Folklore -- Hawaii
PAGE Preface 1 Concerning Ancient Religious Ceremonies 2 Various Heathen Prayers 46 Concerning the Construction of the Heiau 52 History of the Hawaiian Priesthood Called the Order of Sorcery 56
PAGE Preface 1 Concerning Ancient Religious Ceremonies 2 Various Heathen Prayers 46 Concerning the Construction of the Heiau 52 History of the Hawaiian Priesthood Called the Ord...
3. PART II.4. PART III.A Wakea Creation Chant, by Kaleikuahulu 360 Born Was the Island 363 Old Creation Chant (incomplete) 363 Primary Gods and Creations 364 The Fall of Kumuhonua and His Wife 366 The...
5. Volume VI—Part IThis third series of the Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folklore, in its varied character, presents valuable features for antiquarian and ethnic students of Polynesia in gener...
6. Part II. embraces historic studies and fragmentary notes of JudgeFornander, selected from his miscellaneous papers, as affording an insight into his line of research work, hence, has little of the original Hawaiian and translation feature of...
7. Part III. is devoted entirely to chants of various kinds. These arealmost wholly from the collection of Judge L. Andrews, whose ripe Hawaiian scholarship is seen in uncompleted translations and notes found in the collection. The “Haui ka Lani”...
8. CHAPTER I.A long shed is built with poles standing in rows in the manner of a stockade. It is six yards and over in width, and forty yards in length thatched with cane leaves and pili gra...
9. CHAPTER II.It means two strong men fighting by striking at each other with the fists. The man who is not knocked down in this way rules the boxing field. The most noted of these boxing fie...
10. PART IIIn my endeavors to throw some light upon the olden times of the Hawaiian people and—to use a nautical expression—to “underrun” their historical cable, two questions have ever pr...
11. PART IIIWakea the son of Kahikoluamea. Papa even Papahanaumoku the wife. She brought forth also Kahikiku and Kahikimoe; She also bore Keapapanuu and Keapapalani, But her first-born chil...
12. CANTO I.Fallen is the chief, overthrown is the whole kingdom, Gasping in death, deserted, forsaken in flight, An universal overthrow is this; A hard panting this for the speedy flight....
13. CANTO II. [589Alas for them, now grieving in sadness! 40. On all sides they grieve their loss; They sit constant with heads bowed down; They sit with hands beneath their chins; They feed upon...
14. CANTO III.The divisions of Hawaii are lost,—gone to the chief. Small now indeed is Hawaii, grasped in the hollow of the hand; He is holding it fast, fluttering in his right hand. Thou sha...
15. CANTO IV.The whole land belongs to the chief, The chief holds the inland and the ocean; 100. For him is the night, for him the day, For him are the seasons, the winter, the summer, The m...
16. CANTO V.This has grown into an island sacrifice by the chief, O Malelekuala, O Pokikaina, O Kahuaole, O Naka, 135. O Kakae, son of Kahekili, the offering prayer is now made. The sacrifi...
17. CANTO VI.The chief is strong in exercise—rapid in movement. 195. The breaking light of morn, the sudden flash of light is Leimanomano. The Haili, the strong bird, bearing off the living...
18. CANTO VII.Hawaii is a cock-pit, on the ground the well fed cocks fight; The chiefs fight, the dark-red [cock] the bird awake at night for battle; The young man fights bravely, Loeau the s...
19. CANTO VIII.Let the chief enjoy Hawaii to wrinkled old age, The noble sea-moss walks the chief, a noble upright chief; An upright chief; an upright chief, entirely upright; Entirely just he...
20. CANTO IX.Exalted sits the chief and from on high looks forth; He views the island; far down he sees the beauteous lands below. Much sought after, hoped for, the island as sought for is s...
21. CANTO X.Lawalawaihonua and company was the large calabash, They were cut up short as if for a small dish; 400. Cut up small and mixed together. They were stirred together in the gravy d...
22. CANTO XI.The royal feast in the presence of Ku: Kahuilalani giving food in abundance and overflowing; In great abundance of food that men may live. He has an abundance at the assembly of...
23. CANTO XII.Here is thy island, O chief! The top knot of hair of him standing erect; The flowing dawn of the rising god [Oulu]. Above Oulu he lies 550. Above the kapu gods, even Lono; Above...
24. CANTO XIII.In years the chief united the districts, Stood and defended the reports of the land [Which,] rising north, swept south in his island. [He] established the sacred temple of Lono...
25. CANTO XIV.O Hina, O Hina of heavenly song! O Kiha, O supernatural Kihawahine! O Hina, O Hina of heavenly song! O Kiha, O supernatural Kihawahine! 705. O supernatural Kihawahine, the supre...
26. CANTO XV.Blinded are the eyes of the gods with salt, Seasoned are the edges of the eyelashes 735. Throughout the island of the chief— Standing high stripping Hawaii bare. The chief, who...