Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-01
DEFENSE OF ANCIENT RELIGION
TO- BE PORTRAYED in PAGEANT

ktihlDa-nul or premier WIS 10 exercise
equal authority with the king.
Hewahewa, the high priest, had
ceased to believe in the power of the
ancient deities. and his highest chiefs
especially the state queen Kaahumanu,
resolved to abolish the oppressive
''kapu', system, The king, IOlani Ii
holiho, hsd been carefully trained in
the traditions OF his ancestors and II
was not an easy matter to forsake
the beliefs Of his fathers. He was
very slew TO yield to the sentiments
Of the chiefs.
Keopulani, the queen mother, sent
to the, king for his younger brother,
Kauikeaouli, TO come and eat with her
in defiance OF the kapu. The king per-
mitted II but was careful to refrain
from violating the kapa himself
Kaahumanu then sent for the king.
requesting him. to renounce idolatry.
Accordingly. he spent two days in a
drunken debauch with his retinue and
some white men lhaoles) during
which he committed several violations
OF the kapu. On his arrival at Kailua
great feast was prepared to which
he sat down with large company OF
chiefs Of both sexes and openly feast
ed with them. The common people
looked on with mingled fear and Curl
csity.
Inc nlen priest .nsn p,ocisillleu llle
Dreakins OF .lle kapu-whlcn was term IN
60 .ne a. nua, =. ,ree ef.lns' ~ W,
posi.ioh ~ lhs 81 Aapuanu I'M s 81
set Tue e1aihpie ~ see.ihs nie " lne
luois anu sancsuar.es. MesseneeIs
were ssht even az lar az hauaI 70
prScialm the aoolltion OF lne hapn.
haumualll siauiy conseasea 20 lns
nIeshlis % .ne Aapu anu 9 sneia.
Iaonse was nelu oser al ue lslanu as
Dut the kapq system was VOC ancient
% De given up WITHOUT strussie.
inserreet.on sseaNs.
.hehhaoksiaM, prince 81 tne nis1 ,
prIests ana keeper o. Tue anees.r ~
MAr goa nukaiillnohu, vs. nIsily IN
ulenant az the cohuuct oI MS cousin
the KING ano fetirel 70 haawaloa.
lhere the priests IiocAeo arounu I'LL
ana otleree MN ne crown: = iaIse
Douy ~ cllssS anu collllio ]. peo Y, Z
Iailleu a.ounu the s.snuaTu u tne
prince. MnQ was e4pen oelenoSr q
tne ial th ~ nag aqneIehts IA me
aistrlct q hamakua ana tne favor OF
the cnleItaihss OF MONA
Nuuanu ana ms Drotner. heakaoka-
lanl, sent messeneefs 70 the klng 70
come overland during the mldnlent
ana tney, win lneiT lorce they salu,
wouiu JOIN nm kekuaokaiani naa
lever men and muskets tnan haiani-
mo 1 ana nl.le ammunitlon.
wv armies met heaI hualhVV'
enu nehuaokaiahi ana ms men were
oaei ianHeu anu uriteh 70 tue seashore'
Ai's'l Nposeu % 2 TANK
1he hrs tioin e ss'lfrefol Of qoupie ca,
NOES. nliss 9, Mttfetz calIieu 2 mounted
gun ihanneu ~ Z foreign gunner.
ne pIlnve gisiat DIaseiys anu 70
pea.eul t4iiieu ~ l,en, y .ie mean
.lI,e caiI ..l . saenl me MsLscry q nls
eluel Mranss, apnolu .ne sacred !,
~ ,lolo[ =. our c-css..al ueit,es' -
~ 4 ke tA.,n akna 2 mal kupuna 9
~ noa.1 ne Ieesifeu 9 sho. ~ Lhe
~. preass His Dsdut,lu. VIE, ma
noil0s iVus.e cOuIaesously Dy MS sue,
nnoMlng tns, ine prince was wounded
sne hnels " nls sue anu ne gave INC
nsI kseplns MS 81 niho paiaoa; ear
~. ny go. ~ ~ ,Ilsn. uiscever
..iS = IS ~ 49, 80 lesolssu y aestloy
= su'- ne 49, y It'su ner y Aesp
y - : nnslnenso.
Ho pIince uieu su,Iouhueu oy me-
Msn snu MlsH A ns, latnel : CLOAK GOV
kalanL aeiendeT or tnes kapu, as the
result OF q S10I from white man