Abstract

These Hawaiian myths and traditions have been collected by Mr. Colum and edited for the use of children. They all give evidence of the long memories of the Polynesians, and of their imaginative powers, as also of the frequent intercourse between the islands of the archipelago. The later tales show traces of outside influence, which ultimately set a term to the legendizing era. A late tale gives a version of the life of Kamehameha, the Napoleon of the Pacific, which shows the passing of the true inspiration. As a poet Mr. Colum has succeeded in infusing the necessary spirit into the translations.

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