CHARACTERS.
- Laieikawai, the heroine, called also Ka wahine o ka liula, “the lady of the twilight,” daughter of a chief of Oahu.
- Laielohelohe, twin-sister of Laieikawai.
- Waka, their grandmother, a powerful sorceress.
- Kapukaihaoa, a priest of Kukaniloko, Oahu.
- Hulumaniani, a prophet of Kauai.
- Aiwohikupua, a chief of Wailua, Kauai, of kupua or supernatural birth, and from a foreign country.
- Moanalihaikawaokele, Aiwohikupua’s father and
- Laukieleula, his mother, both mysterious beings, and inhabitants of the Moon.
- Kaonohiokala, brother of Aiwohikupua, and a demi-god living in the Sun.
- Maile-haiwale,
- sisters of Aiwohikupua.
- Maile-kaluhea,
- Maile-laulii,
- Maile-pakaha, and
- Kahalaomapuana the youngest,
- Kekalukaluokewa, king of Kauai after Kauakahialii.
- Hauailiki, a petty chief of Mana, Kauai.
- Halaaniani, a petty chief of Puna, Hawaii, and
- Malio, his sister, a sorceress.
- Hinaikamalama, a chiefess of Hana, Maui.
- Poliahu, a goddess of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
- Kihanuilulumoku, a gigantic moo, or lizard god.
| Maile-haiwale, |  | sisters of Aiwohikupua. |
| Maile-kaluhea, | ||
| Maile-laulii, | ||
| Maile-pakaha, and | ||
| Kahalaomapuana the youngest, |
THE STORY OF LAIEIKAWAI.
A SUPERNATURAL FOLK-LORE LEGEND OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.