34 Foniander Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



The man went as ordered, singing as he went. And when the ]:)enple saw and heard him 

 they all sat down. And when he came before the king he lianded him the fishes and then 

 ran away with great speed, lest he might be killed. 



The king then went to the shrine where a priest prayed. They then prepared the 

 king's fish from which the king picked out the right eye and ate it, and ofifered thanksgiv- 

 ing to the deity. And in the morning which was that of Kiikahi (the third night of the 

 new moon), two luahaiiiaha's"'' were carried out to sea, one named Halcokaloa (House 

 of Kaloa), the other Haleohiu (House of Hiu). And when these were brought" to the 

 shore some of the priests ofifered prayers at that place. Their net having caught some 

 fish, they went forth praising their fishing gods. In the evening the fires were extin- 

 guished and the night was made sacred. In the morning the women were released from 

 their restrictions and were allowed to eat fish. 



Then canoes came from the ocean having noticed that the restriction on the of^clu 

 was lifted. This was a very strict ordinance of the priest. Nine days were used for the 

 restriction they had made, and nine days the canoes could not go out, nor was it safe for 

 them to come in from the ocean while the restriction was in force. All of these things 

 have passed away. 



Following are the names of the months in which the king and the priests did not 

 wage wars, and in which one district (or island) did not wage war upon another. These 

 are the seven months: i, May, which is Kaaoiia: 2. June, Hinaiaclcclc: 3, July, Hilinachu: 

 4, August, Hiliiiama: 5, September, Ikmva; 6, October, W'clchu; 7, November, Makalii. 



CONCERNING THE YEAR 



And when the new month, Ikmva (September) by name, commenced, the king 

 placed a signal in front of the temple showing that the old year had passed and a new one 

 had commenced. This was done on the night of Hilo" ( the first night of the new moon), 

 the king and all the ])eoi)le and all the priests assembling this evening on the outside of 

 the temple, the people being arranged in two rows. A ])riest stood u]) with a bunch of 

 ieic ferns in his hand, and then they all joined in prayer : Then the priest said, "My bro- 

 thers, it is well; we are safe." Then they all stood u]) from front to rear, with loud re- 

 joicings. After this the priest with the idols went to a court yard of the temple, where 

 they niurnnu-ed in ])raver. This prayer was called kaiio.''' After this they all went to 

 their respective houses, resting through the night. At daylight they left their houses and 

 came and prostrated themselves outside of the temple; the king, the priests and all the 

 people. The peo]:)le were arranged in four rows, the feather deities being also ar- 

 ranged in rows. The high ])riest then arose, wearing a white sash around his waist, 

 and holding a ])unch of icic ferns in his hand; and after making some incantations he of- 

 fered a ])ravcr to the deity. After this invocation many priests arose praying and mov- 

 ing in a circle around the deities. The alaca priest then arose to offer his petition, after 

 which the iicojile arose from front to rear, all entering the temple, where they jirayed be- 

 fore the idols. 



"Two mulwmahas (gills) refers to the two sides of "Hilo (to twist), the first night of the new moon, 



the fishnet as named house, or side of Kaloa, and Hiu. "Kaiio, a prayer for a special blessing at the inaktihihi 



^'Lclc, not in the sense of Hying or jumping, so much ceremonies, 

 as reached, or conveyed. 



