Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
BURIAL OF HAWAIIAN KING.
Bones Carried Secretly by Chiefs to
Subterranean Cavern.

From the Honolulu Commercial Advertiser.
The discovery OF rare relics of old Hawaii
in a burial cave In WaIpio gulch, Hawaii.
recalls to Hawafians advanced In years
many of the traditions concerning burials
in ancient times. One story which was
handed down through a family Is to the
effect that long before the missionaries ar
rived In the Hawaiian Islands two native
farmers went near Waipio gulch at the
close of a day to look after their potatoes.
Darkness came on while they were still
working.
Suddenly a Hight appeared on the sum-
| nit OF the hill. 1t was kukui torch Then
another came into view, until finally the
summit and the slope were bobbing mass
of lights. The natives knew that a burial
was about to take place. II discovered
they. according to the law of the times.
would be killed. They threw themselves
| down in the weeds and remained quiet.
| The procession came close to them and
stopped.
In a litter carried by several men was a
young girl apparently In the last throes of
I death. WaiIing and the chanting of meles
was heard, and then the girl apparently
| died. Retainers left the main body and
| went toward the stream, which they
| damned up, thereby diverting the stream.
| In the old bed of the stream the retainers
worked until they uncovered the mouth OF
| cave. The body of the girl, together with
many calabasheS, tapaS. etc, was carried
| in the cave was sealed up again. and the
stream was once more allowed to run Its
usual course. 3.
AS to Kamehameha the Great. whose re-
mains according to rumor, may have been
discovered by Mr. Forbes in Waipio gulch,
his body was taken by Prince Hoapiii and
his half-brother, the High Chief Ho oluiu,
! md hidden in a submarine cave, the secret
riStf TWO a. no
Hoolulu Kamehameha's body lay in state
at Kamakahonu, Kailua, Kona, Hawai-:
His temporary grave there was named
Ahuena, and the spot is known az the pres
ent day as Kama Observation-Disclosures.
Hoapdli and Ho'olulu watched the grave,
waiting for time when the high chlefs'
who were waving kahilis, and the groups
of natives would fall asleep when the
time was opportune the two high chiefs
snatched up the bundle of kamehameha
the Greats bones which had been woven
into a net and enveloped IN an Anu ufd
cloak yellow feather cloak.
prince HoapiIi had given his brother a
pistol. once the property of John Young
and commanded him to shoot down any
person whom they met. They ran along
tbe sea coast with their royal burden until
half way between Kekaha and Waimea.
There they met youth
When Prince Hoapili saw him he stood
perfectly still so as not to attract the
Youths attention. Hoolulu came right on
and met the man, but fearing the report
of the pistol If discharged would alarm
others, he gave the man a dow Wrth tne
butt end intending to Kill MN. Ihe chieis
resumed their flight until they reached
place on the shore where canoe was
drawn up They sailed along the coast II IS
said. until they came to place which ma
lives assert was Kamehameha's last rest
fne-place. Hoolulu dlved into the water
and swan through an entrance into a large
cave. and there deposited the royal re
mains This must have been about Nay
IL. 1919 for, according to tradition the
oId-tfnne Hawailans removed human Hesn
from the bones of their dead on the thlro
or fourth day after death
According to the Kahaweaumku VINO re-
sst5ed at I,aie, Oahu, in 1870. the two hlgh
cbiefs did enter a canoe with the remains
of Kamehanreha. for he claims thaa IL was
HE father whom Ho' olulu knocked down
On, the beach After the assaulted man
realized what was taking place he followed
the chiefs stealthily until he saw them get
into the canoe at kekaha-
II the submarine cave has long tnn n
the cave in Waipdo gulch may have been
the land end