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lani, of Kauai : of Maihea and Naulu-a-Maihea. the prophet race of Oahvi in the time of 

 Lonohoonewa (the father of Paumakua) ; of Luahoomoe, the prophet of Hua of Maui — 

 in all these prophecies — it is said that the gods (na akua) created heaven and earth. The 

 gods who created heaven and earth were three, Kane, Ku, and Lono. Kanaloa was the 

 great enemy of these three gods. Before this creation of heaven, earth, etc., everything 

 was shaky, trembling and destitute, bare, (naka. ololiclolic) ; nothing could be distin- 

 guished, everything was tossing about, and the spirits of the gods were fixed to no bodies, 

 only the three above gods had power to create heaven and earth. Of these three Kane 

 was the greatest in power, and Ku and Lono were inferior to him. The powers of the 

 three joined together were sufficient to create and fix heaven and earth. 



"Their creation commenced on the 26th day of the month, on the day called Kane 

 and was continued during the days called Lono, Mauli, Muku, Hilo and Hoaka. 



"In six days the creation was done and the seventh day, the day called Ku, became 

 the first kapu day (la kapu), day of rest. The first and the last of the seven days in every 

 month have been kept kapu ever since by all generations of Hawaiians." (Mookuauhau 

 o Puanue. Au Okoa Oct. 14, 1869.) 



In an ancient prayer reference is made to the subversion of the creed of religion 

 (kapu) of Kahai by Lono. 



When Moikeha came from Tahiti (Moaulanui) he brought with him his ■kilokilo. 

 called Kamahualele, who followed him to Kauai ; also his two sisters, named Makapuu and 

 Makaaoa; also his two brothers named Kumukahi and Haehae; also his kahuna named 

 Mookini. When he arrived at Hilo in Hawaii, Kumukahi and Haehae wished to stop 

 there and they were put ashore. (Is Lae Kumukahi called after the first and Haehae 

 after the other? — probably.) When ]\Ioikeha got off at Kohala, Mookini and Kaluawi- 

 linau left there. (Is the old heiau of Mookini called after Moikeha's kahuna/ — prob- 

 ably. ) At Hana another follower named Honuaula was left. At Oahu his two sisters 

 Makapuu and Makaaoa were left, hence probably "Lae Makapuu," East Cape of Oahu. 

 Kamahualele was an adopted son of Moikeha. — He traveled in a double canoe (kaulua). 

 Moikeha was a red-haired, florid man (cliu kuniuuli ). 



In the Hawaiian priesthood, (oiliana kaliuna) there were ten liranches or col- 

 leges. He who was master of, or proficient, in all was called a high priest (kahuna 

 nui.) The names of these branches of learning, or colleges were: (i) Anaaiia. (2) 

 Hoopiopio. (3) Hoounauna — these three connected with the practice of sorcery, by 

 prayer and signs, for the death or injury of another. (4) Hookoniokonw, (5) Po'i- 

 nhanc, connected with divination ])y causing spirits of the dead to enter the body of a 

 subject and possess it. (6) I.apaau inaoli. medicine generally. (7) Kuhikuhi-puu-onc, 

 consulted about building temples, their location and prosperity. (8) Onconcihonua. (9) 

 Kilokilo, (10) Nanauli. soothsayers, diviners, prophets. 



Each one of these ten was again subdivided in classes and occupations of detail. 

 The priesthood was governed by rules and regulations of its own, stringent oaths were 

 exacted before admission and heavy penalties upon infraction. 



A number of gods were invoked by the different classes and subdivisions of the 

 priesthood, but the principal god, who seems to have been the presiding and tutelar deity 

 of the entire body of priests was called Uli, the blue sky, the vault of heaven. 



