Major Themes and Motives in Hawaiian Folklore

Abstract

The major reference on old Hawaii is the Fornander Collection as edited by Thrum. For footnoting, however, I have used more recent am more widely published works. The Thrum edition sits in the reference library of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu and is out of print. The topic for this essay was suggested by friends in Michigan. Thanks to them, I have learned more about my native state than I would have bothered about, otherwise.