Lomeo and Iulieki (one pidgin tragedy — part two)

Aloha BR readers,

If you nevah read “Lomeo and Iulieki — one pidgin tragedy” last month, mo bettah go back and catch up. Bumbye going be too confusing.

Da two sweethearts

wen make one plan

One secret wedding

 in Vegas,

Some day.

But fo now,

Iulieki gotta go back home

Bumbye da maddah and faddah

Going get suspicious

Lomeo gotta work ovah time all summa

At da gas station

Coming home every night

On da bus

Hot and stink.

Iulieki gotta work ovah time all summa

At Aunty Pua’s lei stand

In busy downtown Honolulu.

Coming home every night

On da bus

Hot and stink.

 

But da big plan wuz

Vegas.

Den dey can be

husband and wife.

In da small white chapel

Like da story books.

Iulieki going be

In one long, white holokū

White like da plumerias

In da big tree

Where dey wen

Touch and weave words of love

Like stringing plumeria leis.

Meanwhile

Da trouble wen come

 to fair Kapahulu.

Dis is da story.

Unko Byron was still huhū

From da time Lomeo

Wen crash Baby Moke’s lūʻau.

He saw Lomeo dance

wit Iulieki

He saw dem

touch

All night

Undah da full,

moon

of da egg

of da Golden Duck.

He wen spock

Lomeo

In da plumeria tree.

Eyeing up Iulieki

Wen she wen hemo

her Pele-red holokū

Fo put on her pajama.

Unko Byron’s face wen come

Pele red.

 

No tell nobody —-

Unko Byron

Love Iulieki

He wen like her

Fo himself.

He wen come

pupule crazy

No tell nobody —

He wen like kill

Lomeo.

Unko Byron wen look fo Lomeo.

He wen spock Lomeo

Outside Leonard’s Bakery.

Unko wen wait till he got to

His bes friend Kaika’s car.

Den, Unko wen pull one gun.

Threatening Lomeo fo fight.

Lomeo nevah like fight.

Den Unko wen say,

“No be one coward,

We going fight till pau.”

He wen push Lomeo,

Lomeo nevah push back.

Unko wen push again.

Lomeo nevah like fight.

 

 Kaika,

Came in between da two bruddahs.

Unko Byron wen try bus up Kaika.

Kaika wen try bus up Unko.

Unko wuz mo strong, mo huhū.

He wuz jealous.

Unko wen shoot Kaika,

He wen fall.

Lomeo wen take Unko’s gun

He wen shoot Unko.

Kaika was dying

But he wen struggle

Fo say dis —

“I thought

The end of our ʻohana wars

Wuz going be the beginning of it all

For you, Lomeo,

And for Iulieki.

Now,

I going put one kahuna curse

on both your ʻohanas.”

Den,

Kaika wen make.

Lomeo wen take Unko’s gun

He wen shoot Unko.