("Na Mea Hou o Nuu", Nupepa Kuokoa, December 17, 1881)
Powerful storm.—On the night of Nov. 26 at the house of a Nuu native named Maihui, a rafter fell from the southeast side of his family sleeping house and split into little pieces. Just then, a piece of wood flew and struck a woman on the cheek. At the same time, the thigh of a woman named Keawe was greatly injured and bruised from lightning.
Also at that time, at Hamukoki’s house a post at the southwest corner fell down. Hamukoki saw a burn on the cheek of a man named Paele but no sign of lightning. Their sleeping house was carried off by floodwaters. The water was so strong that it destroyed the crops of the natives. No remains were left. This may have been a test for the people of Nuu from the Almighty God.
Sincerely,
G. P. NEHEMIA JR.
Kumunui, Kaupo, Maui, Dec. 2, 1881.