The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The fables and folk-lore of a strange people

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King of Hawaii David Kalakaua

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

The Legends and Myths of Hawaii.

HAWAIIAN LEGENDS: INTRODUCTION.

Hina, the Helen of Hawaii.

The Royal Hunchback.

The Triple Marriage of Laa-mai-kahiki.

The Apotheosis of Pele.

Hua, King of Hana.

The Iron Knife.

The Sacred Spear-Point.

Kelea, the Surf-Rider of Maui.

Umi, the Peasant Prince of Hawaii.

Lono and Kaikilani.

The Adventures of Iwikauikaua.

The Prophecies of Keaulumoku.

The Cannibals of Halemanu.

Kaiana, the Last of the Hawaiian Knights.

Kaala, the Flower of Lanai.

The Destruction of the Temples.

The Tomb of Puupehe.

The Story of Laieikawai.

Lohiau, the Lover of a Goddess.

Kahavari, Chief of Puna.

Kahalaopuna, the Princess of Manoa.

APPENDIX.

HAWAIIAN LEGENDS: GLOSSARY.

List of Illustrations

Colophon Availability

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Original Title Page.
THE LEGENDS AND MYTHS
OF
HAWAII.
THE FABLES AND FOLK-LORE
OF A
STRANGE PEOPLE.
BY
HIS HAWAIIAN MAJESTY KALAKAUA.
EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY
HON. R. M. DAGGETT,
Late United States Minister to the Hawaiian Islands.
New York:
CHARLES L. WEBSTER & COMPANY.
1888.

Copyright, 1887,

By CHARLES L. WEBSTER & CO.

H. J. HEWITT, PRINTER AND ELECTROTYPER, 37 ROSE ST., N. Y.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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