
audiobook
FORNANDER COLLECTION OF HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE - THE HAWAIIANS’ ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE, WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, Etc., AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES
FORNANDER COLLECTION OF HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE - THE HAWAIIANS’ ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, Etc., AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES
Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum - Volume V—Part I
PREFACE.
FORNANDER COLLECTION OF HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE - THE HAWAIIANS’ ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE, WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, Etc., AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES
Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum - Volume V—Part II
FORNANDER COLLECTION OF HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE - THE HAWAIIANS’ ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE, WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, Etc., AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES
Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum - Volume V—Part III
INDEX
Colophon - Availability
This volume gathers a rich tapestry of Hawaiian oral tradition, drawn directly from the islands’ own storytellers. It opens with the creation narratives that explain how the volcanic archipelago emerged and how the earliest peoples came to inhabit it. The editor has preserved the language and rhythm of the chants, giving listeners a sense of the original voices that have carried these myths across generations.
Within its pages you’ll encounter legendary figures such as the warrior‑chief Kawelo, whose early confrontations set the stage for epic conflicts, and the clever youth Kuapakaa, whose mastery of wind and song shapes the fate of a king’s fleet. Each tale reflects the values, humor, and spirituality of the Hawaiian world, offering vivid scenes of daring deeds, whispered incantations, and the deep connection between people and the sea. The collection invites anyone curious about Polynesian culture to experience these stories as they were once told around the fire.
Language
en
Duration
~31 hours (1819K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1917, pubdate 1920.
Credits
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2024-03-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

by Annie Keary, Eliza Keary

by Izumo Takeda, Shoraku Miyoshi, Senryu Namiki

by Eugène Sue

by Mary Macgregor

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

by Freiherr von Ludwig Achim Arnim

by Sir Edwin Arnold

by Homer