The Story of Laieikawai
Characters
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.