Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-07
Love MELEENDS
UNHAPPINESSOF
king AND QUEEN
Beautiful Legend Chosen for
Theme of Great Pageant at
Carnival Next Month

The legend OF Lonoikamakah1kl
king of Hawaii, and Kaikilani, hi
queen, which forms tie theme of thu
Pageant to be given for the Carniya
this year by the Sons and Daughter!
OF the Warriors, with the assistance
of the Kamehameha schools, divides
naturally, for purposes of represen
tation, into three parts.
The action does not follow literally
the sequence Of the legend, but pre-
supposes an acquaintance with thu
story, which will be published in the
official program. An announcer witt
a megaphone, something new In Ha
waiian pageantry, will call the charac
tiers and explain the performance al
II IL enacted. Not everybody reads 9
program and. of those that do mo-
every one retains In memory al
he has read
Briefly, the legend is this: Queen
Kaikilani and Heakekoa were child
hood sweethearts. During the absence
of Heakekoa, Kaikilani is married to
King Lono for reasons of state, but
makes him a true and loving wife.
Heakekoa returns and sees the king
and queen playing game of konane,
the ancient equivalent Of checkers.
From q point of vantage where he can
observe them unseen, he chants love
mele TO the queen.
King In Jealous Rage.
The queen recognizes his voice and
seeks to divert her lord by reciting
the chant of the game, bui the king
also has recognized the voice Of his
rival and heard the name of the queen
called. He is overpowered with jeal-
Gus rage, bea,s her furiously and,
leaving her for dead. sails away to
Maui. There ae conQuers the royal
standards OF, h-aui by overcoming al
the champions Of that island in sports
and games q skill and strength.
Coming to Oahu he is entertained
by King Kak1.-ihewa, who, coyeting
the standards of King Lono, the like
of which at that time never had been
seen on Oahu, challenges him to fur
Their contests of skill and strength.
Part l.
Here the action opens. The konohi-
kis and makaainanas OF Koolauloa are
seen bringing up the hookupu tax to
the chief high steward at Kailua,
where the king resides with his court.
At this junctnre the puloulou and ka-
hill Of Queen Liliuokalani are placed
In position and the marshal proclaims
the kapu-a-noho, warning the people
to be seated.
Heralds announce the arrival of
King Kakuhihewa. The grand mar
shall warns the people to PROSTATE
before the Kapu Wohi of
the King Kap-a-moe-e The insignia
of the kapu, red puloulou, are borne
on the field.
Enter the royal princes as high
priests and descendants of Auakahinu
and Auakames, bearing the sacred
lcpes, or kites, insignia Of the royal
family of Oahu.
Enter King Kakuhihewa. attended
by the royal high chiefs, bearing the
palaoa-pae and the emblem of pueo-
nui-hoanoana Enter the daughters of
the king, attended by high chiefs and
chiefesses Of northwest Oahu.
Part %.
With the stage thus set for the
greatest display Of pomp and pagean-
try, it is time for King Lono to arrive.
The marshal proclaims his coming;
his insignia are borne before him; he
and his brother Puapuakea, another
famous champion. enter; his attend
ants follow him with the famous kahi-
lis. Eleeneualani and Hawaiiloa, the
first of their kind ever seen by the
alliis Of Oahu and the captured stand
ards of Kauai bring up the rear.
An exhibition of spear throwing,
chanting, bowling and dancing follows.
Part 90,
In the meantime Queen Kaikilani,
recovered from her swoon, but still
hearing her bruises, has started out in
quest Of King Lono. with retinue of
maidens and attendants. She arrives
after circuit Of the islands, at Oahu,
and made aware of the presence OF
her lord In the halau hula where the
dancing and sports are in progress,
chants love mele from without.
At first the king thinks her spirit
is pursuing him, for the song the
queen sings was their own compost
ton. known to them only, but, hearing
her calling him by name, and assur.
iEg him of her continued devotion, he
runs to meet her and they are happily