Preface

ix

PART ONE: THE GODS

I.

Coming of the Gods

1

II.

Ku Gods

12

III.

The God Lono

31

IV.

The Kane Worship

42

V.

Kane and Kanaloa

60

VI.

Mythical Lands of the Gods

67

VII.

Lesser Gods

81

VIII.

Sorcery Gods

105

IX.

Guardian Gods

122

X.

The Soul after Death

144

PART TWO: CHILDREN OF THE GODS

XI.

The Pele Myth

167

XII.

The Pele Sisters

180

XIII.

Pele Legends

190

XIV.

Kamapua‘a

201

XV.

Hina Myths

214

XVI.

Maui the Trickster

226

XVII.

Aikanaka-Kaha‘i Cycle

238

XVIII.

Wahieloa-Laka Cycle

259

XIX.

Haumea

276

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PART THREE: THE CHIEFS

XX.

Papa and Wakea

293

XXI.

Genealogies

307

XXII.

Era of Overturning

314

XXIII.

Mu and Menehune People

321

XXIV.

Runners, Man-Eaters, Dog-Men

337

HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY

XXV.

The Moikeha-La‘a Migration

352

XXVI.

Hawaiiloa and Paao Migrations

363

XXVII.

Ruling Chiefs

376

XXVIII.

Usurping Chiefs

387

PART FOUR: HEROES AND LOVERS IN FICTION

XXIX.

Kupua Stories

403

XXX.

Trickster Stories

430

XXXI.

Voyage to the Land of the Gods

448

XXXII.

Riddling Contests

455

XXXIII.

The Kana Legend

464

XXXIV.

The Stretching-Tree Kupua

478

XXXV.

Romance of the Swimmer

489

XXXVI.

Romance of the Island of Virgins

498

XXXVII.

Romances of Match-Making

506

XXXVIII.

Romances of the Dance

519

XXXIX.

Wooing Romances

526

References

545

Index

555