ʻŌlelo Hoʻākāka
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I kēia wā nei, ʻaʻole ʻike ka nui o nā kānaka i ke kumu o ke kapa ʻia ʻana o ke kaona ʻo Waipahū. I ka wā mahikō, ua kapa ʻia ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū ma muli o ka pūnāwai, ʻo Waipahū. A laila, ua kapa ʻia ke kaona ʻo Waipahū ma muli o ia hale wilikō. I ka hala o kekahi mau manawa, poina ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū i ka poʻe. Na ia poʻe e manaʻo nei, ʻo Waipahū ke kaona lā. He pūnāwai nō hoʻi ʻo Waipahū i ke ahupuaʻa ʻo Waikele nō, i ka moku ʻo ʻEwa.
Wahi a Sites of Oʻahu, ua pani ʻia ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū. I kaʻu kipa ʻana aku i ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū, ʻike ʻia kekahi pūnāwai liʻiliʻi. Wahi a koʻu hoa, ʻo Adam H., he mahiʻai, ke kahe nei ka pūnāwai liʻiliʻi ma laila. A aia ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū kokoke i ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū. No laila, he manawai paha ka pūnāwai liʻiliʻi no ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū. “I ka lawe mālie ʻia e ka wai ʻo Waipahū,” kahe mālie ka pūnāwai liʻiliʻi ma ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū i kēia lā.
Eia ka moʻolelo o ka wahine o Kahuku, nāna i huli no kāna kua kuku kapa hiwahiwa. Kaʻapuni ʻo ia i ka hapa o ka moku ʻo Oʻahu no kāna kua kapa. He moʻolelo no ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū, a me kekahi ilina wai o Waipahū a me Punahoalapa.3 I lalo o ka papakū, hui nā wai, me he ʻupena lā. He mau ilina wai ia. ʻO Waipahū me ke kiʻowai ʻo Punahoalapa, ma Kahuku. Hui kekahi mau ilina wai i lalo o Oʻahu i kēlā wahi a kēia wahi, ʻo Waipahū me Punahoalapa ʻelua o kēlā mau ilina wai.
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I kēia wā nei, ʻaʻole ʻike ka nui o nā kānaka i ke kumu o ke kapa ʻia ʻana o ke kaona ʻo Waipahū. I ka wā mahikō, ua kapa ʻia ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū ma muli o ka pūnāwai, ʻo Waipahū. A laila, ua kapa ʻia ke kaona ʻo Waipahū ma muli o ia hale wilikō. I ka hala o kekahi mau manawa, poina ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū i ka poʻe. Na ia poʻe e manaʻo nei, ʻo Waipahū ke kaona lā. He pūnāwai nō hoʻi ʻo Waipahū i ke ahupuaʻa ʻo Waikele nō, i ka moku ʻo ʻEwa.
Wahi a Sites of Oʻahu, ua pani ʻia ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū. I kaʻu kipa ʻana aku i ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū, ʻike ʻia kekahi pūnāwai liʻiliʻi. Wahi a koʻu hoa, ʻo Adam H., he mahiʻai, ke kahe nei ka pūnāwai liʻiliʻi ma laila. A aia ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū kokoke i ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū. No laila, he manawai paha ka pūnāwai liʻiliʻi no ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū. “I ka lawe mālie ʻia e ka wai ʻo Waipahū,” kahe mālie ka pūnāwai liʻiliʻi ma ka hale wilikō ʻo Waipahū i kēia lā.
Eia ka moʻolelo o ka wahine o Kahuku, nāna i huli no kāna kua kuku kapa hiwahiwa. Kaʻapuni ʻo ia i ka hapa o ka moku ʻo Oʻahu no kāna kua kapa. He moʻolelo no ka pūnāwai ʻo Waipahū, a me kekahi ilina wai o Waipahū a me Punahoalapa.3 I lalo o ka papakū, hui nā wai, me he ʻupena lā. He mau ilina wai ia. ʻO Waipahū me ke kiʻowai ʻo Punahoalapa, ma Kahuku. Hui kekahi mau ilina wai i lalo o Oʻahu i kēlā wahi a kēia wahi, ʻo Waipahū me Punahoalapa ʻelua o kēlā mau ilina wai.
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