FORNANDER COLLECTION
OF
HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE

THE HAWAIIAN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, ETC., AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES

BY
ABRAHAM FORNANDER
Author of “An Account of the Polynesian Race”
With Translations Revised and Illustrated with Notes by
THOMAS G. THRUM

Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Volume IV—Part II

Honolulu, H. I.
Bishop Museum Press
1917

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	Ancestry of Umi	178
II.	Birth of Umi	180
III.	How Umi Lived in Humble Circumstances	186
IV.	Relating to Nunu and Kakohe	190
V.	How Umi Became King of Hawaii	204
VI.	Relating to the Trip of Umi and His Chiefs Around Hawaii	210
VII.	How Umi and Piikea, the Daughter of Piilani of Maui, Became United	214
VIII.	Succession of Umi	218
IX.	Battle Between Umi and the Chiefs of Hilo—His Victory and the Joining of Hilo	222
X.	Umi Conquers Other Districts	226
XI.	The Family of Umi—His Beneficent Reign	228
XII.	Death of Umi—His Body Taken and Secreted by Koi	232

I.	The Piilani Family—Chant of the Maui Chiefs	236
II.	Relating to Kihapiilani	242
III.	How Umi Made War on Piilani, King of Maui	246
IV.	Umi’s Generals, Omaokamau, Koi, Piimaiwaa	248

Story of Lonoikamakahiki.

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	His Early Training	256
II.	How Lonoikamakahiki Searched into the Most Useful Things	262
III.	When Lono. First Took Charge of the Government	268
IV.	Sailing of Lono. to Oahu—Arrival of Ohaikawiliula—Lono.’s Contest with Kakuhihewa	274
V.	Wager Made by Kakuhihewa Against Lono.	280
VI.	Second to Fifth Contests and Arrival of Kaikilani	290
VII.	Dispute Between Kakuhihewa and Lono. About Hauna	308
VIII.	How Lono Revealed the Bones of Chiefs Slain by Keawenuiaumi	314
IX.	The Battles of Lonoikamakahiki	322
X.	Defeat of Kanaloakuakawaiea and Rebels: Lono.’s Victory	326
XI.	Departure of Lono. for Maui to Visit Kamalalawalu	330
XII.	Return of Kauhipaewa to Hawaii—Kama. Sails for Hawaii	338
XIII.	Battle at Waimea—Conquest by Lono.—Defeat and Death of Kamalalawalu	342
XIV.	Reformation of Government—Lono. Sails for Kauai and Is Deserted	350
XV.	Kapaihiahilina Appointed Premier—Intrigue for His Downfall—His Affectionate Farewell	354
XVI.	Departure of Kapaihiahilina—Lono. Seeks, Finds and Reinstates Him—Destruction of Conspirators	358

History of Kualii.

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	Kualii’s Character and Doings	364
II.	Song of Kualii, the Chant as Repeated by Kapaahulani	370
	Supplementary Chant for Kualii	394
III.	Kapaahulani and His Brother Kamakaaulani	402
IV.	Genealogical Tree of Kualii from Kane to Wakea	404
V.	Battles of Kualii and the Battle Grounds	406
VI.	Relating to Kualii’s Trip to Hawaii	416
VII.	Kualii’s Return to Oahu from Molokai	422
VIII.	Battle Fought by Kualii at Kalakoa	426
IX.	Supplementary	432

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