Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-14

X cpookalani and keliimaikai are different in
dividuas.
Notice again. Uni H. united with piikea W.
and bcgot Kumalae X. kumalae k. united
with kunuunuipuawalu W. and begot Makua
H.; Makua k. united with Kapohelemai W. and
begot H.; \. united with Kawalu W. and
begot Ahu H.; Ahu H. united with Kaoui W.
and bcgot Kapaihi H.. Kapaihi k. united with
Umiulaikaabumanu W. and begot Heulu k;
Heulu H. united with lkuaana ". and begot
Keaweheulu H.; Keaweheulu X. united with
Ululani W. and begot Keohohiwa ". kepoo-
kalani k. united with Keohohiwa W. and begot
Aikanaka H.; Aikanaka X. united with kamae
". and begot Keohokalole W., the mother Of
the present reigning King.
According to this gcncalogy this kepooka-
an is again shown not to I've identical with
Kciimaikai. That is your mistake, Elele. DO
you suppose that by showing kelimaikai to be
identical with Kepookalani you would show
that Keiimaika lacked the Wohi kapu1 lie
cannot be robbed OF it, he was mighty stem,
well known to the ancients, he flourished,
spread out his branches and took deep root.
The ancients Of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu knew
that Keiimaika possessed the Wohi kapu.
1t is true that the name keliimakai was a
new name Tor epithet), and that his real name
was kalaninuimalokuloku, and that the people
Of Maui applied this new name to him because
they admired him for his goodness and kind
ness, and so they called him keliimaikai THE
good king) Wherever he bathed was made
sacred Qaa), and whatever place he stopped
or had anything to do with was considered
as sacred. The reason why everything he
touched was regarded as sacred and tabu was
because Of the kapu he possessed that is, the
Wohi kapu which he inherited from his father
and his ancestors. The Eicie may do its worst
but it cannot rob him of his kapu attribute.
Again the Eieic tries to attack kekuaoka.
lani, saying, Z" He had no Wohi kapu, he was
only priest Of Liholiho, the keeper Of his
god il was Kekuaokalani who guarded Kali,
the idol of Liholiho.'
That is not true. We deny it entirely; Kc
kuaokalani was not priest The idol (god)
was one Of the divisions Of the property (of
Kamehameha H. The government went to
Liholiho, the god went 10 kekuaokalani. 1t
was the same sort of division that Kaleiopuu
made, who gave his government TO Kiwalao
and his god, Kali, to Kamehameha, his
nephew. The government and the god were
matters Of the greatest importance, and could
| by no means be entrusted to strangers, but one
was entrusted 10 the elder and the other to the
younger brother. The priesthood was an en-
trcly different Office.
We are very positive in our conviction that
keliimaikai inherited a kapu from his anees-
tors, and his descendants inherit it from him.
As we maintained before; chicfish rank is in
herited with ones blood; the kapus belong to
the higher ranks Of chiefs, and the lower ranks
are without the kapu.
We answered your questions in our previous
article, but you were not satisfied. We repeat
to you, "the grandchildren of Kelimaikai are
the ones who possess the Wohi kapu." You
ask again, "who are these grandchildren who
! IL. " W.. "A
stick to it they are, L. Queen Dowager Emma
kailimoku. All the other questions OF
the Eieic are of the same character as the first.
They are questions thought out for the purpose
of finding fault. One great fact, or principle
applies TO these discussions concerning the
Wohi, the whole system Of kapus was done
away with, and the last aliis who possessed
kapus, were-Keopuolani and Liholiho (Kame.
haineha ny, and Keopuolani was the last ali
who stood forth in defence of the kapu system
which he did in the anti-kapu battle at Kuamoc
(oia kela kaua ainoa kuamoo).
We put forth our first article on the subject
in opposition to those who had no title to the
kapus, and it was in the same interest we
showed the genealogies Of those chiefs to whom
the kapus rightly belong.
1t had not occurred to us TO say anything ir
chiefs until after the performances on the day
of the coronation, when the following ancient
titles were announced, "The most sacred kapr
The consuming hre-The (kapu) moe ire
quiring obeisance) [as previously explained
IranS.1 Kuakahili- Kapakuokaohaiku-
victor, (Kapalaoaopae) ''rhe torch burning al
, noon day" The throne does not require these
titles to insure its sway. The day for these
things has gone by, and if an attempt is to be
I made to revive them and to ingraft these title:
and kapus on the present royal line, it will b'
! futile, and they cannot obtain them. The pre-
negatives Of the King are set forth in the Con
, stitution, and his duty is to look after the in
} ternal affairs Of his kingdom, just that ant
nothing more.
, The ELfle finds fault with the hnokoa for no
setting forth the priestly genealogy And wha
would be the use of our doing that ? What ha
that to do with the question in hand' Jus
7 nothing. Therefore we have nothing to ofie
on that subject, but if you wish to set forth thu
genealogy of the priestly order that is for yo'
to do.-hnokoa, 9TH inst.