| Show checker like game clew to origin of hawaiians Hawaii ans the fact that ancient hawaiians Hawaii ans were inveterate players of a game closely resembling checkers may prove the missing link to 0 establish where they originally came from according to from the bishop museum here says a honolulu united press correspond ent the game is known as kanane and so far as is known was played only in the hawaiian islands and in in no other part of polynesia today there is only one person so far as is known who knows all the rules of the game as it was played originally in the islands she is mrs kaahaaina haibe ninety years year sold old of kalla kaila island of hawaii aside from checkers the only other pastime in the world it resembles is a japanese game known as goban which has been played there since the most ancient times time s this fact it is believed will have the utmost importance in bearing on the final decision as to the origin of the hawaiian people there is still the possibility that hawaiians Hawaii ans originated the game themselves but in any event captain cook who discovered the islands in 1778 reported that the game was a favorite among the inhabitants the checkerboard consisted for the most part of hat flat surfaces of rock or single lava boulders and it is because of the durability of these that evidence of the game abounds in all parts of the islands many of the stone slabs with the designs on them have been uncovered by surveyors for the united states geological survey in all parts of the islands the principal difference from the modern checkerboard lies simply in the fact that instead of having the squares merely marked off they are generally hollowed out the game was played with beach and white coral pebbles much the the same as checkers |
