(Ke Alakai o Hawaii, October 10, 1929)
Mr. Jonah Kumalae, Editor of KE ALAKAI O HAWAII, Greetings:—
If you could, please find some room for this news item.
The 14th of this month1 was a day for something that had not been seen before. On this day, all of those who had mules gathered them together until the corral at Waiu was packed. This was done in accordance with the announcement of Dwight Baldwin, the new landowner of Kaupo who had bought the estate of recently deceased resident A. V. Marciel2. When they were all in the corral, the deputies called out to everyone, saying that those who wished to return their mules to their own land should do so now. If they wanted to leave them, the Englishman3 would buy the mules for $2.00 a head. Some left with one or two of the mules. Most left their mules to get $2.00. It was better for the people to get a little something. Some landowners would have just gone through their pastures with guns blazing and not providing any bit of recompense.
When this was done, it was time to eat, so the food was cooked. When the meal was done, it was announced that tomorrow the mules would be rounded up along the shore so everyone should return then.
Everyone gathered at the place of Mrs. Ipokekiwi, joined by Dwight Baldwin. There was a 1-year luau for a baby. All were present. Up and down4, again and again until through. As we relaxed, the eyes and ears took in the surrounds while the children sang in sweet, plaintive sounds and a soft-eyed youth strummed the guitar. How beautiful it was, the up and down swaying of those dancing the immodest hula. Everything was wonderful. We ate our fill and then returned home.
On Sunday morning, the remaining mule owners and others came, eager to witness the massacre of the mules. Some took their mules, while the rest were herded to the shore. The call had been heard to take the mules, horses and donkeys.
Not one remained. When they arrived at the shore and were gathered in one place, the sound of the guns started. What a racket. However, your correspondent was not there, but rather tramping through the land of the misty rain. It would be tragic to see this slaughter of so many animals.
Smiles were the only thing seen on the youths who carried out this act. When the morning’s work was through, everyone left.
Your correspondent understands that 46 were killed in total. There were 18 others taken home. Some children of the Land of Flowers5 left with mules, but these may have been donated.
Not all the mules from the pasture were taken and killed, but these were shot later on the lands where they were found roaming. It should be noted that the people of Kaupo had already learned this lesson long ago many times from the recently passed landowner A. V. Marciel. He had killed the horses and mules of the residents here, but he gave farmland to those without. This was just. It is not good to have too many animals.
With regards to the resident landowner for his immensely fine acts. Regards as well to you, Mr. Editor, and your deft-fingered staff6 of our bearer of news, “Ke Alakai o Hawaii.”
CORRESPONDENT.
Kaupo, Maui.
Sept. 17, 1929.
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Mr. Jonah Kumalae, Lunahooponopono o KE ALAKAI O HAWAII, Aloha nui kaua:—
E oluolu hoi oe no keia wahi ikamu, e loaa hoi i wahi lumi kaawale nona.
O ka la 14 iho ia o keia mahina, oia kekahi o na la i ike mua ole ia mai mua mai e like iho ia me keia. O ua la ala, he la ia no kela ame keia mea, he holoholona piula kona, e nui pu aku ai e hoohuli i na holoholona piula a piha ku’i ana iloko o ka pa ma Waiu. Mamuli keia o ke kuahaua a ka Haku Aina hou o Kaupo nei, ka mea nana i kuai iho nei ka waiwai o ia kamaaina i hala koke iho nei, oia hoi o A. V. Marciel, a o Dwight Baldwin hoi keia Haku hou. I ka pau ana iloko o ka pa, po-ha mai la ka leo o na Hope e i mai ana, o kela ame keia mea e hoihoi ana i kona aina i ko lakou piula, o keia ka manawa. Ina e manao e waiho, alaila, e kuai ana ka haole ia poe piula ma ka $2.00 pakahi o ke poo. Ua lawe no kekahi he hookahi a elua. O ka nui, ua waiho no ka $2.00. E aho ka ia nei, he loaa kau-wahi mea liilii i ka poe. Aole e like iho nei me kekahi Haku Aina, he hele okoa no ka iala i ke kula e ki-ki ai me ka pu, me ka loaa ole mai o kekahi wahi hunahuna.
Pau keia, hoi e ai, ua makaukau na mea ai i ke kuke. Pau ka ai ana, poha hou ka leo. Apopo ho’a ka piula i kai o kahakai. Hoi kela ame keia.
Me he mea ala, o keia nui kanaka no apau a piha ana kahi o Mrs. Ipokekiwi, hui pu me Dwight Baldwin. He papaaina luau piha makahiki no ka pepe home. Papau aku la makou apau ilaila. Ke pii ’la, ke iho ’la, oi noke aku a haalele pu. Ia makou e alapohu nei, aia na maka ame na pepeiao i kahi e kahi i lilo ai. Oiai hoi na keiki e hoolele pau mai ana i ka leo honehone o uwe-hone. Ina opio maka palupalu hoi e hooleilei kikala mai ana. He u’i mai hoi kau, ka hooku’i wale ae no koe o lalo ame luna i ka ua mea o ka lewa naaupo. Aka, he maikai na mea apau, ua ai a lawa a hoi wale no i ka home.
I na hora kakahiaka ae o ka lapule, hiki hou ua poe mea piula i koe aku ame kekahi poe e ae, no ke ake e ike maka i na hana ki-ki piula o ia la. Lawe ka poe i koe i ka lakou piula, o ke koena iho, ho-a la aku la i kahakai. O ka huaolelo i lohe ia aku mamua iho o keia, lawe ka piula, lio ame ka hoki.
Aole hookahi i koe. I ka hiki ana i kahakai a akoakoa i kahi hookahi ka hoomaka iho la no ia o ke kani o ka pu. He paapaaina mai hoi kau. Aole nae kou mea kakau malaila ia wa, ua ko-peki mua mai la o Kauanoe. No ka menemene i ka ike aku i keia luku ia mai o keia nui i holoholona.
O na keiki na lakou i hooko keia hana, he mino-aka wale no ka mea ike ia aku maluna o lakou. A o ka hopena iho la o na hana o ia kakahiaka, a hoi kela ame keia.
O ka huina nui a kou mea kakau i ike aku ai, oiai e lawe ia ana no ka make, he 46. He 18, mawaho ae o keia i pau i ka lawe ia ma na home. No ka Aina Pua kekahi mau keiki i hoi me na piula, koe nae, he manawalea ia mai paha aole paha.
Aole no i pau pono loa mai na piula o ke kula, aka, e ki-ki maoli ia ana no lakou maluna o aina o lakou e loaa aku ai. Peia ka manao. He loaa mua no keia haawina i na poe o Kaupo nei he wa loihi i hala, a i na wa no apau, ina o ia Makua i hala koke iho nei no o A. V. Marciel a he like me neia iho la, ua pau mua ke kau lio a piula ana o na kanaka o keia aina. O ka iala he haawi aku i aina mahiai no ka poe aina mahiai ole. O keia hoi, he hoomaemae. He nui loa na holoholona aole i pololei.
Aloha no ia kamaaina a makua hoi me kana mau hana maikai palena ole. Aloha no. Nou ke aloha ame ka hoomaikai nui e Mr. Lunahooponopono ame kou poe lima hei o ka kaua Ahailono “Ke Alakai o Hawaii.”
MEA KAKAU.
Kaupo, Maui.
Sept. 17, 1929.
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