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nd and sea covered thick with fog, fine mist and
rain, and the beating of the ocean rain.
"When this passes, on the day of full moon, in the dusk of the early
morning, at the time when the sun's rays strike the mountain tops, then
the earth shall behold a youth sitting within the eye of the sun, one
like the taboo child of my god. Afterwards the earth shall behold a
great destruction and shall see all the haughty snatched away out of the
land; then we shall be blessed, and our seed."
When his daughters heard the seer's prophecy, they wondered within
themselves that he should prophesy at this distance, without knowing
anything about their sister's mission for which they waited.
As a prophet it was his privilege to proclaim about Kauai those things
which he saw would come to pass.
So, before leaving his daughters, he commanded them and said, "My
daughters, I am giving you my instructions before leaving you, not,
indeed, for long; but I go to announce those things which I have told
you, and shall return hither. Therefore, dwell here in this place, which
my god has pointed out to me, and keep yourselves pure until my prophecy
is fulfilled."
The prophet went away, as he had determined, and he went into the
presence of the chiefs and men of position, at the place where the
chiefs were assembled; there he proclaimed what he had seen.
And first he came to Aiwohikupua and said, "From this day, erect flag
signals around your dwelling, and bring inside all whom you love.
"For there comes shortly a destruction over the earth; never has any
destruction been seen before like this which is to come; never will any
come hereafter when this destruction of which I tell is ended.
"Before the coming of the wonder-worker he will give you a sign of
destruction, not over all the people of the land, but over you yourself
and your people; then the high ones of earth shall lie down before him
and your pride shall be taken from you.
"If you listen to my word, then you will be spared from the destruction
that is verily to come; therefore, prepare yourselves at once."
And because of the seer's words, he was driven away from before the
face of the chief.
Thus he proclaimed to all the chiefs on Kauai, and the chiefs who
listened to the seer, they were spared.
He went to Kekalukaluokewa, with his wife and all in their company.
And as he said to Aiwohikupua, so he said to Kekalukaluokewa, and he
believed him.
But Waka woul
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