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Westervelt. Legends Of Old Honolulu

Today's free book is Legends Of Old Honolulu By W. D. Westervelt. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links below are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book.

The book is available at Sacred Texts, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.


I. The Migration of the Hawaiians
II. Legendary Places In Honolulu
III. The God of Pakaka Temple
IV. Legend of the Bread-Fruit Tree
V. The Gods Who Found Water
VI. The Water of Life of Ka-ne
VII. Mamala the Surf-Rider
VIII. A Shark Punished at Waikiki
IX. The Legendary Origin of Kapa
X. Creation of Man
XI. The Chief With the Wonderful Servants
XII. The Great Dog Ku
XIII. The Cannibal Dog-Man
XIV. The Canoe of the Dragon
XV. The Wonderful Shell
XVI. The Ghost Dance on Punchbowl
XVII. The Bird-man of Nuuanu Valley
XVIII. The Owls of Honolulu
XIX. The Two Fish From Tahiti
XX. Iwa, the Notable Thief of OahU
XXI. Pikoi the Rat-killer
XXII. Kawelo
XXIII. Chief Man-Eater
XXIV. Lepe-A-Moa
XXV. Kamapuaa Legends
Appendix. Polynesian Language
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