Contents

Preface -- Hawaiian legends: introduction -- Hina, the Helen of Hawaii -- The royal hunchback -- The triple marriage of Laa-mai-kahiki -- The apotheosis of Pele -- Hua, king of Hana -- The iron knife -- The sacred spear-point -- Kelea, the surf-rider of Maui -- Umi, the peasant prince of Hawaii -- Lono and Kaikilani -- The adventures of Iwikauikaua -- The prophecies of Keaulumoku -- The cannibals of Halemanu -- Kaiana, the last of the Hawaiian knights -- Kaala, the flower of Lanai -- The destruction of the temples -- The tomb of Puupehe -- The story of Laieikawai -- Lohiau, the lover of a goddess -- Kahavari, chief of Puna -- Kahalaopuna, the princess of Manoa.