Na Mea Hou o Maui Hikina / News of East Maui
Transcription
No Kaupo.—He nui ka pilikia o keia aina i keia wa, aole haule mai ka ua, maloo ka aina, me he mea la ua kaupale ke Akua i ka pono maanei o Kipahulu, a ma Kaupo aku aole ua malaila, ma Kipahulu nui ka ua. Ke pau loa nei na kanaka o Kaupo i ka hele ma Wailuku, Makawao, Kipahulu a me Hana, e hele ana i ka imi ola a mahiai no hoi; o ka ai e noho nei o ka hua papipi i hoolapalapa ia i ke ahi, a ma kau wahi o Kaupo, he kao maloo ka ai a he kao maka ka ia, o kekahi poe nae, ke kamau iki nei no i kahi kele ai. Ma Nuu, aole he lihi pono olaila, ua pau loa na kanaka i ka hele, he pilikia keia mai ke Akua mai, o na hana a ka Haku malaila, aole i holopono loa.
No Kahikinui.—O na hiona o keia aina i keia wa, aole e like me mamua, me he mea la, ua puhi ia i ke ahi, ka hele a owela ka mauna, aole wahi mauu ulu ae; aia malaila kela pukiki kaulana e noho nei o M. Paiko, i ka hanai pipi, kao a me ka hipa; o ke ola o na kanaka aia ke laulele nei i Wailuku, he ahona i ka ihu o ka lio.
Translation
About Kaupo.—There is a crisis now in this land. The rain hasnʼt fallen, the land is parched, and itʼs as if God is keeping prosperity on this side of Kipahulu, and from Kaupo on, thereʼs no rain. Thereʼs been plenty of rain in Kipahulu. All the people of Kaupo are going to Wailuku, Makawao, Kipahulu, and Hana in search of sustenance and to farm. The only food is cactus fruit cooked over a fire. At some places of Kaupo, dried goat takes the place of taro, and raw goat is the fish, but some people continue to survive off of wild taro. At Nuu, there are no resources at all, and all the people have gone. This is a crisis from God, for the Lordʼs efforts there have not gone well.
About Kahikinui.—The features of the land at this time are not like before. Itʼs as if it has been burned by fire; the mountain is scorching and there is no grass growing. That well-known Portuguese man, M. Paiko, is living there, raising cattle, goats, and sheep. Life for people is even hard in Wailuku, so itʼs best to follow wherever the horses are heading.
Citation:
Malihinihele, J. K. I. “Na Mea Hou o Maui Hikina” [News of East Maui]. Translated by M. Puakea Nogelmeier. Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Oct. 26, 1878, vol. 17, no. 43, p. 1. Institute of Hawaiian Language Research and Translation, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2019.
Original article retrieved from Ka Nupepa Kuokoa in Papakilo Database.
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