1 6 Fornander Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



And the priest commanded the people who were holding the idols to "Move 

 around in a circle, and see that you move properly, lest one of you make an error and he 

 dies." They moved around correctly, not making an error. And when they had made 

 the circuit they stood in rows on the lower side. The priest then ofifered a prayer, 

 called pokeo, a very sacred prayer, and used only in the temple. This prayer of pokeo 

 was not applicable to all the chiefs. After this the people with the feather gods moved 

 to the upper side and sat down. 



Then the priest who had the alaca arose and placed a hala wreath on the king, and 

 one around the neck of the idol, and one around his own neck; this was an ordinance of 

 the alaca priest. And he said to the people, "Keep quiet, all of you people and all of 

 you chiefs." He then turned to the king and said : "Listen to my prayer for you. Dur- 

 ing my supplication, if a chief interferes, he is a traitor to the land; but if a common 

 man he shall die for your god." 



He seized his staff and prayed for a long time. The people kept very quiet before 

 him. At the proper time he commanded the people to arise, and said: "My brothers, it 

 is well ; it is safe ; it is accomplished ;" standing up eight times and sitting down eight 

 times. After these things he warned the people to keep quiet and not make any noise. 

 And the priest turned to the king and said, "It is well." Then they all — the king, the 

 priests bearing the feather gods, and the people — went into the temple to purify them- 

 selves therein. This was an ordinance of the priest for the temple service. After all 

 these ended, they all went to their houses on this same day. 



Here is another thing: The wife of the king was still under restrictions. She 

 was not to bathe, nor eat fresh food, nor fresh fish, nor could she play; these were all pro- 

 hibited. In the same way the priest's wife kept the ordinances, after the manner of her 

 priest husband, as the king's wife observed those of her kingly husband. The women 

 who reverenced their deities acted in this way, and also all the people of this land who 

 worshiped in the temple. 



And when it was evening the king and the priests with the feather gods went in 

 front of the temple and prayed outside. The people muttered strongly that the temple 

 service of the king had failed this evening. And after these things they all went to their 

 homes. The king then gave fowls to the feather deities and all the priests. These were 

 sacred fowls with which to worship the gods this night ; this was the night when the king 

 would be affably disposed, as also the priests, the chiefs and all the people. 



But if any fault occurred this night, they would not be at all pleased, and great 

 would be their dread of the god ; but if the work of the king and of the priest was perfect 

 this night, then they would be safe. This was indeed a fearful night. This was the 

 night that the king's food (taro) was pulled, as also that of the |)ricsts and all the chiefs 

 and the people. When dark this night was solemnlv still — no noise, no fires were lit, no 

 squealing of pigs, no barking of dogs, no crying of children — a night when all the people 

 and all the chiefs in the land held their breaths. 



This was the night of the service called, liulaliiila. to designate right and wrong, of 

 life and death. At midnight, the priest, the king and chiefs and the people awoke, and 

 went over to the outside of the temple. Not a word was sjwken by them this night. 

 They waited for early dawn, and when it came the king and the priest made preparation, 



