hiwilani

Updated: June 4, 2025

Kanau couldn't worm it out of the old fellow, who looked upon Kanau as an apostate. "Hiwilani struggled with the old codger for years. How she ever succeeded is beyond me. Of course, on the face of it, she was faithful to the old religion. This might have persuaded Ahuna to loosen up a little.

Jack London - On the Makaloa Mat

But Ahuna was old school. He possessed no iota of scepticism. The more Hiwilani frightened him, the more he rolled on the floor and the louder he yammered. "But when he began to bite himself, I gave in. I felt sorry for him; but, over and beyond that, I began to admire him. He was sterling stuff, even if he was a survival of darkness.

Jack London - On the Makaloa Mat