("Na Mea Hoolele Hauli o ka Ua Peepapohaku"1, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, August 7, 1924)
In the second week of June, an accident occurred at the home of Henry K. Gibson when his 2-year-old toddler2 fell into their well. The well is roughly 12 feet deep, but the water was only about 6 feet deep at the time.
The well was covered with boards, but there was an area left uncovered to gather water. At the time of the accident, Henry K. Gibson was in West Maui seeking things to help in this earthly life3.
The toddler’s mom4 and an older sibling5 were cooking. This older child, about 5 years old, cried out to the mom. The mom rashly jumped into the well and grabbed hold of the toddler. However, the mom could not climb out because the well was too slick, so she called to the 5-year-old to rescue her and the distressed toddler.
Indeed, a rope was found, and with this rope the toddler was rescued. This left the mom, but the 5-year-old rescued her through determination with a ladder. The ladder weighed about 70 pounds, but the child worked tirelessly to lift it to where it could drop into the well. Apparently, the mom was close to succumbing to the frigid water when she was saved.
I hereby pray to the Heavenly Father to bestow great blessings on this child only 5 years of age for great bravery and untiring perseverance for a younger sibling and mom. This child is gifted6, as a child that can do something like this is rare indeed.
On Thursday, July 24, a plague struck part of Kaupo, at Waiu and Kou, when about 20 animals from Kona, Hawaii, were left scattered about. These were the animals known as the donkey, or ass.
This plague was not a true illness but rather a sickness from barbarous hands wielding rifles and shotguns (Savage and Repeating Shot).
This is just some brief news for the captain of the Kuokoa, and please forgive me if it has been beyond the bounds of propriety.
L. K.
Below is the text of the original article:
NA MEA HOOLELE HAULI O KA UA PEEPAPOHAKU
Ma ka hebedoma elua o ka mahina o Iune i hala aku la, ua loaa iho la kekahi ulia, ma ka home o Henry K. Gibson, ma o ka haule ana o kekahi o kana kamaiki, o elua makahiki iloko o ko lakou luawai inu me ka wai no o 6 a oi aku paha kapuai ka hohonu o ka wai i koe iho, a oiai he 12 kapuai paha ka hohonu o keia luawai.
Ua paa no keia luawai i ka uhiia me ka papa oluna iho, aka nae ua hookoeia he wahi no ke kio’e ana iho i ka wai, oiai o Henry K. Gibson ma Maui Komohana, no ka huli ana i na mea e pono ai keia ola honua, a loaa aku la keia ulia.
O ka mama o keia kamaiki ame kekahi o kona mau mua iho, e kuke ana, a na ke kamaiki o 5 a oi aku o na makahiki i kahea i ka mama, a iloko o kela manawa aole he hana pono o ka mama, ua lele naaupo aku la iloko o keia luawai, a loaa aku la ua kamaiki nei a paa ae la, aka nae aole e hiki i ka mama ke pii ae iluna no ka mea he mania pu ka luawai, aka nae ua kahea aku keia mama i ke kamaiki o 5 makahiki e hoopakele ae iaia ame ke kamaiki poino.
He oiaio ua loaa kekahi kaula a me ia kaula i hoopakeleia ai ke kamaiki, a koe aku la ka mama, aka nae, ua hoopakele hou no keia keiki o 5 makahiki i kona mama ma o kona hooikaika ana i kekahi alanui pii nona ke kaumaha o 70 a oi aku paona, aka nae me ka hooikaika pauaho ole o keia kama i ka olepe ana i keia alapii, ahiki i ka haule ana iloko o ka luawai, a o ka mea i ikeia o pakele ka mama me ka aneane e poino, mamuli o ka hu’ihu’i loa o ka wai.
Ma keia ke kalokalo nei au i ka Makua Lani e haawi mai i na hoopomaikai ana he nui i keia kamaiki o 5 makahiki wale no, no ka nui o ke koa ame ka hoomanawanui pauaho ole, no kona pokii, ame kona mama, a oiai he kakaikahi wale no o na keiki elike me keia, ka hiki ke hana mai, no ka mea, he naaupo keia keiki.
Ma ka la 24 o Iulai, Poaha, i kipa ae ai he ma’i ahulau ma kekahi hapa o Kaupo nei, ma Waiu ame Kou, no ka mea ua nui na holoholona o na Kona, Hawaii, i mokaki ma kahi o ka 20 a oi aku, a o keia holoholona he ekake a he piula hoi ma kahi olelo ana ae.
Penei ke ano o ka ma’i, aole keia he ma’i maoli, aka he ma’i na na lima o ke aloha ole, o ia hoi keia, me na pu o laipela ame ka pu lu ki manu (Savage ame Repeating Shot).
Nolaila he mau wahi meahou keia e ke kapena o ke Kuokoa, a e oluolu oe e kala mai ina ua pakeu aku la keia mawaho loa aku o ke kupono.
L. K.
Footnotes
- Ua Peepapohaku, or “Rain That Causes Hiding Behind Rock Walls”, is a poetic name for Kaupo.
- Harry Joseph Gibson
- i.e., working
- Elizabeth Kaleialii Kahele
- Charlotte Kaloke Gibson
- The article has the word “naaupo” (ignorant), but this is likely a typo for the antonym “naauao”, or gifted