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Fish Stories and Superstitions Hawaiian Yesterdays Hawaiian Girl of the Old Régime. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends Compiled by Thos. G. Thrum With sixteen illustrations from photo…
Legends Resembling Old Testament History Rev. C. M. Hyde, D.D. In the first volume of Judge Fornander’s elaborate work on “The Polynesian Race” he has given some old Hawaiian legends which closely re…
Exploits of Maui Rev. A. O. Forbes I.—Snaring the Sun Maui was the son of Hina-lau-ae and Hina, and they dwelt at a place called Makalia, above Kahakuloa, on West Maui. Now, his mother Hina made kapa…
Pele and the Deluge Rev. A. O. Forbes All volcanic phenomena are associated in Hawaiian legendary lore with the goddess Pele; and it is a somewhat curious fact that to the same celebrated personage i…
Pele and Kahawali From Ellis’s “Tour of Hawaii” In the reign of Kealiikukii, an ancient king of Hawaii, Kahawali, chief of Puna, and one of his favorite companions went one day to amuse themselves wi…
Hiku and Kawelu J. S. Emerson Not far from the summit of Hualalai, on the island of Hawaii, in the cave on the southern side of the ridge, lived Hina and her son, the kupua , or demigod, Hiku. All hi…
Lonopuha; Or, Origin of the Art of Healing in Hawaii Translated by Thos. G. Thrum During the time that Milu was residing at Waipio, Hawaii, the year of which is unknown, there came to these shores a …
A Visit to the Spirit Land; Or, The Strange Experience of a Woman in Kona, Hawaii Mrs. E. N. Haley Kalima had been sick for many weeks, and at last died. Her friends gathered around her with loud cri…
Kapeepeekauila; Or, The Rocks of Kana Rev. A. O. Forbes On the northern side of the island of Molokai, commencing at the eastern end and stretching along a distance of about twenty miles, the coast i…
Kalelealuaka Dr. N. B. Emerson Part I Kaopele was born in Waipio, Hawaii. When born he did not breathe, and his parents were greatly troubled; but they washed his body clean, and having arrayed it in…
