i8 Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



while the majority of the people prayed from a distance, imitating- the voice of the rat, of 

 tlie chicken, of the hird, of the dog- and of the i)ig. Thus they worshiped their gods, all 

 of them asking- their deities, saying: "Make your powers great, our gods, at the king's 

 service, where a ])ost to your house shall have a place." And this was agreeable to all 

 the people. And at morn the priest took hold of the idol and the lama leaves and a small 

 white covering (oloa), while the king seized the drum and the pig and entered the tem- 

 ple, they two alone, imposing its sacredness. 



OF THE PRIEST DIRECTING THE SERVICE 



The priest gathered u]) the lama leaves in his hand, wrapping them in the white 

 kapa. and said to the king, "Listen you for our mistakes within here." An immense bank 

 of clouds then settled above them, so that the stars were invisible. They prayed and the 

 clouds were dispelled, and the stars twinkled. And when the priest saw that it was all 

 clear above, he said to the king, "Listen you for the cries of the mice, the singing of the 

 birds, and the crowing of the roosters." After these things, the jjriest stood up while 

 im]iloring the prayer called linlaliula. He then sat down, praying silently. When he 

 ended his prayer, he turned his face to the rear, to the king. And when the king saw the 

 priest's glance, he (the king) offered the pig, saying: "O Ku, //»/(//; ;//«.' Here is thy pig, 

 and may I be sa\-ed by thee; and here is thy beautiful house, a gift from me to thee. Save 

 thou my land, and chiefs and all the people. Cursed be the traitor who robs the land, or 

 the tattler who would seek our defeat; here is where the object of our service is directed." 

 And when the king had finished, the priest entered a temple division (waica) to conduct 

 his prayer secretly ; it w\is a small house essential for the services of the ])riest. 



After this the priest uttered a prayer softly, and then turned his face to the king, 

 asking: "How was our prayer service?" The king answered him. "It was well." Then 

 the priest questioned the king to learn if he ( the king) had faithfully complied in listening 

 for the right or the wrong, saying: "Heard thou not the birds singing?" "No." 

 "Heard thou not the crowing of the rooster?" "No." "Did not hear a dog bark?" "No." 

 "Was there not anything wrong at all with us?" "No." "Did you not hear anything 

 wrong at all from the outside?" "No." Then the jiriest told the king, "Your i)rayer 

 was well done, and you are saved, and your land, and the chiefs and all the people." At 

 the end of their consultation, they went outside to inquire particularly what the ]ieoi)lc 

 had heard. And they inquired quietly: "Say, what have you heard on the outside 

 here?" And they whispered in reply: "Nothing, nothing at all. There was nothing 

 wrong at all outside here that we heard of." Then the ])riest said to the king: "'S'our 

 majesty." The king responded, "\'es." (E o. ) "[ say unto you, your prayer was good, 

 and the night returns thanks unto you, and the deity says, 'Thou shalt have life.' " They 

 then gathered on the outside of the temple, raising their voices, exclaiming "The prayer 

 is flown" (finished). And when the peo])le heard that the king's jirayer service was 

 ended, Innd xoices were heard fnmi all jilaces, the exclamations of the crowd of jjcople 

 making a rumbling sound, the report being carried far and wide. This was i)leasing to 

 the king, and to the priest and the chiefs and all the people. 



And when it was daylight they prayed outside of the temple. There were three 



