86 Pomander Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



17. ONE WAY OF FORETELLING THE WIND. 



Supposing- that the Kona was the prevailing- wind for some time, about a month 

 or more in duration; if the i^rophet discerned that the heads of tlie clouds leaned toward 

 the east he would remark: "The Kona wind is about to subside; tomorrow the regular 

 breeze (east wind) will return as heretofore." In like manner if the regular breeze, or 

 a general calm was prevailing, and the weather prophet perceived that the position of the 

 clouds was inauspicious, that the heads of the clouds leaned toward the west, or to the 

 south, he would observe: "The Kona wind is about to set in; the days will not be many 

 before it comes." As the appearance of the omens in the clouds, so would the weather 

 prophet (Nanauli) interpret. 



FORETELLING A GREAT STORM; WINDY OR RAINY. 



Supposing that a general calm had prevailed over the land for some time, and had 

 so continued for nearly a year, or perhaps six months; and if the weather i^rophet scan- 

 ned the heavens and saw that they were thickly covered with white clouds, and spotted 

 like a white-spotted dog, such spotted clouds was called a "koiianc board." When the 

 clouds are seen in such a condition the weather prophet would observe: "A tempest will 

 arise and its duration will be as long as the calm had ]irevailed." 



OF THE STARS. 



The character of a coming tempest could be discerned through the stars. If the 

 twinkling of the stars was observed during a general calm the weather prophet would 

 say: "A tempest is near; the stars are twinkling." The auguries in this are the same 

 as are those of the koiianc board. 



18. OF A TEMPEST AT SEA. 



A weather prophet's interpretation of the omens for a land tempest was differ- 

 ent from the omens for a tempest at sea. If there was general calmness on the ocean 

 sometimes, the sea simply quiet, and if the weather prophet found that the clouds 

 were liiiiano'" white, and the borders of heaven"' seemed to heave tumultuously, the even- 

 ing clouds vying with each other, and the dark clouds gathered at the top of the moun- 

 tains, then the weather prophet would say: "There will soon be high surf, because the 

 clouds vie with each other." In case the weather prophet saw that these premonitions 

 as mentioned above, were apparent in the clouds, and ocean-going canoes were to leave 

 at that time, then the prophet could forewarn the ocean-going people to wait, and those 

 who were familiar with the customs of the order of priesthood would abide by the in- 

 structions of the weather prophet. 



19. OF THE HEALING PRIESTS. 



There were various classes of healing priests known in Hawaii, of different de- 

 nominations according to their official titles, which were divided as follows : Healing 



'"Uiuaiw, the creamy white blossoms of the pandaiius. "'The horizon was the border of heaven to a Hawaiian. 



