| Author |
Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake), 1849-1939 |
| LoC No. |
16024114
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| Title |
Legends of Old Honolulu (Mythology)
Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian
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| Contents |
The migration of the Hawaiians -- Legendary places in Honolulu -- The god of Pakaka Temple -- Legend of the bread-fruit tree -- The gods who found water -- The water of life of Ka-ne -- Mamala the surf-rider -- A shark punished at Waikiki -- The legendary origin of Kapa -- Creation of man -- The chief with the wonderful servants -- The great dog Ku -- The cannibal dog-man -- The canoe of the dragon -- The wonderful shell -- The ghost dance on Punchbowl -- The bird-man of Nuuanu Valley -- The owls of Honolulu -- The two fish from Tahiti -- Iwa, the notable thief of Oahu -- Pikoi the rat-killer -- Kawelo -- "Chief man-eater" -- Lepe-a-moa -- Kamapuaa legends -- Appendix: Polynesian language. Partial list of Hawaiian terms used.
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| Credits |
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
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| Subject |
Legends -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
66547 |
| Release Date |
Oct 16, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Apr 6, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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