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Mai Ke Kinohi / From the Beginning

The Kumulipo
Traditional genealogical chant of the Hawaiian royal family
Call Number: H 299.9 K96
Published in 1972
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Translated and edited by Martha Warren Beckwith

Kumulipo by Dr. Kameʻeleihiwa Kameʻeleihiwa
Analysis of the lessons from the Kumulipo
Tales and Traditions of the People of Hawaiʻi by Samuel Kamakau
Origins of the Hawaiian People
Call Number: H 996.9 K12t
Published in 1991

David Maloʻs Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Antiquities)
Go to Chapters I - IV Describe our origins.
Call Number: H 996.9 M29
Published in 2008

Nā Puke / The Books

Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Antiquities)
Go to Chapter XXIII - The Worship of Idols
Call Number: H 996.9 M29
Published in 208
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Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi was first published in 1903, and has long been considered a classic because it was written by a Hawaiian scholar whose early background was old Hawaiian, whose later life was influenced by missionary teaching and beliefs.

Akua Hawaiʻi by Kimo Armitage; Solomon Enos (Illustrator)

Call Number: H 299.9242 Ar5

Publication Date: 2005

Nānā i ke Kumu (Look to the Source)

by Mary Kawena Pukui, E.W. Haertig, and Catherine A. Lee

Vol. I and Vol. II Published 1972 - 1979

Vol. III by Lynette K. Paglinawan, Richard Paglinawan, Dennis Kauahi, Valli Kalei Kanuha Published 2020

Call Numbers: H 390 P96n

Hawaiian Mythology
Call Number: H 398.2 B38h
Published in1970
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The Hawaiian gods were like great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their daily lives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone or wooden idol.
Tales of the Menehune
Compiled by Mary Kawena Pukui and re-told by Caroline Curtis.
Call Number: H 398.2 P96t
Ebook available
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These legends have been selected with the thought that, in length and content, they are suitable to be told or read to young children as well as to be read by older ones. Some are very old legends, common to many Pacific islands, and others are of recent origin.

Nā Wahine Kapu

Divine Hawaiian Women by Dr. Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa

Call Number: HR 299.9 Kam

Published in 1999

Hawaiʻi Public Libraries

Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore

by Abraham Fornander

Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Call Number: HR 398 F76f

Ka Poʻe Moʻo Akua

by Alohalani Brown

Call Number: H 299.9 Bro

Published in 2022

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Kumu Kuuleilani Reyes

Hale Hoʻonaʻauao ʻo Midkiff

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Nā Akua / The Gods

Bishop Museum's Hawaiʻi Alive
Molokaʻi Ka Hula Piko by John Kaʻimikaua
Hawaiian Folk Tales
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an eBook by The Project Guttenberg
Scroll through the index to pertinent information
Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods
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an eBook by Project GuttenbergScroll through the index to pertinent information
Hawaiian Legends Index

Hawaiian Religion
Mary Kawena Pukui delivered this lecture to the Kamehameha School Senior Class in 1945.

Papakilo Database
Great resource for researching places and people!
ʻUlukau Database
Hawaiian electronic library

Kumukahi Videos

High quality videos created by Kamehameha Publishing, which is a division of Kamehameha Schools,

at http://www.kumukahi.org/videos and scroll to select the following:

ʻAumakua, Hāloa, Heiau, Kanaloa, Kāne, Kapu, Kū, Kupua, Laka, Lono, Pele, Pule

Piko Stories

The Significance of the Piko
from pages 293 and 294 of the text, Nānā i Ke Kumu - Look to the source
Piko in the News
Mei 2015 Ka Wai Ola page 10 article

Moʻolelo Mai - Ka ʻIewe Incident
Follow up to the Ka Wai Ola piko article. Ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi me subtitles.
Native Stories Podcast - Wahinehula Kaʻeo on Koʻokua (Birthwork)
Wahinehula Kaʻeo is a koʻokua, or birth and postpartum doula from Waiohuli, Maui.
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She is a Co-founder and the Development Director of Kalauokekahuli, a nonprofit organization that supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families by providing culturally-based prenatal, birth, and postpartum education and services.
Native Stories Podcast - Hānau Ea
Reclamation and Resurgence of Indigenous Midwifery and Birth Practices
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An event held at Waiwai Collective on July 5. Indigenous Midwives from Canada, America, and Hawaii share about the important birth-related work they are doing within their Nations.
Piko o Wākea
Kumu Kalei Nuʻuhiwa shares about the fall equinox.

E Nānā i Ke Kumu - Note-taking & Citations Generator

BibMe
free citation generator
Mybib
Citation generation machine
OWL Purdue Writing Lab
Academic citation guide
Research Help Guide
Evaluating Information, Primary vs Secondary, Writing Tips, & Citing Your Sources

Kumu Pualani Kanahele on TedTalks

Nā Ao / The Worlds

Kamakau's (1976) The Works of the People of Old (Nā Hana a ka Poʻe Kahiko)
Chapter 3 - The Spirit World
Chapter 5 - Places of Worship

Nā Meʻe / The Heroes & Lovers

Heroes of Hawaiʻi

Written by Kimo Armitage

Illustrated by Solomon Enos

Call Number: H 923.1 Arm

Published in 2021

The Water of Kāne

Compiled by Mary Pukui

Call Number: H 398.2 P96w

Kawelo of Kauaʻi

Legends of Hawaiʻi and Kauaʻi - Pakaʻa

Legends of Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Maui - Kaulu

Hawaiian Mythology

by Martha Beckwith

Call Number: H 398.2 B38h
Published in 1970

Excerpts: Kupua Stories Trickster Stories

ʻŌiwi TV Animated Wikiō

No Ke Kumu ʻUlu
In this bilingual tale, Kū provides Hawai'i's first 'ulu tree and saves his people from famine.
Pele Searches for a Home
Pele, the fire goddess, leaves Tahiti to find her own land where she can preserve the sacred flame.
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Digging her way along the Hawaiian island chain, she is chased by her angry sister, Nāmaka, who consistently floods her efforts. After moving her way down the chain, she finally finds refuge on the island of Hawai‘i.
The Menehune and the Birds
Kēhau, a young Menehune boy, and his best friend, a little elepaio bird, discover that a group of men has been killing the birds of the Kaua'i rainforest in order to harvest their feathers faster.
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Kēhau and Elepaio seek out the Menehune Chief and his warriors to help save their friends and find a way to change the habits of these men or risk losing the beautiful birds forever.
Why Maui Snared the Sun
Long ago, Kalā (the sun) raced across the sky as he pleased, leaving the land and its people with short days and long, dark nights.
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Among those suffering from the lack of daylight was the goddess Hina, mother of the demigod Māui. In order to make things pono (right), Māui summons all his courage and travels to the highest summit of Haleakalā, where he confronts the mighty Kalā.

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