Hawaiian Folk Tales

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First published in 1907, this collection by Thomas G. Thrum brought together a series of legends printed in The Hawaiian Annual by noted folklorists Emerson, Forbes, Gibson, Hyde, Nakuina, and Poepoe. New cover in 2004!

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Hawai‘i’s mysthical past lives in the Battle of the Owls, the transformation of the pig-man Kamapua‘a, the strifes of the demigod Maui, the diminutive Menehune, and the legendary healers of old. First published in 1907, this collection by Thomas G. Thrum brought together a series of legends printed in The Hawaiian Annual by noted folklorists Emerson, Forbes, Gibson, Hyde, Nakuina, and Poepoe. New cover in 2004!

  • Legends Resembling Old Testament History (Rev. C. M. Hyde, D.D.)
  • Exploits of Maui (Rev. A. O. Forbes)
    • Snaring the Sun
    • The Origins of Fire
  • Pele and the Deluge (Rev. A. O. Forbes)
  • Pele and Kahawali (From Ellis’s “Tower of Hawaii”)
  • Hiku and Kawelu (J. S. Emerson)
    Location of the Lua o Milu
  • Lonopuha; or, Origin of the Art of Healing in Hawaii (Translated by Thos. G. Thrum)
  • A Visit to the Spirit Land; or, The Strange Experience of a Woman in Kona, Hawaii (Mrs. E. N. Haley)
  • Kapeepeekauila; or, The Rocks of Kana (Rev. A. O. Forbes)
  • Stories of the Menehunes: Hawaii the Original Home of the Brownies (Thos. G. Thrum)
    Moke Manu’s Account
    Pi’s Watercourse
    Laka’s Adventure
    Kekupua’s Canoe
    As Heiau Builders
  • Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa (Mrs. E. M. Nakuina)
  • The Punahou Spring (Mrs. E. M. Nakuina)
  • Oahunui (Mrs. E. M. Nakuina)
  • Ahuula: A Legend of Kanikaniula and the First Feather Cloak (Mrs. E. M. Nakuina)
  • Kaala and Kaaialii: A Legend of Lanai (W. M. Gibson)
  • The Tomb of Puupehe: A Legend of Lanai (From “The Hawaiian Gazette”)
  • Ai Kanaka: A Legend of Molokai (Rev. A. O. Forbes)
  • Kaliuwaa. Scene of the Demigod Kamapuaa’s Escape from Olopana (From “The Hawaiian Spectator”)
  • Battle of the Owls (Jos. M. Poepoe)
  • This Land is the Sea’s. Traditional Account of an Ancient Hawaiian Prophecy. (Translated from Moke Manu by Thos. G. Thrum)
  • Ku-ula, the Fish God of Hawaii. (Translated from Moke Manu by M. K. Nakuina)
  • 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)
  • Kaneaukai: A Legend of Waialua. (Thos. G. Thrum)
  • The Shark-man, Nanaue. (Mrs. E. M. Nakuina)
  • Fish Stories and Superstitions. (Mrs. E. M. Nakuina)

Compiled by: Thos G. Thrum