Characters

The Story of Laieikawai.

• 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.

THE STORY OF LAIEIKAWAI.

A SUPERNATURAL FOLK-LORE LEGEND OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.