Fire Fountains: The Kingdom of Hawaii, Its Volcanoes, and the History of Its Missions,W. Blackwood, 1883 - Hawaii |
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... temples were erected on every jutting headland , more especially on the island of Molokai . To these , the fisher - folk carried the first - fruits of their annual harvest of the sea , as the seasons brought successive shoals of divers ...
... temples were erected on every jutting headland , more especially on the island of Molokai . To these , the fisher - folk carried the first - fruits of their annual harvest of the sea , as the seasons brought successive shoals of divers ...
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... temple at Kailua , and to him were ad- dressed prayers for their recovery . Two of his disciples , Orono - puha and Makanui - airomo , also received divine honours , their aid being chiefly sought by such as believed themselves to be ...
... temple at Kailua , and to him were ad- dressed prayers for their recovery . Two of his disciples , Orono - puha and Makanui - airomo , also received divine honours , their aid being chiefly sought by such as believed themselves to be ...
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... and cherished . So the great herd of swine immolated at high festivals represented many a true individual sacrifice . At the consecration of a temple , profound silence F was enjoined for many hours on several successive days.
... and cherished . So the great herd of swine immolated at high festivals represented many a true individual sacrifice . At the consecration of a temple , profound silence F was enjoined for many hours on several successive days.
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... temple of any other deity . The king alone had free access to the most sacred enclosure , of all temples alike . The priest in charge of the national war - god was recognised as the great high priest of Hawaii . There was only one ...
... temple of any other deity . The king alone had free access to the most sacred enclosure , of all temples alike . The priest in charge of the national war - god was recognised as the great high priest of Hawaii . There was only one ...
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... temple offering of a small pig , which they laid at his feet , and a piece of red cloth , which , with every mark of ... temples , and they only , were always arrayed in 1O - Rono . The name was really Lono , with the honorific 0 , which ...
... temple offering of a small pig , which they laid at his feet , and a piece of red cloth , which , with every mark of ... temples , and they only , were always arrayed in 1O - Rono . The name was really Lono , with the honorific 0 , which ...
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