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
