Hawaiian Tales of Heroes and Champions / / Vivian L. Thompson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Thompson, Vivian L.,
• MitwirkendeR: Kane, Herbert Kawainui,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2022]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (128 p.)

Once in Old Hawaii, in the days when anything was possible, supernatural kupua roamed the islands, challenging kings and chiefs, tricking men, women, and boys. The Hawaiian people would tell and retell tales of kupua exploits, and of the men who challenged them.Some of the tall tales included in thi...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• The Stretching Kupua
• The Flying War Club
• The Talking Spear
• Opele-of-the-Long-Sleeps
• Kalele the Bold Wisher
• The Champion Spearsman
• The Boaster No Man Could Kill
• Four Magic Arrows
• The Great Flood
• The Empty Sea
• The Pearl Fish-hook
• Great Roving Uhu
• Glossary
• Bibliography