On various ceremonial occasions, a dark man, naked, impersonated Kahōʻāliʻi. The man was marked with stripes or patches of white on the inner thighs. At the makahiki festival each winter, the eyeballs of a fish and that of a human victim were presented for him to swallow.
During various ceremonial events, a dark man without clothing impersonated Kahōʻāliʻi. He was marked with stripes or patches of white on his inner thighs. At the makahiki festival each winter, he consumed the eyeballs of both a fish and a human victim.