Maori, Hawaiian, Samoan, Tahitian, and wider Polynesian mythic traditions, genealogies, gods, and navigation stories.
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Queen Liliuokalani's Kumulipo translation is indexed by era and verse for Hawaiian creation, night, sea life, land life, gods, genealogy, kapu, chiefly descent, and royal lineage comparison.
Pele and Hiiaka is indexed for Hawaiian mythology, volcanic divinity, journey, chant, family conflict, and goddess traditions.
Legends of the volcano goddess Pele and her house of fire — her migration to Hawaii, her clashes with Kamapuaa and the snow goddesses, and the shark, ghost, and taboo lore of Kilauea — collected and translated from the Hawaiian by W. D. Westervelt in 1916.
The cycle of the Polynesian demi-god Maui — snaring the sun, fishing up islands, lifting the sky, seeking immortality — and the legends of his mother Hina, as collected and translated by W. D. Westervelt in Honolulu in 1910.
public-domain Queen Liliuokalani 1897 English translation loaded via Internet Sacred Text Archive
Indexed by era and verse for Hawaiian creation, night, sea life, land life, gods, genealogy, kapu, chiefly descent, and royal lineage comparison.
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Publicly published Hawaiian mythic narrative with translated chant and story material.
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