Note 46 — PREFACE. (continued 2)

And when the long god arrived at the king’s place, the king prepared a meal for the said god. The attendants were then under restriction for a short time. As the god was brought out of the king’s house and the eyes of the king beheld the image, they were filled with tears, and he cried for his love of the deity. And the king and all the people who were in the house, cried out, “Be thou feared, O Lono;” and the attendant people answered for the deity’s greeting, saying: “Is it mine?” and they answered, “Here is the king’s greeting unto you, O Lono.” The people outside replied, “Here is Lono’s greeting unto your majesty.” After these things the deity with his attendants entered the king’s house while certain priests who came with him offered prayers which were followed by the king’s priest. Then the king offered the deity an ivory necklace, placing it around the god’s neck. The king then fed the man who carried the idol, he was the image’s mouth, and ate the pork, the uhau,46 taro and coconut pudding and awa. This service was called hanaipu.47