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HAWAIIAN LEGENDS OF GHOSTS and GHOST-GODS

collected and translated from the Hawaiian

by W. D. WESTERVELT

Boston, Ellis Press [1916]

Title Page
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Pronunciation
Part I
I. The Ghost of Wahaula Temple
II. Maluae and the Under-world
III. A Giant's Rock-Throwing
IV. Kalo-eke-eke, The Timid Taro
V. Legendary Canoe-Making
VI. Lau-ka-ieie
VII. Kauhuhu, the Shark-God of Molokai
VIII. The Shark-man Of Waipio Valley
IX. The Strange Banana Skin
X. The Old Man of the Mountain
XI. Hawaiian Ghost Testing
XII. How Milu Became The King of Ghosts
XIII. A Visit to the King of Ghosts
XIV. Kalai-pahoa, The Poison-God
XV. Ke-ao-mele-mele, The Maid of the Golden Cloud
XVI. Puna and the Dragon
XVII. Ke-au-nini
XVIII. The Bride From the Under-world
Part II Description
The Deceiving of Kewa
Homeless and Desolate Ghosts
Aumakuas, or Ancestor-Ghosts
The Dragon Ghost-Gods
The Home of The Ancestors
Appendix
Polynesian Language