Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth from Hawaii Poetic Legends and Heroes of Hawaiian Folklore
Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Limited, 1915. First Edition. Tall 8vo. 250, [1] pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Tan cloth with brown lettering to front cover and spine. Staining along lower board edges & spine end; minor wear to extremities; a very good copy. Item #23200
An important early English-language collection of Hawaiian mythology. The book recounts the epic saga of the volcano goddess Pele and her youngest sister Hi iaka. The central story concerns Pele's command that Hi iaka journey across the Hawaiian Islands to bring back Pele's beloved chief, Lohi au.
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