44 Pomander Collection of Ifa^^'aiiaii Folk-lore. 



great number of people with the deity. A very larg-e number of men ran in front of the 

 image, liolding spears in their hands. One of tliem had several spears in his hands 

 which he intended to throw at one of the men who landed with the king from the canoe. 

 The king and his companion landed, and when the man who held the several s])ears saw 

 them he ran forward cjuickly and threw a spear at the king's companion. He parried 

 it with something that he held in his hand, leaping uinvards. The people then shouted at 

 the man's skill. The man then touched the king with a second spear thus freeing him 

 from restrictions. Then there was a general sham fight among the people. 



The king then entered the temple with the new year deities and with the priests 

 praying in this night of Malani. Then the king sacrificed a pig, calling upon the deity : 

 "O Lononuiakea, here is your pig. This is for your tired feet from visiting our land. 

 And as you have returned watch o\'er me and over our land." The king then ceased talk- 

 ing to the deity and they all left the temple. 



They slept through this night, and in the morning, the day of Kiilii, no canoe was 

 to appear this day. Today pigs were killed for the king, and at night there was great 

 praying, which was called koiliaanalu. Oe was another prayer performed this night. 

 In the morning they went to the temple where they performed all temple work all 

 through the day. They undressed the new year deities, ceased their temple work, the 

 priest going on the outside of the temple to release the restrictions of the anniversary. 

 This prayer was called kiiikiiipapa. They being all free this day of LaaiC'' (the years 

 grew as forests), the canoes were then free to come in. At the close of this ceremony 

 by the priest the king went to his place. Five days afterwards the king returned to re- 

 strict the temple. This service was called haloakaiiiakaiiiaka. When he arrived at the 

 temple, together with the high priest and many of his people, in the evening they were 

 under restriction, the day being Ole-kukahi. And the people were arranged in rows. 

 The priest stood up, then sat down and prayed. 



[remainder of original lost] 



"'Laati, name of the eighteenth clay of the moon ; literally, wood, trees, timber ; therefore as the clays of 

 the year returned so the forest grew. 



