Meantime the spirit of the murdered girl discovered itself to Mahana, a young chief of good address, who was…
- Date of account
- Published 1888
- Source
- The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The fables and folk-lore of a strange people
- Reference
- The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The fables and folk-lore of a strange people · selected passage 90
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
Meantime the spirit of the murdered girl discovered itself to Mahana, a young chief of good address, who was returning from a visit to Waianae
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyMeantime the spirit of the murdered girl discovered itself to Mahana, a young chief of good address, who was returning from a visit to Waianae. Directed by the apparition, he proceeded to the koa tree, and, removing the earth and roots, discovered the body of Kaha. He recognized the face at once, notwithstanding the blood and earth stains disfiguring its faultless regularity. He had seen and become enraptured with its beauty at Kahaiamano, and on one occasion, which lived in his memory like a beautiful dream, he had been emboldened by his love to approach sufficiently near to exchange modest words and glances with it.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
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