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,

Maile-kaluhea,

Maile-laulii,

Maile-pakaha, and

Kahalaomapuana the youngest, sisters of Aiwohikupua.

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.

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