. Il paradiso del Pacifico: Le isole hawaiane [risorsa elettronica] . r^ che avevano offeso. Il kahuna ha chiamato a ministro per theafflied, ha cercato in primo luogo di scoprire la causa del disordine di hispatients ed allora si è messo aboutcontracting l'incantesimo con le preghiere e le incanta-zioni. In questo modo si credeva che a volte riuscisse a trasferire il malessere al personaggio la cui rabbia lo aveva causato. Gli antichi hawaiani credevano che l'anotherperson avesse il potere, in certe condizioni, di pregarlo fino alla morte. Per il kahuna per fare thisit era necessario che possedesse un certo articlebelt

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. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . r^ who had beenoffended. The kahuna called to minister to theafflicted, first sought to discover the cause of hispatients disorder, and then set himself aboutcounteracting the spell by prayers and incanta-tions. In this way it was believed he sometimessucceeded in transferring the malady to the personwhose anger had caused it. The ancient Hawaiians believed that anotherperson had the power, under certain conditions, to pray him to death. For the kahuna to do thisit was necessary that he should possess some articlebelonging to the victim, such as a lock of his hair, a tooth, nail, or even some of his spittle. Forthis reason each king had his spittoon bearer, anoffice entrusted only to some faithful person. The Hawaiian heiau or temple was a walledinclosure of from one to five acres in extent, laidout in irregular form, the walls sometimes beingas high as twenty feet, and ten feet thick. Theywere rough barriers, occasionally capped with slabsof hewn coral. Inside was a house of sacrifice, . TF.MPLi:. ANCIENT HAWAIIAN RELIGION. 67 called the luakina^ of small dimensions^ and builtof stone or wood. In front of this stood thS lehyor altar;, a raised stone platform. Beyond thefirst temple was another sacred to the priest^and within this was a small wicker enclosure calledthe amii^ from whence the kaulas^ or prophets^issued their oracles amid a scene of darkness andin a tragical tone of voice. The walls were cov-ered with images of the principal gods, and theother and inner walls were surmounted by linesof stone and wooden idols. Dwellings for the high priest and his associatesstood near the temples^ while a house for the king, when seeking consultation at the place^ stood alittle removed from those of the kaulas. At theentrance to the enclosure was an elevated cross, the tabu staff, and near this was a stone building, in which the victims for the altar were slain. Human sacrifices were usually offered a

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