Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-24

true, ana II all occurred nut inc DsISl
Gay, to.wit: on the -Sth day OF the
month OF November of the present
year. in the place that goes by the
name of Hama, on the island which
has for its name Maui, within the Ter.
Iitory of Hawaii.
On the 2Sth of last month the Bul.
letin published the exclusive story of
the preparations made by Hawaiians
of Hama to receive and board a float.
ing island, due to arrive that day.
Kaauamoiu, be 1t known, Is by sex
O female and by occupation a kahuna,
which latter Is In plain American sig
nifies wise guy who can pull the
wool over other folks eyes. lnciden.
tally Kaauamoku, the kahuna, has a
husband who Is called. when he Is
wanted by the name of Kilinahi; he
basks In the aura of his wifes mystic
power and helps work the machine.
Well, Kaauamoku. which in rough
English means broken wagon" cast
her spell over the gentle people OF
Hama to the number of twice thirteen
and warned them to be ready, II they
wanted to go to glory. TO get aboard
wonderful floating island that was
due to arrive alongside the beach near
her house between the hours of noon
and 2 p. m. of the 2Sth Of November.
During the night preceding the day
upon which the marvellous h0ating isle
was to put in an appearance a band Of
Hawaiians decorated the house Of the
kahuna with Il leaves and a species OF
the puahala, called halapepe, IN order
that the spirits might be kept IN har.
mony with the souls of the humans
awaiting the installment of promised
land due at the landing the next after.
noon.
The house Of the kahuna consisted
Of one large room. This was divided
in two sections by large curtain. On
one side of the curtain was What was
designated the holy of HOLES.
Within this sanCtum reposed cas-.
ket a soap.box, and within this box
were the bones of child whose spirit.
II was claimed, was guiding the spirits
In charge OF the island.
And the faithful twenty.siN, those
who believed In the sending OF the Is
land by the gods, prayed and toasted
and danced and chanted and fully cx'
pected the miracle to be performed on
schedule time.
Let not the dear reader smile too
broadly at this relation of fact for
perhaps he believes some things almost
as funny as the belief of the Floating
Islanders.
These folks were certainly through
In their faith and most consistent.
They had their baggage checked
through without change to the piece
Of happy land" which they were wait.
ing to tie mp to the wharf.
The veranda of the house of the ka-
huna was loaded with the household
effects Of the enthusiasts. Trunks and
boxes were all labelled:
Haiku ma hakr, bame o ma pua."
Translating this address. IL would
read:
Lords OF lords, home of flowers"
Around about the house of the la.
luna, or the Temple of the High
Priestess, II you prefer, were gathered
pigs and chickens and dogs and cats
and kitchen stoves and axes and pol
bowls and Founders, fish nets and lines,
spades and hoes and plows, anything
and everything which would be needed
IN the transplanting of the homes OF
the twenty.siX. OF these twenty.siN.
ten were men; the rest were women
and children.
During the night before the alleged
coming of Neptune's Christmas pres
Cnt, the scene enacted was probably
one of the most unique In the history
OF the Islands. BY the light OF little
watch fires the women danced and the
men gathered together the baggage
and saw that 1t was provided with q
through bill of lading to kingdom
come, as Haggard would have express
ed II. And then they Toasted. Oh.
most wise Lady Kahuna with the brok'
en.wagon name; verify you fixed Tor
Yourself and friends a feast, even II
the floating island did not turn up IN
time for dessert. Provisions to stock
the new country were not forgotten.
there were bags of rice and lots of tara
and other things galore.
\ spirit fence was built about tho
home OF the Kahuna; this was formed
OF large Il leaves tied together and wa
supposed to possess the charm of being
proof TO outside gaze, that the dOing'
on the inside could not be seen BY
those not in the charmed circle.
: When the sun rose on the morning
OF the 2Sth all preparations had beet
made. Then the pilgrims locked them
selves within the house and refused al
mittance to all. There were sounds o
great rejoicing and the noise of prais
Il and prayer and general spiritual juhi
lation put a whole stock OF football
roOters In the shade.
Crowds began TO gather about tn
house. The mob began to close arOun
=, TO see the chosen ones embark on tn
y mysterious island when 1t should bach
J. water and slip into the dOcl; and RI
out the gang.plank. This gangplan
= was supposed to be a rainbow.
Seeming the excitement from afa
o sherih's posse arrived on the hol
ground IN hot haste and minions OF tn
law were stationed round about to 81
to 1t that no one was hurt in the crus
and the rush for paladise when si
lOated along.
An officer banged on the door Of II
sanctuary and John Kalea after
=. while opened to him.
What do you want|' asked Il
disciple,
What's the racket asked the p
A. lice officer,
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