Kole Paʻanga ʻi he Hala: Ko ha Vakai mei Loto

Ko e tokolahi ʻiate kitautolu kuo nau mamata pe kuo nau fehangahangai mo ha taha kole paʻanga ʻi ha taimi ʻi honau moʻui, ʻaia ne fakatupu ai ha ngaahi ʻuhinga kehekehe ʻiate kitautolu kotoa. Talu ai ni, ko e meʻa ni ʻoku ʻi ʻolunga ʻi hotau mata ʻi he taimi kotoa, he ʻoku ʻikai ke toe faingofua ke tau maʻu ha ʻaho ʻo tau ʻalu ʻi ʻolunga ʻi homau ngaahi koloa ʻo ʻikai ke tau sio ki ha niʻihi kole. Ko e talaʻofa ʻo e tokolahi ʻiate kitautolu ko e fie maʻu ʻa e moʻoni. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau fiefia ke fakahohaʻi, fakakaukauʻi pe fakamamaʻi ʻi hotau foaki. Ko e tokolahi ʻiate kitautolu ʻoku nau holi ke foaki, ka ko e meʻa ʻoku fehuʻia ko e founga, ko e taimi, pea ko e ʻuhinga ʻe ʻi ai.

Ko ʻeku fatongia ʻi he ngāue ʻi he ngaahi sēvisi fakaʻulutauʻa, ʻoku nau kole maʻu pē ʻa ʻeku fakakaukau ki he founga ke fengāueʻaki ai mo e kole paʻanga ʻi he hala. ʻO ʻikai loto ke fakatuʻutuʻu ha tali ʻe taha ʻoku tefito ki he kakai kotoa, kuo u talaʻofa māmālie kia kinautolu ʻa ʻeku ngaahi kaungāmeʻa mo kinautolu te nau ngāue ʻaki ʻa e ʻatamaí pe ʻinisitingá ke tali. Ko e polosiká ʻi māmaní ʻoku ʻikai te ne fēfēkina lelei ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu takitaha ʻo e "taha," pea ko ia ʻoku ou fakafiemālie ai ʻa e founga ko ia. Ko e ngāue kotoa ʻoku kehekehe, neongo ʻoku nau hāʻele tatau ʻi he sio. Ko e taha ʻo e kole ʻe lava ke ʻomi ʻa e fakatu'utāmaki, ka ko e taha ʻe lava ke ngāue lelei ki ha fiemaʻu moʻoni ʻa hoʻo kaungāmeʻa kole. Ko e founga ʻe taha ʻoku ou ngāue ʻaki ke tali ʻa e meʻa ni ko hoku ngāue tauʻatāina ko e ʻalu mo e tufa ʻo e ngaahi kaati kole ʻoku ʻomi ʻa e fakahinohinó ʻo e lao faʻa kole ʻi he tafa ʻe taha, pea ko e ngaahi sēvisi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he Food & Care Coalition ʻi he tafa ʻe taha. ʻOku ne fakaafeʻi au ke aʻusia fakamālohi ʻa e taha kole ʻaki ha tali ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa mo e ʻatamaí, ʻa ia ʻoku fakaʻatā kinautolu ke maʻu ʻa e tokoni lolotonga ʻoku fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga kovi ʻo e kole ki he ngaahi pisinisi mo e kakai ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻiloʻi.

ʻOku ou spera ʻe tokoni ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ko eni ki he kakai lau ke nau mahino lelei ange ki he ʻapi ni pea ʻa faingofua ange kia kinautolu ke nau ʻilo ko e hā ʻenau founga ki he kole ʻi he kahaʻu. Ko e muʻomuʻa, ʻoku totonu ke tau ngāue ʻi loto ʻi he fakaʻilonga ʻo e lao ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi totonu taʻeʻuli ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻa e kakai ke kole tokoni. Ko e ngaahi totonu ko ia, ʻi he fakafeʻiloaki, ʻoku fakafehākinakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lao fakafederalé, fakasiteití mo e fakaʻapi ʻoku fakaʻilonga ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga totonu ʻo e ngāue ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e kole. Ko e kolo ko Provo naʻe ʻi ai ha lao lelei naʻe ʻiloʻi ke ngāue pea naʻe lelei taha ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe taha kuo hili, ʻi he taimi naʻa ha faʻahinga ʻo e kau taki ʻo e kole ʻoku maamaʻanga naʻe kamata ha fili fakafolofola ke fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻoku talangata. Ko hono ʻuhinga ko ʻenau fononga hake mo hifo ʻi he Wasatch front pea nau fakakikihi fakaʻulutauʻa mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa, ʻoku nau fakatāpuaki ʻaki ha ngaahi toso lao kapau ʻe fakafepaki ʻenau ngaahi totonu fakakonisitūtone ke kole. Naʻe tupu angiʻangi ange ʻa e ngaahi ngāue kole ko ia ʻi ha vahā taimi loloa ʻi he taimi naʻe to siʻi ange ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ki he ngāue pea nau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke ʻomi ai ha ngaahi tali totonu mo fiemaʻu ki honau ngaahi komuinitiʻ. Ko e kolo ko Provo talu ʻi ai kuo ne maʻu ha lao foʻou ʻoku ʻosi fakaʻaongaʻi ha lea ʻoku tapuni ʻa e kole ʻi hono hoko ʻi he vaha ʻo e taha kole mo ha koloa ʻoku ngāue ʻi ha hala moʻuʻi. ʻI he tokoni ʻa e kau tauhi lao mo ha kakai ʻoku mātuʻaki ʻilo ange, kuo fakasiʻisiʻi ange ʻa e kole ko ha palopalema.

