num_pages: 280
description: The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.
language: English
title: The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant
titlecomplete: The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant
genres: Mythology, Religion, Poetry, Epic, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 89
publisher: University of Hawaii Press