The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-05
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
A Hawaiian Feast.

how To entertain them. Naturally curious 10
witness every ancient amusement however bar
barous, there Is 4 strong temptation to our i-lan
initiate strangers into the mysteries Of the
demoralizing hula, the luau, raw fish and baked
dog. II may be well 20 know beforehand what
visitors 80 entertained think Of such scenes, and
how they report them returning 10 their own
country. For this reason we reprint the following
from the Oreri,Dsd Nozifig for May:
OF the many Hawaiian customs still in vogue
n hfql- (ifztsD j. not the least interesting q,
Traveller in search of knowledge concerning TIN.
ancient and customs Of tIc -s-mi-civilizcd
natives Of the Pacific islands. During n stav at
Honolulu last summer. IL wa- my fortune To- be a
guest at n native entertainment rendered o. the
officers Ofan American and an English man, ,i-wur
then living in the harbOr. and to his friends ia
general, by David Eallkaua, q mcnbcr Of the
Hawaiian royal Etuily, who completed extensive
preparations for the carrying out Of the prDiect
The scene Of the gala n grass hut q few
miles from town. Of sufficient Dimensions To- allow
Of ample accommodation for the umuscments in
contemplation. y lar.r. number Of persons con-
grrc1tcd in AMI around the structure show iu, by
their lively demonstrations that they were bent
upon the full CljDyment Of the OCCASION Our
horses were taken charge Of By dozen or mOre
bnrrfuoted attendants, who We'd with each other .
in their attention t0 us. doubt under instruc-
tDns from their chief. coupled with the expccta-
ton of small reward tine departure Of the I
o. ha0tss' O0rcigucrsJ fpr although tine island .
have but little regard fpr money, tlcy certainly
cVincc weakness tor it, accumulation with the 4
least possible cxertiou, and firm believers in i
the doctrine uf d,ine nothing for nothing. Cur
dusky host received with gic Volitcucs- Of bis
cultivated manners, and ushcrc,i into the
presence Ot che assembled company who in turn
contributed their share o. our comfort, greeting
W. heartily With the ralutati1u .. ALgha' ODvc 10
youl, the most expressive word in their language.
The internal scene WIS at once novel and pictur-
esIue. The walls were hung with the national
cuurs. and strips % brIght-cuOrcl cuicUcs, inter
twined with green bOuSlrs and native gcyvgsws
Laughing Ghattcring kanakas and wahiucs, dress
eel in their native -tmpleuess, squattcd on
the l,suss- mating whieh covered tlle dOOr. The
women were euvelJpcd IN q single garment reach
iug from the neck 10 the ground, wrcutfe- Of rel
and yellow flowers eucircling the head and neck.
SJnc Og che men wore nothing but puutal0ou~
whilst others were provided with more extensive
tItlcfs-ull. except che chiefs and hCud men, were
htreEsgtcyt. were ffvftcf DC scatrrt on the
mats, each receiving supply % pillows on which
o. rest the arms, elbows, 0r head, us might
feel Inclined. We were then crowned with
wrcuthes Of The swcrt-smClllug jasmine, by o
rather pretty muid IN waitiu. anil pus-ivcly sub
mtted fpr pIlitcuc-s stSe, 81 che trying ordeal Of
receiving from her % kiss administered I'm the nu-
tIve it-aiun-an operation 80 oddly peculiar, that
a pussin. notice ol it will not be. out Of place.
Ilawuiisns kiss by touching, rather violently
brilising. noscs-the Hatncss and l1tuc-s pt that
or.nn preventing tire bone from interfering ur-
pleasantly with thc deigLffuI sensation, circular
motion il observed, until full satisfaction 70
have been impaired ON both sides. In order %
please her visitors, thc dusEy maiden offered To
kiss us IN she gJJd oil way % Not as she cX-
pressed it, that 10 gives any idea OF love or
affection, but 1t grttites the stranger We were
unar nous in our thanks for her intended kiild-
HeyS, AMI declined any further embraces. NOrdJ
I wish 90 convey the idea that submitte,l in
the first instance, TO the brui-ing operation. adj
nIittins only tlIt W. touched noses with the iiaw
aftlu beauty, who informed IL, with pputing
Iips that we knew MT how o. apprcciltc the
tender salutntiou did we, when received IN
the manner which she implicd-fOr we agreed
mutually that Hawaiian kissing exception
o. the general rule Of native customs, which are
all Outiandish alike in foreign estimation.
