Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-03-03
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having a complete line Of the highes, chiefly
blood, reaching far back into antiquity Ger
tain persons in the rural districts are styling
themselves chiefs, rightly perhaps they think,
having been so informed by their ancestors,
and some Of them merely prcsumptuousy
The following represents the different orders
on grades of the aliis, arranged according to
the rank Of their ancient ancestry:
Rank An Ali Naupio. 1.-THE Niaupio
was the offspring Of an high chief by his own
sister. zjHS.I
Rank Am Ali rio, 1.-THE offspring Of a
high chief by his niece, also Of high rank
Trans.
Rank 3.-An Ali Naha. 1.-THE offspring Of
high-rank ali, or Ali Kapu, by his own
daughter 7jdH5.l
Rank 4. An Ali Wohi. The offspring of
either or any two Of the FIRST three ranks, Of
different stocks on lines - 7jdHi.l
Rank SO Ali.
Rank 6.-Ali Papa.
Rank 7.-Lokcn hli
Rank S.-Lsauli Ali.
Rank o-Kaukau Ali.
Rank Io.-Alii Kukaepopolo
After these come the commoncrs, and then
the Qandless) scrfs-"poe lepo." II is very
important for the nation at this time to consider
the true rank Of its aliis.
/, is impossible for any one to assume any Of
the above ranks il they do not properly belong
to him, and any one proposing to do such a
thing should be warned.
And let no living person imagine that be-
cause the old chiefly ancestors are dead, and
those who KEEP, the gencalogies have passed
away, that therefore he can NEEDLE with the
foundation and make himself rank rs a high
chief To attempt such thing would be
shameless efrontey. Vet there are those who
are shamelessly striving to do this very thing,
and their unbecoming audacity must be con-
demned.
| REGARDING THE KAPUS
| (Sacred attribues)
There are two classes Of the Kapus: First,
the kapu belonging to an Akua Ali second,
the Kapu Akua. There are four ranks who
possess the attributes or sacredncss of the Kapu
Akua Ali:
First-The Niaupio. He has the right to
cause every one to PROSTATE himself in his
presence. When a chief (alii) of this rank ap.
pears, herald calls out "Tabu lie down, "
(E kabn; moe q and when any one hears this
he must PROSTATE himself, even though he be
a high chief. Any one who remains standing,
and does not PROSTATE himself, is pu, TO death.
No infringement of this rule is tolerated; any
one who fails to observe this kapu is put to
death.
Second-Thc Ali Pho The chiefs Of this
rank are termed Akua, sacred. Akua does
not, in this sense, mean God or Godlike.-
ItanS.I These are regarded as very sa-
cred toi loa ke kapn); they converse with PEG.
pie only by night.
Third-The Wohi. The Ali Wohi is FER
mitted to remain standing in the presence Of
the Niaupo. All other chiefs must PROSTATE
themselves in the presence of the Niaupio. but
the Wohi does not PROSTATE himself; he comes
and goes as he pleases. This exemption APP.
plies also TO the Ali Pho, Ali Naha and to the
Lo Ali. These need not PROSTATE themselves.
They all rank as Ali Kapn.- Trans
Liholiho (Kamchameha II), for instance, was
a Niaupio, and when the herald called out
"Kapu, o!"-let all fall pros,rate-then all
Frustrated themselves, but Kekuaokalani, a
Wohi chief, did not lie down.
This sacred attribute (Kapu) of Liholiho de.
scended to his brother, Kaukeaouli Liholiho
inherited his (Kapu) sacred attribute from Keo.
puolani, who inherited his in turn from XII
walao.
The Woh attribute of Kekuaokaani was
inherited from his father, Kaaninuimalokuloku,
and his sacred attributes have descended to his
offspring born of his other chiefly wives, and
thus it has come down TO the grandchildren OF
great grandchildren of his blood now living.
In order that these sacred attributes (Kapul
should be continued in the line, it was neces.
sary that both parents should be of the highest
blue blood (Niaupio). But if Niaupio, Pho
a Naha, or Wohi chief united with a lower
chief, commoner or serf, then these sacred
attributes (Kapu) were not transmitted to tn,
offspring of such union, and such offspring
could not assume these sacred attributes (kei6
man kapn). Nor could any one else confe
these sacred attributes upon those to whom
they did not belong.
The sacred attributes (Kapu) Of the chief
were heritages derived from their parents. an,
parents transmitted these attributes to that O
their children whom they saw it-to the on
they loved and was special favorite
Keawenui gave his sacred attribute, whicl
required people to fall PROSTATE before hin
tkapn moe), TO his first born, Kalanuiamamao
+ and his Wohi attribute (hapn Wohi) he CAV
to Keeaumoku, his son by Kalanikauleleiaiwi
Some chiefs possessed many sacred attribute
tKapu), according to the variety inherited b
them from their parents and ancestors.
f The sacred attributes (Kapu) of the oil
chiefs Of Hawaii mel that have been main
" tanned in their purity have by no mean
n persisted, and their descendants now livin
have right to lay claim to them. But tn
y descendants Of those high chiefs (Alii Nui
who have formed unions with those Of lowe
rank than themselves, and their offspring witt
those still lower in rank, and so on down unit
they have intermarried with commoners, cal
y by no means claim for themselves these sacre,
4 attributes (Kapu). And yet they are assuming
c these dignities, whilst they utterly lack tn
4 flavor and awesomeness Of chiefly rank, and t
q all appearances are Of common blood.
Thus it is unbecoming to impute these title
J to those who have no right to them. For
' clique Of individuals to seek to make sacred
c to ascribe to OF confer these sacred dignitie
: upon one who has no title to them, is fraud