ʻI he ua, ʻoku ou pehē ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngāue pea mo e fiemaʻu ʻo e meʻa ʻoku kole moʻoni ʻa e taha kole. ʻI he ngata ʻi he taimi, ʻoku fakahinohinoʻi kitautolu ke tui ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ko ia ko e meʻakai, kofu, pe fale. Ko e kole ʻa ha taha kole ʻoku ngāue ke fakataʻefietama ʻaki ʻa ʻetau ʻofa ki he fānau ʻa e māmaní, ʻi hono fakaeʻa ʻa ʻetau loto angamaʻa, pe ko e ngāue ʻaki ʻa e talanoaʻi mo e moʻoni matutu — "ko e hā ʻoku pau ke loi, ʻoku ou fiemaʻu ha pia". Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau moʻoni loto ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu. Ko e tokolahi ʻoku nau puke ʻi honau ʻatamai, faingataʻaʻia faka-sino pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi taʻofi moʻoni ʻoku ʻomi ai ha ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu maʻa kinautolu pe ko honau ngaahi fāmili. Ka ko e tokolahi ʻoku ʻikai ko ia. ʻI he talanoa mo e kau ofisa ʻo e kau tauhi lao naʻe ʻalu fufū ke nau ʻiloʻi lelei ange ʻa e kau taha kole, naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ko e 70-80% ʻo kinautolu naʻe ʻikai ko e kau tangata ʻoku nonofo ʻi he hala, naʻa nau ngāue maʻu pē ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoku maamaʻanga mei ha ngaahi feituʻu kehe, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau ngāue ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he komuinitiʻ ʻoku ngāue ke tokonaki ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu tatau ko ia naʻa nau kole tokoni ki ai.

Ko hono ngata, ʻoku totonu ke tau ngāue ʻi loto ʻi he fakaʻilonga ʻo hotau loto ʻaupito. ʻOku tau foaki pe ʻikai? ʻE tokoni pe fakatupu ha kovi ʻa ʻeku tokoni ki he taha ko ia, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fakatau meʻakai pe wain? ʻE fokotuʻutuʻu pe ʻe ʻeku ngaahi $20 ʻa e palopalema pe ʻe fakatupu ke kovi ange? ʻE ʻi ai ha ngaahi ʻuanga ʻoku ʻikai ke fai fakafuofuaʻi ʻo ʻeku ngaahi ngāue pe ʻe maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga ʻoku fiemaʻu? ʻI he ʻaho ko ia, naʻaku ako ai ha ʻilo mahuʻinga mei ha taha ʻo ʻeku kau ngāue ʻi he talanoaʻi ʻo māua ki he meʻa ni. Naʻa ne fakahū mai ha fakamatala ki ha taha ʻi he fānau totonu ʻo ʻetau angaʻaho ʻi he ngaahi kiʻi tamaiki, ko Yogi Bear. ʻO hangē ko hoʻo manatu ai, ko Yogi mo Boo Boo, ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi founga ʻatamaí, naʻa nau feinga ke kaihaʻa ʻa e ngaahi kato pikiniiki mei he kau hāʻele ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻiloʻi ʻi he potu kotoa ʻo Jellystone Park, ʻa ia naʻe fakamamahi taha ki a Ranger Smith. Ko e akoʻanga naʻe totonu ke ako ko ia naʻe ʻikai ko e founga ʻo Yogi mo Boo Boo ʻa ia naʻe totonu ke liliu, neongo ko ia foki ʻe tokoní. Ka ko e ngaahi anga ʻo e kau hāʻele ʻa ia naʻe lava ke fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa e palopalema kotoa ʻi hono ʻikai tukuange ʻa e ngaahi kato pikiniiki ʻo ʻikai tauhi. Kapau ko kitautolu — ko e kau hāʻele — ʻoku tau fakatupu ʻa e palopalema ʻo e kole ʻaki ʻetau foaki ʻo ʻikai fakakaukau, ʻe fakatupu pē ia ke tupu ange ʻa e palopalema. Lolotonga ʻoku ou tui ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi founga lelei ange ʻoku tau lava ke poupouʻi ai ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fiemaʻu, ʻoku ou tuʻu pē ʻi he ʻeku akoʻanga naʻaku vahevahe ʻi he kamata ʻo e tohi ko ia — foaki ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻo loto, ka fai ia ʻaki ha ʻiloʻi lelei ange ʻo e ngaahi ʻapi ʻoku takatakai ʻi he palopalema. Ko ʻeku fakakaukau ko ia ʻoku ou pehē — tuku ha kato ʻoku ngāue maʻa kinautolu ʻoku ke feinga ke tokoni ki ai, kae ʻikai ko ha kato pikiniiki ʻoku faka-talaʻofa ʻi he tepu ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ʻomi ai ha kau ʻea lahi ange ʻi he kemi!