Vii. A Visit To The Spirit L : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 58 VII 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 A Her friends gathered around her with loud cries of grief, and with many expressions...
Ii. Exploits Of Maui : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 31 II 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 "kapas". And as she spread them out...
X. Stories Of The Menehunes : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 107 X STORIES OF THE MENEHUNES HAWAII THE ORIGINAL HOME OF THE BROWNIES THOS. G. THRUM STUDENTS of Hawaiian folk-lore find much of coincident interest with traditional or more historic beliefs of other and older lands. The same applies...
Iii. Pele And The Deluge : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 36 III 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 is also attributed a great flood th...
Iv. Pele And Kahawali : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 39 IV 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 with the "holua" (sled)...
Xx. This Land Is The Sea's, Traditional Account : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 203 XX THIS LAND IS THE SEA'S TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF AN ANCIENT HAWAIIAN PROPHECY TRANSLATED FROM MOKE MANU BY THOS. G. THRUM IT is stated in the history of Kaopulupulu that he was famed among the kahunas of the island of Oahu for his power...
V. Hiku And Kawelu : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 43 V 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 his life long as a child and a youth...
Note : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. vii NOTE IN response to repeated requests, the compiler now presents in book form the series of legends that have been made a feature of "The Hawaiian Annual" for a number of years past. The series has been enriched by the addition of several...
Xi. Kahalaopuna, Princess Of Manoa : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 118 XI KAHALAOPUNA, PRINCESS OF MANOA MRS. E. M. NAKUINA AKAAKA (laughter) is a projecting spur of the mountain range at the head of Manoa Valley, forming the ridge running back to and above Waiakeakua, "the water of the gods." Akaaka w...
Xxii. Aiai, Son Of Ku Ula, Part Ii : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 230 XXII AIAI, SON OF KU-ULA PART II OF THE LEGEND OF KU-ULA, THE FISH GOD OF HAWAII TRANSLATED FROM MOKE MANU BY M. K. NAKUINA AFTER the death of the King of Hana, Aiai left the people of Haneoo catching hinalea and went to Kumaka, a place...
I. Legends Resembling Old Testament History : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 15 HAWAIIAN FOLK TALES I 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 resemble the Old...
Xv. Kaala And Kaaialii, A Legend Of Lanai : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 156 XV KAALA AND KAAIALII A LEGEND OF LANAI W. M. GIBSON BORDERING upon the land of Kealia, on the southwest coast of Lanai, where was a "pahonua", or place of refuge, are the remains of Kaunolu, an ancient "heiau", or temple. Its ruins lie...
Xvi. The Tomb Of Puupehe, A Legend Of Lanai : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 181 XVI THE TOMB OF PUUPEHE A LEGEND OF LANAI FROM "THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE" ONE of the interesting localities of tradition, famed in Hawaiian song and story of ancient days, is situate at the southwestern point of the island of Lanai, and known...
Xxiii. Kaneaukai, A Legend Of Waialua : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 250 XXIII KANEAUKAI A LEGEND OF WAIALUA THOS. G. THRUM LONG ago, when the Hawaiians were in the darkness of superstition and kahunaism, with their gods and lords many, there lived at Mokuleia, Waialua, two old men whose business it w...
Xxiv. The Shark Man, Nanaue : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 255 XXIV THE SHARK-MAN, NANAUE MRS. E. M. NAKUINA KAMOHOALII, the King-shark of Hawaii and Maui, has several deep sea caves that he uses in turn as his habitat. There are several of these at the bottom of the palisades, extending from Waipio...
Xix. Battle Of The Owls : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 200 XIX BATTLE OF THE OWLS JOS. M. POEPOE THE following is a fair specimen of the animal myths current in ancient Hawaii, and illustrates the place held by the owl in Hawaiian mythology. There lived a man named Kapoi, at Kahehuna, in Honolulu...
Glossary Of Hawaiian Words : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 275 p. 276 p. 277 GLOSSARY OF HAWAIIAN WORDS AAH "aaho", sticks for thatching, p. 142. "ahaaina", feast, p. 150. "aheahea", an edible plant, p. 135. "aholehole", a species of fish. "ahos", small sticks used in thatching, p. 245. "Ahu o...
Xxv. Fish Stories And Superstitions : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 269 XXV FISH STORIES AND SUPERSTITIONS TRANSLATED BY M. K. NAKUINA THE following narration of the different fishes here given is told and largely believed in by native fishermen. All may not agree as to particulars in this version, but...
Title Page : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], HAWAIIAN FOLK TALES A COLLECTION OF NATIVE LEGENDS COMPILED BY THOS. G. THRUM Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co. [1907] Scanned , July 2006. Proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it w...
Xiii. Oahunui : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 139 XIII OAHUNUI MRS. E. M. NAKUINA ON the plateau lying between Ewa and Waialua, on the island of Oahu, and about a mile off, and mauka of the Kaukonahua bridge, is the historical place called Kukaniloko. This was the ancient birthplace...
Ix. Kalelealuaka : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 74 IX 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 good clothes, they watched anxiously...
Xvii. Ai Kanaka, A Legend Of Molokai : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 186 XVII AI KANAKA A LEGEND OF MOLOKAI REV. A. O. FORBES ON the leeward side of the island of Molokai, a little to the east of Kaluaaha lies the beautiful valley of Mapulehu, at the mouth of which is located the "heiau", or temple...
Xviii. Kaliuwaa, Scene Of The Demigod Kamapuaa's : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 193 XVIII KALIUWAA SCENE OF THE DEMIGOD KAMAPUAA'S ESCAPE FROM OLOPANA FROM "THE HAWAIIAN SPECTATOR" A FEW miles east of Laie, on the windward side of the island of Oahu, are situated the valley and falls of Kaliuwaa, noted as one of the most...
Viii. Kapeepeekauila. Or, The Rocks Of Kana : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 63 VIII 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 is a sheer precipice of black rock...
Preface : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. v PREFACE IT is becoming more and more a matter of regret that a larger amount of systematic effort was not established in early years for the gathering and preservation of the folk-lore of the Hawaiians. The world is under lasting...
Xii. The Punahou Spring : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 133 XII THE PUNAHOU SPRING MRS. E. M. NAKUINA THERE formerly lived on the Kaala Mountains a chief by the name of Kahaakea. He had two children, a boy and a girl, twins, whose mother had died at their birth. The brother was called...
Xiv. Ahuula. A Legend Of Kanikaniaul : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 147 XIV AHUULA A LEGEND OF KANIKANIAULA AND THE FIRST FEATHER CLOAK MRS. E. M. NAKUINA ELEIO was a "kukini" (trained runner) in the service of Kakaalaneo, King of Maui, several runners being always kept by each king or "alii" of consequence...
Xii. Ku Ula, The Fish God Of Hawaii : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 215 XXI KU-ULA, THE FISH GOD OF HAWAII TRANSLATED FROM MOKE MANU BY M. K. NAKUINA THE story of Ku-ula, considered by ancient Hawaiians as the deity presiding over and controlling the fish of the sea,--a story still believed by many of them...
Vi. Lonopuha. Or, Origin Of The Art Of Healing : * "Hawaiian Folk Tales", by Thomas G. Thrum, [1907], p. 51 VI 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 number of people, with their wives...