XIV. THE LAST PROPHET OF OAHU

1338 Words

XIV. THE LAST PROPHET OF OAHU IN THE DAYS OF KAHAHANA, 1782PAUMAKUA was one of the great voyagers among the ocean-rovers of over eight hundred years ago. Fornander in his "Account of the Polynesian Race" says: "One of the legends relates that Paumakua, on his return from one of his foreign voyages, brought back with him to Oahu two white men said to have been priests A-ua-ka-hinu and A-uaka-mea, afterwards named Kae-kae and Ma-liu, from whom several priestly families in after ages claimed descent and authority." These persons were described as: "Ka haole nui maka alohilohi (A large foreigner, bright sparkling eyes) A aholehole maka as (White cheeks, roguish staring eyes) Ka puaa keokeo nui maka ulaula! (A great w*******g with reddish eyes)." In the later years of Hawaiian history, tw

Free reading for new users
Scan code to download app
Facebookexpand_more
  • author-avatar
    Writer
  • chap_listContents
  • likeADD