NGAAHI PEESI FAKALOTOFONUA
Maʻu ʻo e Ngaahi Tatau Hāhāmolofia ʻo e Fuofua Pulusinga ʻo e ʻKa Buke a Moramona’
Fekumi ʻa e kau ʻākaiví ke lau ʻa e toenga ʻo e ngaahi tatau ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻi he lea faka-Hauaiʻí.
ʻI he lolotonga ngāue ʻa Poloki Heitalī ko e tokotaha Tauhi ʻĀkaivi ʻo e ʻUnivēsití ʻi BYU-Hauaiʻí, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e hāhāmolofia ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻi he lea faka-Hauaiʻí, “Ka Buke a Moramona.”
Naʻá ne fakakaukau ʻe ʻaonga ke ʻiloʻi pe ko e ngaahi tatau ʻe fiha ʻoku kei maʻú, ʻe lava heni ke fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e niʻihi naʻa nau ngāue mālohi ke fakafaingofuaʻi mo mahino ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ki he kakai naʻe lea faka-Hauaiʻí ʻi he 1800 tupú.
Kimuʻa pea hoko ʻa ʻEletā Heitalī pea mo hono uaifi ko Sisitā Lola Heitalī ko ha ongo faifekau ʻi he Hisitōlia ʻo e Siasí ʻi ʻAositelēliá, naʻá na ngāue ki hono lau ʻa e lahi ʻo e ngaahi tatau ʻo e pulusinga ʻo e Ka Buke a Moramona ʻoku ʻatā ki he kakaí, kae tautefito ki he ʻuluaki pulusinga ʻi he 1855.
ʻI he 1820, naʻe ngāue ai ʻa e kau ngāue fakamisinale Palotisaní ki hono faʻu ʻo e fuofua tohi ʻalafapetí ʻi he lea faka-Hauaiʻí. Naʻe hoko ʻeni ke ne fakafaingofuaʻi ai ʻa hono liliu ʻo e Tohi Tapú pea paaki ʻi he lea faka-Hauaiʻí ʻi he 1838.
ʻI he konga loto ʻo e 1800 tupú, naʻe hoko ʻa ʻEletā Siaosi Q. Kēnoni ko e fuofua tokotaha ke ne liliu ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ki he lea faka-Hauaiʻí ʻo tokoni ki ai ʻa e ongo tupuʻi Hauaiʻi ko Sonatane Nāpela pea mo J.W.H Kauahi. Ko e tatau pē ʻe teau tupu siʻi naʻe lava ʻo pineʻi fakatahá kimuʻa pea hoko ha vela ʻo ʻauha ai e toenga ʻo e ʻū pēsí naʻe ʻosi pākí.
Naʻe hoko ʻa e mole ʻo e ʻū pēsí ni, ke ʻikai lava ai ʻo toe fakatahaʻi ha toe ʻū tatau lahi ange—pea hoko ai ʻo hāhāmolofia ʻaupito ʻa e fuofua pulusinga ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻi he lea faka-Hauaiʻí. Kuo fakakau ia ʻi he lisi ʻo e ʻū tohi mamafa taha ʻa e Siasí pea ʻoku pehē ʻoku totongi mamafa ange ia ʻi he tatau ʻo e fuofua pulusinga ʻo e tohí ʻi he lea faka-Pilitāniá ʻi he 1830.
ʻI he 2021, ko e fuofua taimi ia ne toki lava ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻoku lea faka-Hauaiʻí ʻo hū ki he Ngaahi Folofola kakato ʻo e Siasí kuo fakatahatahaʻí ʻi he Gospel Library, ko ha maʻuʻanga tokoni ʻi he ʻinitanetí ki he ngaahi folofolá mo e ako ʻo e ongoongoleleí.
ʻI he ʻaho ní, ko ha tatau pē ʻe 22 ʻo e fuofua pulusinga ʻa e Siasí ʻi he 1855 ʻo e Ka Buke a Moramona ʻoku tauhi ʻi ha ngaahi laipeli ʻe hongofulu mā nima.
ʻOku pehē ʻe ʻEletā Heitalī, “Ko e fakamatalá ni ʻoku mahuʻinga ia ki he niʻihi kehe ʻi he Pasifikí, koeʻuhí, naʻe hoko ʻa e paaki faka-Hauaiʻi ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ko e lea fakafonua fika nima ia ke liliu ki ai mei he lea faka-Pilitāniá, pea ko e fuofua pulusinga ia naʻe ʻikai ko ha lea fakafonua ʻi ʻIulope. ʻE hoko ʻa hono siofia ʻo e ʻevalūsiō ʻo e liliu ʻo e lea faka-Hauaiʻí ke malava ai ʻa e niʻihi kehe ʻi he Pasifikí ke nau houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi liliu kimuí ni ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ki honau ngaahi lea fakafonua takitaha, pea mahalo ʻe hoko ʻeni ke fakaʻaiʻai ai kinautolu ke nau fieʻilo ki he founga naʻe fakahoko ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi liliu ko iá kae lava ke akoʻi ai ʻa e kakaí ʻi honau ngaahi lea fakafonua pē ʻonautolú.”
Naʻá ne toe pehē, “Ko kinautolu ʻoku nau mātā ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomona faka-Hauaiʻi ʻi he 1855 ʻi he Senitā maʻá e Kau ʻAʻahí ʻi he Temipale Laʻie Hauaiʻí, te nau houngaʻia ʻi he koloa mahuʻinga ko iá.”