. Hawaii and its people; the land of rainbow and palm. ere given him. He sentpresents to his mother, who waited patiently, feeling surethat one day Umi would become the king of Hawaii. In less than two years Liloa died. He had called hissons and said to them: I give the charge of the king-dom and the title of King to Hakau, and the custodyof the gods and temples to Umi. You are to be theruler of Hawaii, he said to Hakau, and Umi is tobe your counselor. Hakau chafed under the bequest which clothed hisbrother with little less power than his own. His hostil-ity became open and brutal. He reviled
. Hawaii and its people; the land of rainbow and palm. ere given him. He sentpresents to his mother, who waited patiently, feeling surethat one day Umi would become the king of Hawaii. In less than two years Liloa died. He had called hissons and said to them: I give the charge of the king-dom and the title of King to Hakau, and the custodyof the gods and temples to Umi. You are to be theruler of Hawaii, he said to Hakau, and Umi is tobe your counselor. Hakau chafed under the bequest which clothed hisbrother with little less power than his own. His hostil-ity became open and brutal. He reviled his brother for UMl, THE PEASANT PRINCE. 87 his low birth. Umi, unable to bear these taunts, quietlyleft the court and went to Hilo. There, he supportedhimself, with two friends, by fishing, birdcatching, andmaking canoes, spears and other weapons. But Umi could not long remain in seclusion. Thebarbarous rule and practices of Hakau caused a rebel-lion against his authority. Two priests of distinction,who had incurred his enmity by counseling a better. ANCIENT SACRED INCLOSURE. course, joined the revolt, with other priests. They feltthat to degrade Umi, who had charge of the temples,was an insult to their order. The two priests told the warriors of Umis rank, andthat Hakau was abandoned by the gods. They urgedUmi to raise the standard of rebellion and then wentback to the king, who received them with feigned cor-diality and asked them if they had seen Umi. 88 HAWAII AND ITS PEOPLE. They said they had seen him, and advised Hakau tosend all the men he could muster to the mountains, toobtain bird feathers for decorating the god of war. Hakau was startled by this advice, because the priestsgave such counsel only in times of great peril. Thenthey told him that Umi was preparing for frightened tyrant consulted the omens. Thesewere wholly unfavorable. He determined, in two days(a fatal delay), to hold a festival to the god of war,with human sacrifices, and to send as many
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