, 1873-08-31
HAWAIIAN FOLKLORE.

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HAWAIIAN EOlK.l0R
Tho 1cucnil OF the MORTAL wife OF the
SharIs God-Thc ssirth Of tho N1crmnn
why tho uroolkleta OF Waftncn 1Sun
He'd.
honolulu Correspondence " fne "a" r."ns'sso 1s n
Your Honolulu correspondent nas puo'i .. rra n"A-
Ing n tour Of tho difforont Islands OF tho LAVA
linn crotn. ,rho following Ia tho frat result Of
hia aonrchi1ca 3otn il,c Hawaiian FOLKLORE;
A'1 To- sv ., ..v w. Hawaii thoro arc
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number Of beautiful brooklots that, haV1ng taeir
non1ces far up tho depply-wooaca glens, aow
down oyor tho moro opon rains, and 1nnlly, M
t1ev rvandor omiaat tho rocky rayineg that scam
Ivy "@uuo. a'' ms s. 1o.o thomao1vou
tho slopes OF tho mountains, 1850 snon'se1'oe
long oro they roach tho level OF tho Hoa.
But when storm-clouds sottlo thiokly on the
nouptn}u'e summit tho volume Of water in tho
hcda # than atrOnma Ia swollen Huldonly, and
uouH u sneSo s.IeAia 40 .,,1 - soon w;n,;n1
tieh, "Aefe ofalhss1IS e1o"e tn1 10 soou ~ "na"h
through tho rich moadoWs, rapla 6troam OF
dark-rpd tint. coloroa by the dccomposcd vogo-
tab1o matter with which it is charged, rushos
nnisilv along, oyoraowipy tho banka who're Il
runs oSer tho plains, ana nlnS tno tooAs eneup
down Which 1t pours, until it ut last ruanoa ons
upon the sands Of tho Eoa-shoro, and mingloa Its
t,,rhid c,,rront with Tho salt yayeH.
l.. ~. RHf1y f1lnFA
faf up On tho sue Q, tno ,Aonaa ILL.," .so ;s,oa
loa narrow gorge where atcep slaoa moloao
deep-suuk pool, into wloso b1ack doptha Htream
from tho yoodel cliffs aboyo finds its way. The
Ill. -, +,,,a oro, ooyo oro hing with heavy fes.
VANS Oh 'nls opon e.'so a4o nao a.,:.,. s.,
toona Of climbing planta anu 1'h'eo WIN groups
Of forms and nassos OF Boft moss. IL ls bn1 sol"
dom TINT tho sunlight finds its way into tho COOL
brinLt foliage or dark gray rocks, with shifting
ratIanen that oi1ils m1ch to tho beauty Of tho
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Down tho rough face Of tho prccipitous crags
TINT val tIo Hiiins. thoro trclfo tiny strcn1nB,
and and dripping from clstmps Of rnosp, or oo2ing
through tho croviceB in tho rocks, aro tEreada OF
ern tnnei With color from tho rcd, ocAre-liko
earth tllnt composcs tho soil, and in soaking
through thick beds Of fallon leaves the moisture
cnrr;cS Will, It nm e,Bnl,guiuod hue. Tho H1en-
dor ril1s that nour oycr The craK'B bootlng elgo
cra lo.t in a foa1uiug torrent, aud from the
depths Of tho pool into which It Plungos riso
clnuIa NJ mist Tint bnur above the brink Of tho
E'raa.n rnara Il H. Yol1owing 1eronI;
Rgos ngo' thoro dWelt in tllis district maideu,
who, wheu amongst the many losoiy ,neitens Of
goun,s NM: man sighed as Ao gazod upon hor, and
acoratiSg wahci thnt uho would choose him isl her
1"vod H1v5 cne hit to ali sho soemed indifferent,
and looked acorufully upon them aM. III vnin
wou, netJ Not om,on~at un @ tho Young mon whom 500
aronn1 me cau Ind him WHO will .bo II fitting
| meta for mi No look to ono Of our gods
II tnlte ma to him. I would not we'd mortal
~os1j.1 MD. be ct the q mother OF a now people,"
niton srn1i nho wander forth wheu tho
heayone elowod brightly oyer Mpulla Lon, and
watch tlo iyId riare Of light on tic dark clouds
| that oyorhuug it's lofty s,l,nmit-crater from
| vhioh nscnn1ni tie tall column Of mingled lamo
and mnlton lnyn tlat told thai pole, tito goddess
Of volcanoes, was holding high revel ip Slokn-s2-
wco.wno Nlno burning hill" Aud ut such
t;mes aha would nray aOh polel send mo q
an auea ~ uy tno IN Rhoso ory embrace can bo On
folded, Let INC ho like thao. tho mother Of fro
godB!'
Or whom. at times, aho wandered to some lofty
ttIo Inv Of Ku-wai-hao, she would oxclam Oh !
that tho great slarIs-god would but talso mo to
| iva viii, him In the buo ,7ntors ]"
| Finally. tho roQdcea pole, hearing hor wild
| wish, uild Boeing with what scorn Hhe looked
Grant hor deaire, and to this end eLo visited the
trout sl,ark-god.
To warn hin OF hor coming, aho lit up hercoly
the gloomy depths Of Kilnuea, aud, gathering
hor couraors, she burst her way through, the
rncecd gilo Of Huala-lai, and OH tho blood-roj
puasins atdsa a1 tho fo rong bons Of liquid
| mot Tho angry surf Of tho ocean, aud, 1nidsl
Tue wild turmoil, she spoke titus to tho great
ehark-rod: IL como, OH Akua Mano, to speal
to you Of her, WHO, dwelling on tho plains o1
Waiamea, because the gods Of births have
made her faircr than nor fellow,mortal sisters
Of god. She cries to me, mud asks me- for {
son Of mine to bo her husband, not thinking II
/ gave hor oven tho smallest, and youngest, o1
them ali, Piholo 1ko, ho would erual her III !, ne
mnideu. AS she comes to bathe in thcae waters
YOU Gun seize upon her, ind do what you will
but do not take her life. Let hor DO mother