Chapter III: Part III: Mythical Tales

The Bones of Pele 506
Legend of the Oopu God 510
Myth Concerning Molokini 514
Pa’upa’u 520
The Flood in Hawaii in the Olden Time 522
A Story of Poo 528
A Story of Ulukaa 532
Story of Puulaina 532
A Legend of Maui 536
Relating to Kekaa 540
A Story of Kauiki 544
A Story of Pumaia 550
A Story of Puupehe 554
A Story Concerning the Fire 560
A Story of Makahi 564

Traditionary Stories.

Relating to the Dead in Ancient Time 570
Story of the Ohelo 576
Indigenous Canes of Hawaii 582
Story of the Bambu 588
The Coconut 590
The Banana Field of Kahuoi and other Famous Places 598
The Stone Adze 604
History of the Awa 606
Building Canoes 610
The Maile 614
History of the Wiliwili 618
The Various Ohias of Hawaii 620
The Mat 626
About the Koa Tree 630
The Kapa of Hawaii in Olden Time 636
Construction of Houses in Hawaii nei 640
Methods of House Construction 648
Story of the Lauhala 656
Some Things in the Bible Similar to Some Things Done
Here in Hawaii in the Olden Time 658
The Days and the Months 662
Concerning the Ti-Leaf 668
The Kukui Tree 670
An Account of the Breadfruit 676
Cultivation of the Taro; Ancient and Modern 680
A Story of Kamehameha 688

A Story of Kawelo.

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I. Kawelo a Timid Youth—Learns Swimming, Fishing and
Dancing—Covets the Wives of Aikanaka 694
II. Aikanaka Plans to be Avenged—Kawelo Moves to Oahu—
Joins Makuakeke and Captures a Famous Fish—Obtains
a New Wife and is Taught the Arts of Warfare 696
III. Kawelo is Called Back to Kauai to Aid his Parents—
Aikanaka’s Forces Engage Him and Are Defeated—Kills
His Brother Kauahoa 700
IV. Kawelo Loses His Wife to Aikanaka—Plot to Kill
Kawelo and His Ulus—Kamalama, the Last Defender,
Falls as He Calls Kawelo from Surfing—Kawelo Buries
His Friend—Is Stoned to Supposed Death—His
Half-sister Appointed Caretaker of the Body 706
V. Body of Kawelo Placed on the Structure for
Decomposition—Kawelo Revives and is Aided by His
Caretakers—They Agree to Resist the King’s
Emissaries 712
VI. The King, Advised of the Refusal to Permit
Inspection, Sends a Guard to Slay the Caretakers—
Kawelo Assumes Defense of the Hill and Hurls Rocks
upon the Guard till One Only Is Left to Tell the
King of Their Destruction 716