The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-02-24
SACR|F|C|AL STONE
IDOLS AND SKELETON
Find by Ex.Gov. CIeghorn on Wal
.kiki Beach Lots.-.Relics Of Barbarian
Past Uncovered

Sacfca the history of which remote for the
oldest Hawaiian nabant here determine have been unearted
by Hon A. Cegho his beach place the Diamond Head
side the Huace residence and close the Moana Hotel The
cove amportant in the antiquarian history of the
islands and their people for probably this generations
when the Oahuans supreme sovereignty that
the high made public demonstrations of their power only
over the people but over the king well
In the front yard the Cegho beach premises and in plain
view be explicit
To the casual passeby the big stones have meaning
but have been curious know why the mssapen
rocks should be raised in conspicuous place.
These rocks however the most valuable that have
been brought to light in years
For the decades the time when the Princess
kek used the premises for bathing place. Mr. Ceghorn
has taken note of peculiar oucropngs of stones foot or
above the sand He that followed with at
tempt at design to depth of several inches He became convinced
that the had ancient times been used the performance
religious rites There deep stains about the rim which
washing would remove and the stains are there to tins day. but
whether caused by the blood of sacrificed victims from draughs
poured into the hollow by the priests yet determined
While erecting his beach cottage recently Mr. Cleghom
made closer investigation of the stone With the assistance of Mr.
1lapagen Mr. Ceghon had his dig carefully about the
They dug depth of five before they the base The
huge weighing about eight 1t is
of the class found the beach, but undoubtedly
range hills back Kapoani Park Jacrscrews
used and the brought the surface and the excavation
filled in.
Investigation that in the lot the Diamond Head side
another large The property owned by Mr.
ud formerly the possession of Charles W. Booth and
permission granted Mr. Ceghom raise the prize The
ong Mr. Trapagen estimates about ten tons was found
in straight line first and still third ard fourth
excavated, all in straight line
When the enton raised Mr. Ceghorn made his most
important discovery The remains of skeleton found buried
beneath the rock But few bones had been LETT by Time
There awbone with all the teeth intact and perfect Dr.
Mays the physician to whom it shown and Dr. Whitney, the
pronounce the teeth those OF young perhaps II
The teeth in the temporary possession of Dr.
Whitney and will be returned to Mr. Ceghom.
the opinion of Mr. Cleghorn that the the
victim of sacrhcial sacrifice been very i'm
burying the remains beneath so huge a stone.
But the skeleton not the only feature to call to mind the
had been human sacrifice Close to the bones Mr.
Cgho discovered four five crude idols two of which
cmepted the top of the tenton rock giving the latter very
groeu appearance The wormen broke the head off of one
and this emented on again Only those who are acquainted with
idols would recognized the almost hapeess stones
figures before which the ancient Hawaans made their devoons
offerings The broken had been rdey shaped The head
ball and the body merely shaped to give the appearance
of neck and large-szed trunk.
there notch indicate that there chin and
there markings beneath Another absde piece of
stone which is believed to be a fshgod
which found at the end OF the line OF
rocks This followed ndenatons the surface
like of ukypow Mr. Cleghom believes that this
was the seat of high priest imperfect hollow
ing occurs away this may have been merely receptacle
for other kahunaed liquid have been seat for
another person.
How the awaians brought huge
beach the mystery 1t is not known whether
they vesed methods of carrying huge objects to great dis
There horses mules here and all transportation
must have been by hand and possibly on rude sledges
these curious recalls the fact that the beach
bathing hamehameha the Great
his chiefs the King of Oahu before the advent
of the conqueror used the place.
considered dangerous for people who are not
The deep just off the shore and the
extremely strong Mr. Ceghorn states that
curious thing that the bottom along that section almost free
from coral There appears half section there which
has anything Mr. Ceghon OF the
opinion put many of his people to work
there removing might sandy
the surface the where he had chosen enjoy
his and the aquatic sports of his subjects.