Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-05-01

ion while the broad headed leaves Of the kao in
themselves not unpleasng to the eye.
The kao used by the foreign residents subs-
potatoes rather for bread being either
boiled fried But this case in most OF the kind,
the native method of proceeding is the best hole dug in
the ground receives first redho stones, then covering
Of leaves of the plant thirdly the root in layers, ouhly
another covering OF leaves, and lastly sufficient quantity OF
earth exclude the air and conne the steam After few
your kao baked and may either be eaten whole just
il fried boiled, elaborated into poi The preparation
this dish exacs fully much care and toll as the growth
of the material. After being cooked IN the way just
described the root beaten paste with such expen
due Of labor that the task is always assigned to the men,
This PASTE which is of blush color, is invariably put aside
fermen When il has become sour is then fit for use
and then TO the natives eat 1T or TO hear them speak OF
cannot but conclude that in their estimation, is the
greatest luxury in the world The passion for poi pervades
all classes from the king downwards and the chiefs make
Of the fact that after dining with foreigners the
collected daines Of both hemisphes, they take little poi
home, by way, they express it. OF filling up the corners
Nor is the taste for this decacy altogether peculiar to the
ve Though white papas and mammas rather frown upon
something naughty and barbarous yet white masters and
misses generally hayward enough to exhibit extraord
nary love for the forbidden fruit wherever and whenever falls
in their way.
sAt regular meals however, moi is never eaten alone
least when the party interested afford any addition. Happy
emperor is he who flank his gourd Of poi with
bone Of pork Squatng himself between the two candidates
for his favor with much gee as the whole OF the animal
and vegetable Kingdoms his private property he sezes
the bone with hand and makes ready the other for
attack on the gourd. With dexteny which ought to put
civilization With all its clumsy equpage Of knives and spoons
TO the bus enviabe friend bites of the smallest possible
flavor Of the pork, and them plungng fingers into the
poi juggles, it into his mouth, by means of know
jerk OF the wrist much paste would make three
four spoonns for the hungiest European Another
bite and another gup and agan, again, again, and the
havok does not slack till the performer is constrained by dire
necessity to desist for of room and resign HIMSELF
like the boa constructor after dining bullock into the arms
of Morpheus.
But poi and pork not the only food Of the natives.
vegetables and fruits there yams sweet potatoes sugar
cane, nuts bananas &c. Of these the palatable
devoured great quantities by those who get them
between meals and appear in fact to for nothing in the
business of examining Then, of the creatures of the
leep, there the TURTLE the dolphin, the flying fish, the
mulet the rock cod the bonea the snapper the cray fish,
he pearl OYSTER the shark, &C. These the natives prefer in
sae the ground that they lose their flavor in cooking
considering the richest possible treat when their aquatic
Excursions, to haul fish from the and literally eat
to death but ourselves proted the by
McInyres culinary talents, feastng almost constantly
much turtle would have made hoyday for the whole court
Of aldermen Like the cultivation and preparation Of the kao
the procuring of adequate supply of fish has tended to
the people to habits Of industry the smaller Kinds being
kept the villages ponds constructed and protected with
great diligence and ingenuity Like the kalo patches these
artificial enclosures small being separated from each other
by enbankments and supplied with water from running
stream Towards Waikiki the road winds for nearly mile
among the remains of fish ponds neglected and dapi
dated but though there abandoned yet such works still
maintained at Honolulu, regularly furnishing its market with
fish, there goats flesh, dog hog, poultry and beethe
beef of Kauai, according Sir Edward Becher being supe
o any thing of the kind that he had out of England
As further examples of the progress of the Sand
wichers (perhaps the name has been not without
its influence the national character in the art Of
dining unching, and all that, he first gives ex-
tract from a former description of their manners,
and then relates an entertainment TO which he was
himself invited by the Governor of Honolulu, Ke-
kuanaoa ... -....
Nor are the principal natives of Honolulu far behind the
respectable foreigners this In proof of their adj
in material civilization, let contrast instance Of
royal gasonomy, recorded by the Rev. Mr. Stewart twenty
years ago, with evening in my banquetng expert
ence spent at Governor kekuanaoas.
"Having visited Liho Liho along with Mrs. Stewart, the
journalist thus proceeds Pauah the only of the
who had accompanied him from Oahu, seated Ia 7urc,
the ground, with large wooden tray in her lap. Upon
this cutie fish had just been placed fresh from
the and in all its life and vigor The queen had taken
up with both hands and brought its body her mouth and
by single application of her tceh the juices and blood
with which filled, gushed over her face and neck while
the long sucking of the fish, in the convusve paroxysm
of the operaton twisting and wrthng about her head
like the snaky hairs OF Medusa. Occupied both hands
and mouth were, she could only give the sautaon of
nod. 1t the first time either Of had her
jesy and took departure, leaving her.
found her. in the full enjoyment of the luxurious luncheon
"Now for kekuanaoas supper. We received by the
Governor in his Hall Of JUSTICE apartment large enough
for the church of considerable parish being sixty feet long,
thirty broad, and about thrtyve forty feet high to the
ridge pole Of the roof We there found assembled to
Dr. Judd surgeon of the missionary body and three
chiefs, Pak, Keaiahonu and Kanana, the first of the
three well his Excelency himself being remarkably
tall and handsome In his youth Kealahonui was ac-
cordng the Rev. Mr. Stewart perfect model of manly
beauty. He is of HaumuaIi the last king of Kauai
who was in mind well body of the finest speci-
mems OF the race and died captivity at the court of Lho
ho keaahonui and his father after the loss of their do
mnions enjoyed the honor of being joint husbands of the
Queen Dowaget Kaahumanu, already mentioned coregen
of the kingdom after her first lords DEATH poygamy and in
powerfully aiding, in this many other cases.
the policy Of engrang every rival into the dominant family
of kamehameha The remaining chief Kanaina, hus-
band Of the present coregent sister Of the king but
questionable how long he possess that high distinction
for he said to have TO Honolulu stand his trial
for being gallant gay Lotharo, with view his being
divorced. But, he small, and, for chief, utterly
puny, there not wanting charitable souls who asserted
that his royal conso did much regret the painful
of shaking of partner whose bulk and weight did little
recommend him, and who further nsinuaed that she
merely making vacancy for the rec Of Knau her sister,
and her predecessor the regency Old Kekuanaoa himself
"The chiefs all handsomely ared in the Windsor
uniform their clothes fitting hairs breadth parcu-
lar indeed are the asocacy in this respect that they have
imported tailor from England for their own exclusive bene-
fit Supper being announced the chiefs, each taking
two of party by the arm, conducted open
another apartment Of considerable se built the
European fashion, and handsomely furnished with tables buff
fets, cha SOFAS &c the WHOLE nearly the WHOLE being
OF native wood and native workmanship The main table
would have done dscred London mansion covered
was with glass and plate and lighted with elegant lamps
The fare very tempting II consisted of fruits Of oil
kinds sweemeas pastry, Chinese preserves, &c. with
ceent tea and Coffee the latter, which had been grown
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