CHAPTERPAGE
I. [Maui the Polynesian] 13
II. [Maui Seeking Immortality] 19
III. [The Water of Life] 24
IV. [A Viking of the Pacific] 35
V. [Home of the Polynesians] 41
VI. [Sons of Kii] 47
VII. [Paao from Samoa] 65
VIII. [Moikeha the Restless] 79
IX. [Laa from Tahiti] 86
X. [First Foreigners] 93
XI. [Captain Cook] 100
XII. [The Ivory of Oahu] 114
XIII. [The Alapa Regiment] 125
XIV. [The Last Prophet of Oahu] 143
XV. [The Eight of Oahu] 149
XVI. [The Red Mouth Gun] 155
XVII. [The Law of the Splintered Paddle] 162
XVIII. [Last of the Tabu] 176
XIX. [First Hawaiian Printing] 183
XX. [The First Constitution] 189
XXI. [The Hawaiian Flag] 200
[Index] 217

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ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE
[Idols by Which Captain Cook Was Worshipped] Title page
[Spear Throwing Contest] 62
[Chiefs in Feather Cloaks and Helmets] 88
[Landing of Warriors] 134
[Hawaiian Grass Houses] 172
[First Leaflet Printed, 1822] 184
[Title Page of First Hymn Book, 1823] 186
[First Bible Printing, 1827] 188

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I

MAUI THE POLYNESIAN

Among the really ancient ancestors of the Hawaiian chiefs, Maui is one of the most interesting. His name is found in different places in the high chief genealogy. He belonged to the mist land of time. He was one of the Polynesian demi-gods. He was possessed of supernatural power and made use of all manner of enchantments. In New Zealand antiquity he was said to have aided other gods in the creation of man.