Hina, the Helen of Hawai'i

The Legends and Myths of Hawaiʻi. The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People by His Hawaiian Majesty Kalākaua

By: King David Kalākaua

Narrated by: Kekoa Lake

Spanning several centuries of history in the Pacific, The Legends and Myths of Hawaiʻi: Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People is a collection of Hawaiian stories that were preserved through the ages by oral tradition and documented for posterity by King David Kalākaua in 1887.

This massive tome recalls the tales of chiefs and kings, explorers and pirates, prophets, sorceresses, and renegades. This is the second in a series of 22 parts.

Public Domain (P)2022 Kekoa Lake

Takes you back to old Hawai’i

I really enjoyed listening to this story. The speaker has a riveting voice that was clear and easy to understand but also was very fluent in the native language. It brought a visual to listening to the story of old Hawai’i. Anyone who is interested in the myths of Hawai’i should listen to this series!

HINA

Enjoyed it. Appreciate the audible version. It allows me, the listener, to be present as a silent bystander, a witness in a time of historical event. As a Hawaiian, there's no greater love of knowledge than emersing ones self in educating and understanding all those who cane before us. The why and who we are today. Mahalo nui.