MEMOIRS OF THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM OF POLYNESIAN ETHNOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY
VOLUME IV
HONOLULU, H. I. Bishop Museum Press 1916–1917
FORNANDER COLLECTION OF HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE
THE HAWAIIANS’ ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE, WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, Etc., AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES
BY ABRAHAM FORNANDER Author of “An Account of the Polynesian Race”
WITH TRANSLATIONS EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NOTES BY THOMAS G. THRUM
FIRST SERIES
Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Volume IV
HONOLULU, H. I. Bishop Museum Press 1916–1917
CONTENTS
PART I.
Preface.
Story of Islands’ Formation and Origin of Race.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Prefatory Remarks 2 II. Birth of the Islands 6 III. About Wakea 12 IV. Genealogy of the Islands of Hawaii 16 V. Story of Opuukahonua 20 VI. Genealogy of Opuukahonua 24 VII. First Sight of Foreigners 28
Legend of Aukelenuiaiku.
I. Aukele and His Unkind Brethren 32 II. How Aukele Fell into the Pit of Kamooinanea and Profited Thereby 38 III. Return of Aukele and the Benefits He Received in Facing Death 42 IV. How Aukele Sailed with His Brothers in Search of Land 46 V. Battle Fought by the Brothers of Aukele and Their Death 52 VI. How Aukele Got Out of Trouble and Was Rewarded 56 VII. How Aukele Became the Husband of Namakaokahai 62 VIII. How Aukele was Carried off to the Cliff by Halulu 64 IX. How Aukele and Namakaokahai Showed Their Useful Things 68 X. How the Brothers-in-law of Aukele Taught Him to Fly 72 XI. How Namakaokahai Gave Everything to Aukele, and the Battle Between Kuwahailo and Aukele 74 XII. Relating to Kaumaiilunaoholaniku 80 XIII. How Aukele Went in Search of the Water of Life of Kane 82 XIV. How Aukele Brought Back to Life His Nephew and Brothers 96 XV. How Namakaokahai Quarreled With Her Cousins Pele and Hiiaka 102 XVI. Aukele’s Trip to Kuaihelani 108
History of Moikeha.
I. Moikeha, After a Sojourn in Tahiti, Returns to Hawaii 112 II. Moikeha’s Residence on Kauai 118 III. Prophecy in the Presence of Kila, and How Laamaikahiki Could Be Found 126 IV. Reign of Kila and Jealousy of His Brothers 128 V. How Kila Was Left at Waipio and His Life There 132 VI. Kaialea’s Trip to Waipio and His Meeting with Kila 136 VII. Meeting Between Kaialea and Messengers from His Mother Hooipoikamalanai 142 VIII. Kila Makes Himself Known to His Relatives 148 IX. Hooipoikamalanai and Sister at Waipio and Their Return to Kauai 152 X. Story of Olopana and His Wife 154
Legend of Kila.
The Moikeha Family—Kila, the Youngest Son, Favored—Is Sent to Tahiti to Slay Moikeha’s Enemies—Meets Them and Avenges His Father’s Wrongs—Succumbs to Luukia 160