. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . , to be held as a sacrifice at the heiauat Moanalua. According to custom the great victory must becelebrated with adequate ceremonies, and the grand-est hookiipu (festival during which the people madepresents to the king) ever witnessed in Oahu fol-lowed. Finding that it was policy to treat theirnew king with as good grace as possible, the Oahu-ans became extremely liberal, until the offeringsreached an amount and variety which astonishedevery one, even to Kamehameha. But the high-est gift was reserved for the last. In
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . , to be held as a sacrifice at the heiauat Moanalua. According to custom the great victory must becelebrated with adequate ceremonies, and the grand-est hookiipu (festival during which the people madepresents to the king) ever witnessed in Oahu fol-lowed. Finding that it was policy to treat theirnew king with as good grace as possible, the Oahu-ans became extremely liberal, until the offeringsreached an amount and variety which astonishedevery one, even to Kamehameha. But the high-est gift was reserved for the last. In the midstof the bustle and confusion, an old man, whohad been among the most active and bitter ofthe island defenders, was seen approaching thealtar, or grand stand, leading by the handa beautiful girl, an ehu (Hawaiian blonde), as agift to his new king. Not over sixteen years ofage, of fair skin, expressive, hazel-brown eyes,tall, perfectly molded figure, and abundant tressesof a glimmering brown mixed with threads of goldfalling like a gauze veil down the well-rounded. THE NAPOLEON OF THE PACIFIC. 51 shoulders^ she was of that matchless type of beautyrarely found even when the best blood of two racesblends. A skirt of yellow kapa^ embroidered indark designs of many birds^ and rustling like foldsof silk, fell from her slender waist to her knees,while her head was wreathed in yellow oo feath-ers, and shell bracelets encircled her small from her neck, by its three hundredbraids of human hair, was the sacred Niho Palaoa,the royal insignia of the gods. Surely neverfairer bid for kingly favour was made than thisof old Kavari, who hoped to propitiate his newsovereign and thus win back the fortune he hadlost by opposing the iron Conqueror. Frightened by the sight of so many intent spec-tators, and realising more than ever her strangeposition, the maid stood before the king withdowncast eyes, wet with tears, and bosom risingand falling tumultuously under her great em
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