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[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

[PART II].

[Source and Migration of the Polynesian Race] 222
[Traditional Hawaiian History] 239
[Hawaiian Origins: Comparative Traditions.]
[Viti]—[Fiji]—[New Zealand]—[Tonga Islands]—[Marquesas]258
[Legend of Hawaii-Loa] 266
[The Story of Kahahana] 282
[A Lamentation for Kahahana]292
[Notes on a Lamentation for Kahahana]299
[On Hawaiian Rank] 307
[Chronological List] 312
[Events in Hawaiian History] 317
[Traditional and Genealogical Notes]318
[Birthplace and Interment Localities of Celebrities]319
[Hawaiian Genealogy] 324
[Notes on the Polynesian Calendar]330
[Hawaiian and Samoan Calendar]—[Days of Months]—[Names of Months]—[Hours of the Day]—[The words: Day, Month, Year]—[Names of Stars in Hawaiian]—[Points of the Compass].
[Creation Myths] 335
[Traditionary Voyages] 338
[On the word Amama] 340
[Philological and Miscellaneous Notes]341
[Story of Hiiakaikapoliopele]—[Extracts from Story of Keanini]—[Some Kauai terms with equivalents].
[Things similar in India, etc., and Polynesia] 347
[The Numerical System, comparative] 355

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[PART III].

[A Wakea Creation Chant, by Kaleikuahulu] 360
[Born Was the Island] 363
[Old Creation Chant (incomplete)] 363
[Primary Gods and Creations] 364
[The Fall of Kumuhonua and His Wife] 366
[The Flood] 366
[Fallen is the Chief] 368
[Name Song for Kihapiilani, by Kamakahelei] 411
[An Elegy to His Soul, by Niau] 416
[Evening Song] 418
[A Lamentation for Kalaiulumoku] 422
[A Lamentation for Lono-opio, by Pelekaia] 424
[A Lamentation for Keawekalohe] 426
[A Lamentation for Pe’ape’a] 427
[In Praise of Liholiho] 430
[A Lament for Liholiho] 435
[A Farewell to Harriet Nahienaena, by Kini] 438
[Nahienaena] 444
[A Lamentation for Young Kaahumanu, by Niau] 451
[Kualii] 457
[Keawenuiaumi] 460
[Kamehameha] 470
[Kaumualii] 474
[Kaumualii, by Kapaekukui] 481
[A Name for W. P. Leleiohoku] 484
[Song to Kauikeaouli] 485
[Keelikolani, by Pipi] 486
[Keelikolani, by Naheana] 487
[Legend of Kana and Moi] 489
[Prayer of Malaehaakoa] 492
[Prayer to Pua] 499
[Prayer to Hina] 501
[Prayer to Kapo] 503
[A Prayer to Lono] 505
[A Prayer] 507
[An Ancient Prayer] 508
[Prayer to Lono (prose translation)] 510
[A Prayer] 510
[A Song of Jesus] 511
[The Holy Bible, by Kanui] 512
[The Ignorant, by Paalua] 514
[The Ignorant, by Kauwahi] 515
[The Name of Kamapuaa] 516
[Kamapuaa’s Prayer (a fragment)] 520
[Puna Spread with Fertility] 520
[Beautiful is Waialeale] 521
[Koolau Wind of Wailua] 522
[A Loving Dirge for L. L. Ua] 524
[Lamentation for Lahainaluna] 527
[A Loving Song for the Seminary] 529
[A Song for Lahainaluna] 530
[A Song, by Kamakea] 531
[A Song of Lahainaluna, by Kiaikai] 532
[Lahainaluna Seminary, by Paalua] 533
[A Lamentation, by Kaauepaa] 533
[Lunalilo] 534
[Beautiful Land of Hawaii, by Nuuanu] 535
[In Heaven is Poloula, by Kalai of Kona] 535
[Hakaleleponi] 536
[Kaiahua] 537
[Keohokalole, by Makue] 538
[Moeholua] 539
[Kanaina] 539
[Love Chants] 540
[Ode to Love] 544
[Song to Hiiaka] 545
[Ode to Kaiko] 546

[Index] 547 [[1448]]

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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