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Here are the exploits of Maui, the demi-god who fished up the islands from the sea, noosed the sun over the rim of the crater of Haleakala, and brought fire to the people of Hawaii Nei. Here is his divine consort Hina, who fought the monster Kunamoo of the Hilo hills. Here is the saga of Pele, the volcano dweller, her faithful and enduring sister Hiiaka, and the glorious other maidens of the fiery clan. Here are ghosts, ghost-gods, shark deiti...

Excerpt from Legends of Old Honolulu: Collected and Translated From the Hawaiian The legends of a people are of interest to the scholar, the thinker, and the poet. The legends tell us of the struggles, the tri umphs, and the wanderings of the people, of their thoughts, their aspirations, in short, they give us a twilight history of the race. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find...

Excerpt from Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) There was a ledge of rock in one of the rivers, so Maui uprooted a tree and pushed it through, making an easy passage for both water and man. He invented many helpful articles for the use Of mankind, but meanwhile frequently filled the days Of his friends with trouble on account of the mischievous pranks which he played on them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundre...

Excerpt from Legends of Old Honolulu: Collected and Translated From the HawaiianThe legends of a people are Of interest to the scholar, the thinker, and the poet.The legends tell us Of the struggles, the tri umphs, and the wanderings of the people, Of their thoughts, their aspirations, in short, they give us a twilight history Of the race.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This book contains an account of the legends of Maui, a demi-god whose story probably contains a larger number of unique and ancient myths than that of any other legendary character in the mythology of any nation. There are three centres of this story: new Zealand in the south, Hawaii in the north, and the Tahitian group in the east, and what makes this ancient legend so interesting is that it forms one of the strongest links in the mythologic...

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