How Hiiaka found Wahine-omao 104 XV
- Date of account
- Published 1916
- Source
- Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology) Collected and translated from the Hawaiian
- Reference
- Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology) Collected and translated from the Hawaiian · selected passage 1
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
How Hiiaka found Wahine-omao 104 XV
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyI. Ai-laau, The Forest Eater 1 II. How Pele came to Hawaii 4 III. Pele and the Owl Ghost-god 14 IV. The Hills of Pele 19 V. Pele and the Chiefs of Puna 27 VI. Pele’s Tree 35 VII. Pele and Kaha-wali 37 VIII. Pele and Kama-puaa 45 IX. Pele and the Snow-goddess 55 X. Genealogy of the Pele Family 63 XI. Pele’s Long Sleep 72 XII. Hopoe, the Dancing Stone 87 XIII. Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons 96 XIV. How Hiiaka found Wahine-omao 104 XV. Hiiaka Catching a Ghost 111 XVI. Hiiaka and the Seacoast Kupuas 117 XVII. Lohiau 126 XVIII. The Annihilation of Keoua’s Army 139 XIX. The Destruction of Kamehameha’s Fish Ponds 146 XX. Kapiolani and Pele 152
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
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice compares motifs and reported features without assuming that a traditional being is a biological species or that similar stories document one external cause.
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