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Fornaudcr CoUcctioti of Hawaiian Polk-lorc. 



from this place were the i)ebbles/' which was nearer the paclninni. and still further in 

 was the kaiimna, the /'(uV/ ;/;;///" itself; and coming- to a higher place in the temple was 

 the iiioi''' which was equal to the mounting division of the aiiuii. It was customary in 

 the large temples of the chiefs that two compartments were set apart,"" one for the king 

 at a certain place, and one for the priest at a certain place in which he observed the 

 ordinances of the order of priesthood. 



OF DEDICATION SERVICES. 



During the dedication services, those days were very solemnly observed until the 

 restrictions were raised or released; then if a battle occurred soon after and the king 

 of one side was killed, a most atrocious work was enacted. The dead king was placed 

 on the altar platform and two pigs were placed together with him, one on his right side 

 and one on his left. As the dead king had been laid face downward, his right hand 

 was ])laced on one i)ig and the left hand on the other. He was to remain thus until 

 in a very advanced state of decomposition, stretched and swollen on the platform. 



ERECTION OF TEMPLES FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE.**' 



If the common i)eople desired to erect a temple, a small enclosure would be satis- 

 factory; a place for the reception of the idol was raised while the i)erson who offered 

 the sacrifice had a lower ])lace [prepared for him]. The image was wrapped in cloth, 

 either red or white cloth, as suited the opinion of the idol kee])er, and the things to be 

 sacrificed were pigs, red fish, coconuts and other things that the keeper thought were 

 proper to offer as sacrifices. 



If a person committed a very grave offense, his sacrifice must be brought before 

 the deity, with supplication, thus: "O god, here are edibles, pig's, coconuts, red fish, and 

 also garments. O Kanehekili, O Kanewawahilani, O Kauwilamakaehaikalani," watch 

 over your offspring." In this manner a person's very serious transgressions were 

 atoned for. 



70. GOD OF THE HIGH PRIESTS CONDUCTING THE SERVICES. 



A feather idol"'' was the deity of the high priests who conducted the services. 

 The imag"e must be well taken care of. It was an idol with feathers braided around 



"A section of the pavement of the hciau smoothed ofif 

 with pebbles. 



•"The l>acliuiiii( here mentioned has reference to the 

 row of images before the altar. The images around the 

 outer walls of temples of sacrifice takes the same name. 

 These were not held sacred, as idols, for tradition credits 

 Kawelo with taking the fiwliuinu of a Waianae heiau 

 for firewood in preparing a feast for his warriors the 

 night before their leaving for Kauai. 



'"il/oi, the chief or principal idol of a visible set in a 

 temple. 



'"A small house called It'dica, in the more important 

 heiaus, was where the king and priest entered to per- 

 form the 0/117 ceremony ( seeking a favorable omen as 

 answer to their petitions), after midnight. 



"'Kamakau placed these temples as third class, some 

 of which were large and some small, and designated 



the "common people" as "those who looked after and 

 worshiped the gods ; the nightly praying people ; those 

 who continued in daily prayer to the gods." 



"■The trio of deities here appealed to were those sup- 

 posed to govern the electric storms : "the god of thun- 

 der;" the "god who rent heaven," and "the ligluning 

 eye pained in the lieavens." A slight variant on this lat- 

 ter name, doubtless the same god, is shown on page 74, 

 Vol. IV. 



"'There were several feather gods for services in the 

 higher class temples, cacli of which had its special pow- 

 ers. The more familiar in name that have come down 

 to us are Kukailimoku, Kukalaniehuiki, Kukeoloewa, 

 and Kuhooneeiuui. The feather god or gods were care- 

 fully kept in the iiiaiui house of a temple and only 

 brought out for processional services of serious moment 

 under its ritual. 



