William Drake Westervelt was an eminent scholar of Hawaiian culture, language, and history. In this capacity, he collected the ghost stories inlcuded in this volume. We hear of gods, ghosts, and demons, love and hate, all told and where necessary explained, in an accessible style. - Summary by Carolin
Chapters
1 Foreword and Introduction 15 min 2 The Ghost of Wahaula Temple 19 min 3 Maluae and the Under-world 10 min 4 A Giant's Rock-throwing 9 min 5 Kalo-eke-eke, the Timid Taro 5 min 6 Legendary Canoe-making 12 min 7 Lau-ka-ieie 25 min 8 Kauhuhu, the Shark-God of Molokai 18 min 9 The Shark-man of Waipio Valley 13 min 10 The Strange Banana Skin 14 min 11 The Old Man of the Mountain 19 min 12 Hawaiian Ghost Testing 14 min 13 How Milu became the King of Ghosts 8 min 14 A Visit to the King of Ghosts 10 min 15 Kalai-Pahoa, the Poison-god 11 min 16 Ke-ao-mele-mele, the Maid of the Golden Cloud, part 1 28 min 17 Ke-ao-mele-mele, the Maid of the Golden Cloud, part 2 27 min 18 Puna and the Dragon 15 min 19 Ke-au-nini, part 1 43 min 20 Ke-au-nini, part 2 39 min 21 Ke-au-nini, part 3 40 min 22 The Bride from the Under-world 22 min 23 The Deceiving of Kewa 14 min 24 Homeless and Desolate Ghosts 14 min 25 Aumakuas, or Ancestor Ghost-gods 24 min 26 The Dragon Ghost-gods 9 min 27 Home of the Ancestors 7 min 28 Appendix 8 min
