū Buletina no ka ho'oka'awale 'ana i wahi lumi ma kona kino lahilahi no Kauakūkalahale. LH.
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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at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, supported by UH
President Evan Dobelle's Initiative for Achieving Native Hawaiian
Academic Excellence.
