142 Fornander Collection of Hazuaiian Folk-lore. 



THE MONTH OF WELO. 



If a person was born in the month of Welo,'" he was a man skilled in divination 

 and counseling. He was an illustrious person, and his children were distinguished also 

 after him. His descendants were always eminent. 



60. OTHER AUGURIES OF THE MONTHS ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF PRIESTHOOD. 



Mention has been made in former numbers in relation to agriculture regarding 

 fa\orable days for planting, but no mention was made of the favorable months. Di- 

 vination of days was different from that of months. The works of the farmers were 

 named after the months; according to the names of the months so would be the result 

 of the work. 



THE MONTH OF IKIIKI. 



Before the a]:iproach of the month of Ikiiki, the farmer prepared to work his 

 field and set out his ])lants ; after his plants had matured, then the farmer was ready to eat 

 the produce which he had cultivated in the month of Ikiiki ; and this was what the farmer 

 said: "In the month of Ikiiki the first fruits of my plants will be gathered." But if the 

 yield in the field changed, famine would be the result. This month had only two in- 

 terpretations," weariness from food," or "hard pressed by famine." Therefore this month 

 was favorable to the farmers, but distressing to certain others. The words of the 

 farmers, applied, however, to dry land; they did not refer to wet lands. 



THE MONTH OF KAELO. 



This was the favorable month for the plover snarer's ambitions, as it was the sea- 

 son in which the ])lovcr fattens. Hence the saying by the counselors of the order of 

 priesthood; "Kaelo is the month when the plover are i)lump." 



THE MONTH OF NANA. 



Prior to the month of Nana the fishermen prepared the flying-fish seine, because 

 the fish diviners foretold that; "In the month of Nana the flying-fish are fat." The fish 

 diviners, when the fishing months came, could foretell the time of performing the works 



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f their \ocation which were soon fulfilled according to their words. 



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61. AUGURIES OF THE CANOE-HEWING PRIESTS. 



The canoe-hewing ])riest was a notable personage. He was a capable man in 

 his calling; he also had an augury in keeping with his profession of canoe hewing. He 

 could not commence to perform the duties of hi^ calling unless he su])]wrted the ordi- 

 nances of his i^rofession according to his gods ; only by having a favorable night dur- 

 ing slee]) could he go and perform the duties of his vocation; but if his dream had refer- 

 ence lo death, then he could not go U]) to hew canoes. ll he persisted llien llie result 

 would be fatal. 



""April-May. This departs somewhat from the tabic of Hawaiian inoiitlis as adopted by Dr. W. D. Alexander in 

 his "Brief History," as some of the Hawaiian names of this paper differ from those of his list. 