Three dancing girls, dressed in short, gaudy
garments manufactured from the t1pa leaf-thcIr
he,lds uccss. wrists. and ankles. being decorated
with flowers, wrisslcd and twisted through thc
motions Of the .. kIliG hla' (uatiyc dance, cDIi-
body. accompanied by graceful movement 1.-THE
hlnisJ, To the dull and harmonious sound ct q
hlli-dJzen ctlabu-hes. which were thumpCd and
pounded the l1or in the most energetic manner
by native musicians, who added low, sruntiug
hum Of their voices To tine uu-scfulv noise. Fr.-
qucntly one Of them would spriag - his feet,
throw out his arms. sllp ms chest and sides vip-
lcntly with his open hands. tear his hair, make
the most frshtful rimaecs, roll up his eyes, foam
nc the mJuth-scctninS in every respects a one
his knees. and calmly resume humJuiuS and
tlruul ping on his Cullbu-h.
The vitnds were spread on a cloth extending /
the tll length Df the DOr; and il required lit
Ole scrutiny tp observe AMI remember the contents
pr the dishes displayed. The array was imposing,
viii euumerate tHe different jOuts, within my
recollection. Y
The hctd Of the table was gr;tccd by n smoking
Of heterogeneous chunks OF meat 4
or whi.h dug anil pis formed cOucDmitaut parts
n AZ rFgfIf-
nos in TRUTH b. traced with any definite certainty
iu che group. dpS-catns HOurI-hcs IN all IT. pris-
tine glory. In this regard the natives exhibit a
superior advancement ~ the matter Of taste. %
rviuciug decided preference IN favor Of doc. meat
a Lir!cs trout tapped his tail and expanded his
eiIIs. IN the thrucs of death at the foot Of the
table the -plrs were Incl with INV AMI cooked
i-h of aII kiud-. one dish contained quantity -
lr minnow-, whicn were hopping about i'm the
yeest MANNER. and eaten by the natives in II
pairs \ delicious feb and young Torkcr cook
"a IN tar1 leaves underground. possessing all the
requisites u tickle the palate Ot an cpIcIrc, took
foremost place amongst the dishes y cIlIba-h -
,f Dol vyus rluced IN front OF each person. and
Quantities of che MODERN inventions OF drink
Introduced. Dishes and glasses were thc only
rticlc- Of civilization IN Knives and forks O
al not vet become fashionable. y Poi = -
tlu,, NJ dish amongst the natives. the reader may
Ike 90 know how IL j. manufactured. Boiled or
aScG tlrp - pounded into u dough with smooth 4.
tone wutcr - added until IL becomes Of the
consistency Of thick starch, which iC resembles in
ppearIucc: 10 j. then allowed % fcrmcut IN stone
pts until 10 turns sour, when 10 u ht FOR Ii
the staple article Of food amongst tlc Islanders,
rh3 ere extremely fond oft. tpJ-sc-scs ilttcu- -
~ properties. and. ~ lesh Is the standard by
shich iiawaiians judge beauty, their vanity and
'ye Of eorpuicHce may account for its universal
se, ~ it. peculiar flavor anil mode Of cOnsump D'
nn y, b. foreigners. simply disgusting lt i
nten by sucking it of one or two fingers. which
MEMBERS become white from tho practice But
side from discussion Of the demerits of POI,
nd to return % the subject-the company sat As
ros5-egged on the mats and dealt very sImmarily "
'th the c-cuieuts, evidently in h-sf,r Ignorance