The classic instance in Hawaiian history
is the building of the great temple of Puukohala at Kawaihae by
Kamehamaha, in order to propitiate his war god, and the tolling thither
of his rival, Keoua, to present as the first victim upon the altar, a
treachery which practically concluded the conquest of Hawaii. Malo (p.
210) describes the "days of consecration of the temple."]
[Footnote 14: The nights of Kane and of Lono follow each other on the
27th and 28th of the month and constitute the days of taboo for the god
Kane. Four such taboo seasons occur during the month, each lasting from
two to three days and dedicated to the gods Ku, Kanaloa, and Kane, and
to Hua at the time of full moon. The night Kukahi names the first night
of the taboo for Ku, the highest god of Hawaii.]
[Footnote 15: By _kahoaka_ the Hawaiians designate "the spirit or soul
of a person still living," in distinction from the _uhane_, which may be
the spirit of the dead. _Aka_ means shadow, likeness; _akaku_, that kind
of reflection in the mists which we call the "specter in the brocken."
_Hoakaku_ means "to have a vision," a power which seers possess.
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