MEMOIRS OF THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM OF POLYNESIAN ETHNOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY
VOLUME VI
HONOLULU, H. I. Bishop Museum Press 1919–1920
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
THIRD SERIES
Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Volume VI
HONOLULU, H. I. Bishop Museum Press 1919–1920
CONTENTS.
PART I.
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
Preface—Order of Priesthood—The Diviner and Weather Prophet—Meaning of Divination—Divining a Location for the House—Other Unfavorable Locations—Divination on the Erection of Houses—Faultily Constructed Houses—Divination on a Post denoting Disease—Divining the Positions of Houses.
History of the Hawaiian Priesthood in Olden Time Called Hoomanamana 66
Explanatory Remarks—History of the Sorcery Priesthood—Divisions and Ordinances—Sacrifice Services of the Student—Divination—Praying to Death—Divination Relating to Houses—Divining Omens by the Clouds—Foretelling the Weather—The Healing Priests—Canoe Dreams—Adverse Signs—the Rainbow and the Rain—The Excrements—Bananas—The Mud-Hen—Auguries in Relation to Kings—The Massage Priest—the Hoounauna Priest—The Hookomokomo Priest—the Makani Priest—The Love-Inducing Priest—The Oneoneihonua—Signs Pertaining to Fishermen—Occupation of Farmers—Dreams—Auguries Relating to the Priesthood—Moles—Favorable Birth Months—Auguries of the Canoe-Hewing Priests—Spear Hurling—Bone Breaking Trading as Related to Agriculture—Ceremonial Functions of the Priesthood—Method of Building the Temple—Some Famous Priests.
An Account of Cultivation 160
Dry Planting—Wet Planting—The Potato—The Banana—Sugar-Cane—The Water Melon—The Calabash and Water-Gourd—Corn—The Pie Melon—Names of Different Plants—Men Noted in Agriculture.
An Account of Fishing 172
Shore Fishing—Fishing from Canoe—Night Fishing.
Relating to Amusements.
Chapter I. Kilu—Ume—Puhenehene—The Sled—The Runner—Pahee—Olohu— Swinging 192 II. Boxing—The Long God—Bathing by Jumping—Kite Flying— Surf-Riding—Dancing—Konane—Cat’s Cradle—The Puzzle— Game of Koi—Arrow-Slinging—Cock-Fighting 202