10-24-2019, 11:42 AM
Under the Kapu system the punishment for casting a shadow on the Ali'i or his property was death. So there is cultural historical precedent for messing with the sun's rays.
"The law officer (‘ilamuku) hunted down kapu breakers and saw to it that they were put to death by strangulation, clubbing, stoning, burning, or drowning. There was no trial, no probation, no compassion. Often, guilty kapu breakers caused their own death before the ‘ilamuku got to them.
ETA: http://kaizenwong.angelfire.com/Kapu_System.pdf
Source: Malo, David, Hawaiian Antiquities. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 2, Second Edition. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951."
"The law officer (‘ilamuku) hunted down kapu breakers and saw to it that they were put to death by strangulation, clubbing, stoning, burning, or drowning. There was no trial, no probation, no compassion. Often, guilty kapu breakers caused their own death before the ‘ilamuku got to them.
ETA: http://kaizenwong.angelfire.com/Kapu_System.pdf
Source: Malo, David, Hawaiian Antiquities. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 2, Second Edition. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951."