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tor, and during the battle at Kuamoo, in Kona, Hawaii, he was hit by a bullet in the calf 

 of the leg. 



THE DEITY OF THE BONE BREAKERS. 



Kuialua was the name of the deity of the bone breakers. Before entering the 

 instruction house of the profession of bone breakers, the scholar must first offer re- 

 verence to the deity, Kuialua, at the same time making a noise by stamping the ground 

 near the doorway of the house with his feet. After the scholar had first made a noise 

 with his feet, then the instructor would respond in the same manner as the scholar had 

 done. 



MANNER OF MAINTAINING THE BONE BREAKING DEITY. 



The manner of maintaining the diety of the profession of bone breaking was 

 very strict ; all that the instructor advised must be complied with. There were numer- 

 ous sacred ordinances of the god of the profession of bone breaking; if any ordinance 

 thereof was violated, judgment would be meted out by the deity, if it be the crippling of a 

 leg, well and good; or if the punishment was of another form of deformity according to 

 the wish of the god of bone breaking" it would be the penalty. 



66. TRADING AS RELATED TO AGRICULTURE. 



There were auguries relating to trading in the order of priesthood. If a per- 

 son desired to exchange the produce of his field, intending to barter, if for fish the 

 auguries would begin to show when the food for the exchange was placed in the oven. 

 If the signs were favorable for the disposal of his product it was an assurance that he 

 would quickly exchange the food he had roasted for his trading. For instance: If 

 the food was placed in the oven, failure in trade would be shown when the oven was 

 uncovered. If the oven was without heat and the food uncooked, the diviner of trade 

 would say: "A trip for trading can not be made. Persistency would result in death on 

 the ocean." 



Success of a trading trip depended upon the proper tying of the bindings of the 

 bundles of food. If, at the time of tying the ki, or pandanus leaf wrappers the bindings 

 snapped, the priest of trading would say: "It will not be long before my bundles of 

 food are disposed of, because the bindings of the bundles of food tell of their quick dis- 

 posal." 



67. FUNCTIONS OF TUV. ORDER OF PRIESTHOOD AT CEREMONIAL SERVICES. 



The high priest of the king had an important duty to perform at the rites of a 

 dedication service in the tenijjle on sacred nights. It was an important work to pre- 

 side over a service during these ceremonies ; noises were not to be made ; pigs must not 

 squeal, dogs must not bark, it was so strict. If the mud-hen chirped when the services 

 were being observed, the high priest would say: "The services are inauspicious and 

 improper;" it was inappropriate for the priest to ]XM-form the services then on account 

 of the chirping of the nnuMicn. 



