Hawaiian Folk Tales | Page 2

Healing in Hawaii. Translated
by Thos. G. Thrum 51
VII. A Visit to the Spirit Land; or, The Strange Experience of a Woman
in Kona, Hawaii. Mrs. E. N. Haley 58
VIII. Kapeepeekauila; or, The Rocks of Kana. Rev. A. O. Forbes 63
IX. Kalelealuaka. Dr. N. B. Emerson 74

X. Stories of the Menehunes: Hawaii the Original Home of the
Brownies. Thos. G. Thrum 107
Moke Manu's Account 109 Pi's Watercourse 110 Laka's Adventure 111
Kekupua's Canoe 114 As Heiau Builders 116
XI. Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa. Mrs. E. M. Nakuina 118
XII. The Punahou Spring. Mrs. E. M. Nakuina 133
XIII. Oahunui. Mrs. E. M. Nakuina 139
XIV. Ahuula: A Legend of Kanikaniaula and the First Feather Cloak.
Mrs. E. M. Nakuina 147
XV. Kaala and Kaaialii: A Legend of Lanai. W. M. Gibson 156
XVI. The Tomb of Puupehe: A Legend of Lanai. From "The Hawaiian
Gazette" 181
XVII. Ai Kanaka: A Legend of Molokai. Rev. A. O. Forbes 186
XVIII. Kaliuwaa. Scene of the Demigod Kamapuaa's Escape from
Olopana. From "The Hawaiian Spectator" 193
XIX. Battle of the Owls. Jos. M. Poepoe 200
XX. This Land is the Sea's. Traditional Account of an Ancient
Hawaiian Prophecy. Translated from Moke Manu by Thos. G. Thrum
203
XXI. Ku-ula, the Fish God of Hawaii. Translated from Moke Manu by
M. K. Nakuina 215
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 230
XXIII. Kaneaukai: A Legend of Waialua. Thos. G. Thrum 250
XXIV. The Shark-man, Nanaue. Mrs. E. M. Nakuina 255
XXV. Fish Stories and Superstitions. Translated by M. K. Nakuina 269
Glossary 277

ILLUSTRATIONS
Hawaiian Girl of the Old Régime Frontispiece
A Lava Cascade 40
View in Wainiha Valley, Kauai 66
Scene in Olokele Gulch, Makaweli, Kauai 86
"The Deep Blue Palis of Koolau" 104
Scene from the Road over Nuuanu Pali 112
View at the Head of Manoa Valley, Oahu 120
The Favorite Sport of Surf-Riding 130
Hawaiian Arrayed in Feather Cloak and Helmet 150
The Ceremony of the Hula 158
The Hula Dance 162
Kuumana, the Rain God of Kau 196
A Grass House of the Olden Time 210

Making Ready the Feast 228
Hawaiian Fisherman Using the Throw-Net 246
Coast Surf Scene 262

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 Testament history. How shall we account for
such coincidences?
Take, for instance, the Hawaiian account of the Creation. The Kane, Ku
and Lono: or, Sunlight, Substance, and Sound,--these constituted a triad
named Ku-Kaua-Kahi, or the Fundamental Supreme Unity. In worship
the reverence due was expressed by such epithets as Hi-ka-po-loa, Oi-e,
Most Excellent, etc. "These gods existed from eternity, from and before
chaos, or, as the Hawaiian term expressed it, 'mai ka po mia' (from the
time of night, darkness, chaos). By an act of their will these gods
dissipated or broke into pieces the existing, surrounding, all-containing
po, night, or chaos. By this act light entered into space. They then
created the heavens, three in number, as a place to dwell in; and the
earth to be their footstool, he keehina honua a Kane. Next they created
the sun, moon, stars, and a host of angels, or spirits--i kini akua--to
minister to them. Last of all they created man as the model, or in the
likeness of Kane. The body of the first man was made of red
earth--lepo ula, or alaea--and the spittle of the gods--wai nao. His head
was made of a whitish clay--palolo--which was brought from the four
ends of the world by Lono. When the earth-image of Kane was ready,
the three gods breathed into its nose, and called on it to rise, and it
became a living being. Afterwards the first woman was created from
one of the ribs--lalo puhaka--of the man while asleep, and these two

were the progenitors of all mankind. They are called in the chants and
in various legends by a large number of different names; but the most
common for the man was Kumuhonua, and for the woman
Keolakuhonua [or Lalahonua].
"Of the creation of animals these chants are silent; but from the pure
tradition it may be inferred that the earth at the time of its creation or
emergence from the watery chaos was stocked with vegetable and
animal. The animals specially mentioned in the tradition as having been
created by Kane were hogs (puaa), dogs (ilio), lizards or reptiles (moo).
"Another legend of the series, that of Wela-ahi-lani, states that after
Kane had destroyed the world by fire, on account of the wickedness of
the people then