Old time Hawaiians and their work . At this ti mie, so the old leorends tell us, the 20 OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK McucJniucs, or fairies, lived in the forests, and came outstealthily at night to build heiaus and fishponds andcanoes. In Thrums Hawaiian Folktales you canread about some of the wonderful \vorks which theyare said to have performed. Ill You ha\e probably read stories of the Norsemen whomade daring voyages in the Atlantic Ocean, and who were the first to discoverAmerica. About the sametime equally brave sea-men in the Pacific Oceanw^ere making voyages be-tween Hawaii and the
Old time Hawaiians and their work . At this ti mie, so the old leorends tell us, the 20 OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK McucJniucs, or fairies, lived in the forests, and came outstealthily at night to build heiaus and fishponds andcanoes. In Thrums Hawaiian Folktales you canread about some of the wonderful \vorks which theyare said to have performed. Ill You ha\e probably read stories of the Norsemen whomade daring voyages in the Atlantic Ocean, and who were the first to discoverAmerica. About the sametime equally brave sea-men in the Pacific Oceanw^ere making voyages be-tween Hawaii and theSouth Sea islands. Thisw^as seven or eight hun-dred years ago. Paao was a priest whocame from Upolu in Sa-moa. His voyage is im-portant because he mademany changes in Hawai-ian customs. He broughtnew gods and more brought the piiioiiloii, or tabu sticks, and changedthe shape of the heiaus, making them four-sided insteadof triangular, as they had been before. He built onein Kohala and another in Puna, both upon the island. Breadfruit THE FIRST PEOPLE AND HOW THEY CAME 21 of Hawaii. He found no chief of high rank in the newcountry, so he returned to Samoa and brought back achief named PiH, who is supposed to be the direct an-cestor of the Kamehameha family. Moikeha was a famous chief. He sailed from Hawaiito the south, and probably visited the Society his return he left his adopted son Laa in thestrange country. Later on, his son Kila was sent tobring Laa back to Hawaii. Laa-mai-Kahiki returned andbrought the first kaekeeke,— a large drum made froma hollow section of a coconut tree, and having one endcovered with sharks skin. Years afterwards Moikehasgrandson Kahai took a journey to the South Seas, andreturned with the first breadfruit trees, which he plantedat Kualoa on Oahu. These were only a few of the many travelers. Not onlydid they bring new plants and other things, but theychanged the ideas of the people. REVIEW Describe a double canoe. What was its
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