Hawaiian Folk Tales

A Collection of Native Legends

Plot

Hawai'i's mysthical past lives in the Battle of the Owls, the transformation of the pig-man Kamapua'a, the strifes of the demigod Maui, the diminutive Menehune, and the legendary healers of old. First published in 1907, this collection by Thomas G. Thrum brought together a series of legends printed in The Hawaiian Annual by noted folklorists Emerson, Forbes, Gibson, Hyde, Nakuina, and Poepoe. New cover in 2004!