The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-03
DR.. CaTmiClaGPS Signal Success
As an Explorer.
ARE PICTURED ROCKS INSIDE
Prof. Alexander's Opinion-A Sacri-
flee Stone Near WaiaIua.
kalakaua's Notes.

sor w. d. Alexander, at the Survey
yesterday. and made
known the discovery of an ancient
cave in the vicinity of Koko Head.
The newly discovered cave is in the
Maunalua district on this Island, and
is located near the coast and about
half way between Koko Head and Ma
kapuu point. Pictured Rocks" were
found inside the cave, and at Profess
sor Alexander's suggestion, DIR. Car
michael and his party will make an
other visit to the cave 10 study the
characters inscribed there for the pur-
pose of ascertaining if they are simi-
lar to the pictured lodges of Kauai |
and elsewhere.
DR.. Carmichael has been scientifcal- !
" inclined since his arrival in Homo
lulu and proposes to make the closest
study of his discovery. Professor Alex
ander is positive that the existence
of the cave in the Koko Head country
has never been known to historians.
\ short time ago party consisting
of B. f. Dillingham;. Governor \. ).
Cleghorn. Major Curtis =. laukea and
Colonel Whyte Of Seattle, We're riding
over the plains. back some five or six
miles from Waialua, when they came
TO a natural bridge. crossing two raw
ines. On beyond, one or two hundred
yards. was found large stone, and
near by three large holes. \ little fur
Their on were the indelible marks of
an ancient city.
This is known TO have been the
stamping ground of Kokoa, the Canni-
bal chef. He was widely known
The stone. where he executed his vic
tins and the holes in the earth. We're
the ovens in which their bodies were
cremated.
The late king Nalakaua in his Leg
ends and Myths of Hawaii" has this
to say of the Cannibal chief and his
isettlement:
1T may be assumed that near the
close of the seventeenth century. Kalo
Aikanaka the chief of the cannibals
OF Halemanu, and his people landed
at ,Waialua, Oahu. They came from
Kauai where they had been living FOR
the previous ten years or so. They
are said to have come to Kauai from
one of the Southern Islands, which
our tradition does not mention, in
double canoes, and as they were in 4
starving condition, it was thought thai
they had been blown thither by adj
verse winds while journeying to some
other Islands. They lived At first OIL
land near the foot of the mountains
back of Waimea, then in q secluded
vauey in the mountains of Haupu
Kalo Aikanaka was of chiefly proper
tions, and his muscular limbs wer,
tattooed with rude representations o
birds, sharks. and other fishes. His
features were rather of the Papuai
, cast. His people were somewhat dark
er than the Kauaians; they were eX
pert fishermen and swimmers
The execution stone used by tn
~ Cannibal chief was exceedingly inter
esting to the members of Mr. Dilling
hams party. The descriptions wer
very similar to that of Gilbert Farqu
:. bar Mathison, who made a visit to tn
stone in the year 1922. and has thi
to say about it: Il had expected 4
instead of which i saw nothing bu
a fiat stone. resembling an Englis
tombstone, about five feet broad b.
six or seven feet in length. The sur
face was very smooth and upon il
u discovered many rude representation
of men and animals, similar TO thos
which have from time TO time bee
met with and described among IN
Indians o. America. Many We're de
:. faced, and in others l could trace II
resemblance TO any known object.
either animate or inanimate: tn
I. stone itself was very imperfect, piece
. of it having been broken off on differ
ent sides. which l learnt from n
guide had been done by neighborin
. inhabitants, in order TO convert IN
= materials into knives, mirrors. pot
and other domestic utensils. whic
were always fabricated from stones
former times. previous 10 the intro
duction of iron by foreign trades"
The drawings at Honaunau, Koni
u Hawaii. and at Keoniloa beach. Kolo,
u Kauai, have been written about col
siderably. They are perhaps the mo-
famous in the group.