KAUHUHU, THE SHARK GOD OF MOLOKAI 49 VIII
- Date of account
- Published 1915
- Source
- Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian
- Reference
- Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian · selected passage 1
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
KAUHUHU, THE SHARK GOD OF MOLOKAI 49 VIII
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyCHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION v I. THE GHOST OF WAHAULA TEMPLE 1 II. MALUAE AND THE UNDER-WORLD 14 III. A GIANT'S ROCK-THROWING 21 IV. KALO-EKE-EKE, THE TIMID TARO 26 V. LEGENDARY CANOE-MAKING 29 VI. LAU-KA-IEIE 36 VII. KAUHUHU, THE SHARK GOD OF MOLOKAI 49 VIII. THE SHARK-MAN OF WAIPIO VALLEY 59 IX. THE STRANGE BANANA SKIN 66 X. THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN 74 XI. HAWAIIAN GHOST TESTING 84 XII. HOW MILU BECAME THE KING OF GHOSTS 94 XIII. A VISIT TO THE KING OF GHOSTS 100 XIV. KALAI-PAHOA, THE POISON-GOD 108 XV. KE-AO-MELE-MELE, THE MAID OF THE GOLDEN CLOUD 116 XVI. PUNA AND THE DRAGON 152 XVII. KE-AU-NINI 163 XVIII. THE BRIDE FROM THE UNDER-WORLD 224 APPENDIX: The Deceiving of Kewa 241 Homeless and Desolate Ghosts 245 Aumakuas, or Ancestor-ghosts 248 The Dragon Ghost-gods 255 Chas. R.
Historical context
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Modern context
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