Legends of old Honolulu

About this eBook

Author

Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake), 1849-1939

Title

Legends of Old Honolulu (Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian

Credits

Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Subject

Legends -- Hawaii -- Honolulu

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 66547

Release Date

October 16, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.FOREWORD
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.INTRODUCTION
6. 6.PRONUNCIATION
7. 7.THE MIGRATION OF THE HAWAIIANS
8. 8.LEGENDARY PLACES IN HONOLULU
9. 9.THE GOD OF PAKAKA TEMPLE
10. 10.LEGEND OF THE BREAD-FRUIT TREE
11. 11.THE GODS WHO FOUND WATER
12. 12.A Legend of Old Hawaii
13. 13.MAMALA THE SURF-RIDER
14. 14.A SHARK PUNISHED AT WAIKIKI
15. 15.THE LEGENDARY ORIGIN OF KAPA
16. 16.The Kamakau Legend
17. 17.THE CHIEF WITH THE WONDERFUL SERVANTS 1
18. 18.Ku-ilio-loa
19. 19.THE CANNIBAL DOG-MAN
20. 20.THE CANOE OF THE DRAGON
21. 21.THE WONDERFUL SHELL
22. 22.Ka Hula O Na Aumakua
23. 23.THE BIRD-MAN OF NUUANU VALLEY
24. 24.THE OWLS OF HONOLULU — Pueo — Kapoi — Kukaeunahio
25. 25.THE TWO FISH FROM TAHITI
26. 26.IWA, THE NOTABLE THIEF OF OAHU
27. 27.PIKOI THE RAT-KILLER
28. 28.KAWELO
29. 29.“CHIEF MAN-EATER”
30. 30.LEPE-A-MOA — The Chicken-Girl of Palama — Kauilani and Akua-pehu-ale. — Kauilani finds his Sister Lepe-a-moa — The Battle of the Kupuas
31. 31.KAMAPUAA LEGENDS — Legends of the Hog-god — Kamapuaa on Oahu and Kauai — Pele and Kamapuaa
32. 32.APPENDIX — PARTIAL LIST HAWAIIAN TERMS USED
33. 33.POLYNESIAN LANGUAGE
34. 34.PRESS NOTICES HAWAIIAN LEGENDS
35. 35.Colophon — Availability — Metadata — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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