Anahulu Hoʻonui 1/19 – 1/27/2026

Aloha e nā hoa heluhelu, 

Pehea ka hoʻomaka ʻana o kēia kau kupu lau? Piha ka naʻau i ka poʻe i ʻākoakoa mai no Hawaiʻi Kuʻu Home Aloha 2026 ma ka pā mauʻu o Hale Hawaiʻi. 

I kēia anahulu hoʻonui kākou e heluhelu aʻe ana i ka ʻatikala ʻo “Kahi I Loaa Mai Ai Ka Inoa Kapunahou” i loko o Ka Nūpepa Kūʻokoa i ka makahiki 1915: 

“Ua puapuai ae ka wai mailoko mai o ka honua, alaila paku ae la ke keiki i na aoao o kekahi wahi, a waiho aku la i wahi no ka wai e kahe ai, a loaa iho la kahi e auau ai o kona kaikuahine. 

I ka puoho ana ae hoi o ke kaikuahine mai ka hiamoe ae la i ke awakea, ua hookahahaia oia i ke aliali mai o ka wai, oiai nae i ke kakahiaka aku, he aina maloo wale no. 

Ua ikeia kela wai mapuna o Kapunahou, a o ka inoa ia i pahola aku ma na wahi e pili kokoke mai ana.” 

E hele mau ana ka wai mai loko mai o ka honua, a like nō paha ua wai nei me ka leo o kēia ʻāina ʻo Mānoa nei. Aia i luna kaʻu kiʻi i paʻi ai ma ka hālāwai hoʻonaʻauao no Welina Mānoa. I ke aʻo ʻana o kēia oli mākou e hoʻokamaʻāina ana me ka wai laulaha o Mānoa. 

English Description: 

How’s the beginning of the semester going? I feel full and supported from all the people who gathered and came to Hawaiʻi Kuʻu Home Aloha 2026 at our Hawaiʻi Hall lawn! This anahulu we are reading “Kahi I Loaa Mai Ai Ka Inoa Kapunahou” published in Ka Nūpepa Kūʻokoa in 1915. The underground waters continue to flow, perhaps similarly to the sound of voices in Mānoa. Above is a photo I took at a Welina Mānoa workshop. Teaching and learning this oli continues to acquaint us with the extensive and far-reaching waters of Mānoa.