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.
Prefatory.
Early in the spring of 1885 a party of six or eight ladies and gentlemen—the writer being of the number—made a carriage circuit of the island of Oahu. Ample preparations for the little journey had been made by the governor of the island, and the marshal of the kingdom acted in the double capacity of guide and escort. A score of attending natives accompanied the party on horseback, and a delightful week or more was consumed in skirting the breezy beaches of Koolau, in dalliance at Waialua, in visiting historic points of interest, and in completing a journey of something less than one hundred miles.