"Kalaniopu'u put his own feather cloak and helmet on Cook, and in the British commander's hand the flywhisk emblem of the royal tabu status. 

When it came to his turn, however, the high priest of Lono dressed Cook in a mantle of red tapa cloth... 

The King had represented Cook in his own social image as a divine warrior; whereas, the priest represented his own temple image as a divine Cook."

(Islands of History)