Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-17

/ them. In that case. return to Your
parents. But il / send for you. YOU
viii know the king has recognized
me-" $50.
With that he jnmped into the river.
swan II, made mis- way TO the palace.
/ passing the tabu sticks Behind him
he could hear the roar of the guards
/ Yelling treason" and he knew they
were chasing him with spears. Bat
he went on; he entered the door of
the kings chamber ,fearlessly, and
! fell on Liloa's lap. At first indignant,
! the kings manner changed when he
saw the ,walrus tooth necklace. the
Gordon around the boys waist and
the spear. Asked who ne was, the
! lad replied: =.. -
Il am Uni. My mother sent me to
YOU; and here / am"
/, The boy was presented to Hakau,
the eldest son of the king; and then
he was turned over to kahunas for
his education. A few years later. Lii
loa, on his deathbed, summoned the
1.-TWO boys ''ss... ~.
TO you, Hakan," he said. TO you
leave the possession of all my
lands. And to Uni leave in posses
sion my feather war god, Kukaili-
moku You are to be servant to
your older brother j wish could
give you more, for you have been a
blessing to me in my old age. Yet
il you keep my advice and take good
care of the war god, be good to the
widows and the fatherless and meek,
and treat kindly the high as we'll as
the common people, / have no doubt
you viii be in possession of all the
lands you need. l..
So saying Liloa died. ...-.
Thus assembled Hakau to the throne
of his father Hakau must have been
very cruel king. In whatever re-
cords of the time where mention is
made of him he is spoken of as one
OF the most cruel rulers of Hawaii.
This explains why Uni was at last
forced to leave him and go in hiding
at Waipunalei, small district be-
tween Hilo and Hamakua.
1t is while he is hiding that he
meets the famous kahuna, a priest
and witeh-doctor of the Hawaiians.
and their life together, the kahuna' s.
sacrifices TO protect the feather war
god carried by Uni, is prettily told in.
the old Hawaiian manuscripts. They
finally decided upon plan to destroy
cruel Hakau and carry it out success
fully. His three companions who set
off with him when he first left his
home to go to Liloa, and later Joined
him when he fled. from Hakau were
made his generals and chief advisers.
Not until Uni is safe on the throne
of Hawaii, and has listened to the
words of the wise men, does the
thought of smatrimony cross his mind.
These wise men told him of the
beauty Of the Maui princess and the1
necessity for him marrying one of
superior blood. He finally decides to-
send Omaokamau to the other island
and plead his cause before Piifani,
king of Maui, and the princess.
Six months pass with omaokamau|
on his mission-six months while Uni
waits and watches; never hesitataig a.
minute in his confidence in omaoka-
mau.
AT last the king and the princess
yield to the pleadings of the hand
some envoy. A fleet Of canoes is
made ready, and Piikea sets forth
with Omakarnau to meet Uni MOI
doubt there is something of sadness
in her eyes as she makes the voyage,
for she IS in love with Omaokamau
still.
""Why should you serve the king. -
she questions the envoy once.
"Ah," retorts the faithful friend, "a
great man is worthy of his servant.
Then they proceed in silence to
Hawaii
An attempt to describe the meetingl
of Uni and Piikea will not be made
here. Enough that it is very happy
meeting, the princess finding that the
description of the young king as made
by Onaokamau is accurate 1t was
a case of love-though perhaps not
called so at that time-a case of love
at first sight.
Thy wed, and live happily ever
after. His three generals prove true
to him; his son, Keawe-nui-au ni,
worthy of the throne. At his death
Uni divides the kingdom into three
parts. Hamakua, Hilo and Puma were
given to Ohaokamau and Kau, and
the two Konas were given over to
Piimaiwaa and the districts of the
two Kohalas to Koi. And to Koi,
whose portion of the land was the
smallest, the bones of the great king
were giyen-a sacred trust, great
honor
49, THE CAST.
Fiikea Miss Emily Kikaulul
High Chief ....E...... Mr.. John Wise
Envoy Judge Archie Mahaulu
Attendants TO Envoy ........
Theodore AwsI1a, George Manoha
Chant Singers
Stewards to Envoy ................
:. George Hoapti, WilliamP aikuli
Units Court.
Tabu Stick Bearers ..............
49,. Clarence Blake, Weston RriYer
Kahili Bearers ...:...............
.,...........J Joseph Kauai, Harry