Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology) / Collected and translated from the Hawaiian
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Still popular nearly a century after its original publication, W.D. Westervelt's Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes, is well written and well-paced. Especially enjoyable are the tales the exploits of Pele and her sister Hiiaka with mortals such as the handsome chiefs Kahawali and Lohiau, and the explosive love affair with the pig-god Kamapuaa. The powerful conflicts between Pele and Poliahu, the snow goddess, and Hiiaka and the many moo, or supernatural water creatures, are recounted with the rhythm and suspense befitting the best drama.
Chapters (55)(click to expand)
- FOREWORD
- PRONUNCIATION
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
- PART I LEGENDS
- I AI-LAAU, THE FOREST EATER
- II HOW PELE CAME TO HAWAII
- III PELE AND THE OWL GHOST-GOD
- IV THE HILLS OF PELE Na Puu o Pele
- V PELE AND THE CHIEFS OF PUNA Kumu-kahi
- Papa-lau-ahi
- Ke-lii-kuku
- Ka-pa-pala
- VI PELE’S TREE
- VII PELE AND KAHA-WALI
- VIII PELE AND KAMA-PUAA
- IX PELE AND THE SNOW-GODDESS
- X GENEALOGY OF THE PELE FAMILY
- XI PELE’S LONG SLEEP
- XII HOPOE, THE DANCING STONE
- XIII HIIAKA’S BATTLE WITH DEMONS
- XIV HOW HIIAKA FOUND WAHINE-OMAO
- XV HIIAKA CATCHING A GHOST
- XVI HIIAKA AND THE SEACOAST KUPUAS
- Makaukiu
- Mahiki
- Pili and Noho
- Moo-lau
- XVII LOHIAU
- XVIII THE ANNIHILATION OF KEOUA’S ARMY
- XIX DESTRUCTION OF KAMEHAMEHA’S FISH-PONDS
- XX KAPIOLANI AND PELE
- KAPIOLANI.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- PART II GEOLOGICAL FACTS
- I THE CRACK IN THE FLOOR OF THE PACIFIC
- II HAWAIIAN VOLCANOES
- III VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
- IV CHANGES IN KILAUEA CRATER
- V. FOUNDATION OF THE OBSERVATORY
- APPENDIX PARTIAL LIST HAWAIIAN TERMS USED
- POLYNESIAN LANGUAGE
- PRESS NOTICES HAWAIIAN LEGENDS
- Colophon
- Availability
- Metadata
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
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