".%l ' .^^ %. .s^^. t-o^ c^' ^^■n^. .-*\.>' ^°--^ -5- -V- ■^^0^ ■9-. " = - o ' ,«,^ o .*" <^ (bO NA-KUPUNA The H^^waiian Legend of Ci'eation BY JULiEN Darwin Hayne PAGES ILLUMINATED BY VIGGO JACOBSEN '' How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest Itself lags lehind, And the swift-winged arrows of light." SAN FRANCISCO: WILLIAM DOXEY 1S96 7s -^rii COPYRIGHT 1896 JULiEN Darwin Hayne Press op Thb Hicks-Jl'I'd Co., ■j:( First St., S. F., Cal. PREFACE, Is my hmiiuajie original matter ? Is the plan of this story m\- own ? — I answer, m\- claim 's for the latter; The words useJ in tellin.Li unknown. If the reader finds any he's met with before, Familiar and lo\-ed — used bv writers of yore — Please credit them all, in such manner and measure. As, reading my story, will ,L;i\e you most pleasure. DEDICATORY. Aloha ! fair Hawaii, A song to thee 1 sing — Thou land o': endless summer And ceaseless, blooming spring. Aloha ! land of sunshine. Of beaut\', warmth and rest — Some dav ma\^ th\' people By God be saved and bless'd. NH-hUPUNfl., .M/lW/limNLEGENDe^ OfCRETTTlON- < D. H/iyNE. ILLUSTRATIO NSARRAMqEPBVVlQQONJACOB^gNI^ ymm^^x. i Lcijend commencff in long ago time, Hifili over the Past agile thoughl cannot elinib: For even swift. I'limight. after millions of ages, Becomes traret-lilindeil ami In chaos rages, .'inil lliiis iini'i iniuirs 'fime's roath nr those years When force hail but fashioned lite hot glawing sjihirc.s, Mliich only stood still in a cloud of lilue space 'I'll riKil. before startinei in 'lime's iihirliiig race. Close your eyes, then, and endeayor to think Of a fathomless, lioandle.-is, precipitous brink, On uhicli a uiiiol. •itauiliini. hut nothingness fed-, .in absciin of L'liiig, before iiliich il reels *^H<::^ .:.•-. '^^^ [91 jind falls liiKk: and, by grim hlacht' h carried beyond to lltt regions of navgni. My pari but the sp,7'r, ■; 'er the fur-'iway past. Of a Imri V / 'he blood pulses faft: 'Ti's hul a frmjiiuni, fir man is too treak To write of those tliwgs of ithirh gads alone speak: Mint ml a history of gods<, but of men: Of Change and of Death la the world ushered in. H'EERE the bright gnd of day from his hi gh arc/tflran Looks doun on fire movniains. on iiillrr^ iijid II are. M'l'iili shimmer, green, redden, in Irnpiral glow, .■'bid the V'lm and the mango wilh sued gum'as grow; Wiere the coroanul palm and the rose-apple bloom. t 'I] -e) .4nd life f> one long, mrtiir. sfi/l afternoon; Jii Ihi: land "f !!' ' . ' vw/. Lies Miiui. •■■ • 'lion//. dn b(lt/l!'i' ;/.;■ rurr. Like Ihe !■• ' ■ :t i/oe< The sini!: . //)/ iiiiih.l. dnd Jtuods : ■' ■■///; rhers of tight. .:^--:>^^^^^'- ■■^jC. -3Ql**^ [13] ti5l ."l/l 'ii'.'i iii'i'f yutk, all (judi mvii uioiu. AT T.-^JK n rnl!i>y of hcnifv xr/prr7nr. O'e? When l/loll.Sdllil': ^,J ;i .//,■;/, And a bow nmllt-cuiniyfi, n ' / , ,/- ^hallowed forever from in And back, in a \isioi! -,' 'OTiere thr sky Iti.aU , ,. U'.'iHe he.liiw Hirijagh /, . .-.■",-;./.■,■,,/ //./i Ghnts, now tn llir. funt-tuii<. ana uu,: disiippiurs, [17] [!9) [21] T'cixt 1h^ ^'>cfond V^f /// '/ murmur of / . 'fill- shark (iiiil Ihi' pulii. Ihr linlii/nii. mrniun: .•!'!' ' ,■■'■/■■ ' ■ ' iihii lite /,■; - !>u! i M jiu;, 07(/>', 7'. I tiic ( di-J. ■ Si/iiks /.'-' Of the pill Of hoi Milium ■i-r soon us iiix range ^ . .1 Ir .> I ■"■■* Hi. Then I 'leaks over I lie sand uml west lo the land Whme shore-'' Polynesia 's link tinder the derp: Then north it here Uu, em in is fast frozen; asleep -■^ , :-v 1 J' ) f III the r/asp of cold ninler. And lif found bill a gran' fif dii'ji sihiirr, f,ir iiitllur on III lid, in iiir ur uii imu il'^is u' iiiiiii. (In/ 1 Ihf ilnd^ dnril inhii ,iiid fmilrnl .-II M'liii. Hill uide o'er till utnh! iix M'tkrn uml. Jn his sctinh for yiiriiiy, lir fiiir nol a place where a roj I'liuld add til the liijlil of the god'a perfect day. .i lid III II, mill lid Ir, disliiihlil Olid dl.i/ll.ix'd, Srckiiiij he tie II nol, and lOHiiij forei'cr Ms rest. .-] TITT'^ he came to ITiiwaii, n irar.r II '/■:■' /./,-. ,;/,7 '(/ and hoi^k'd in llir ;:iiii '. 133) ' '/ d palm in n iiitic Jloii ny ijlaJc, )l Inch enlcrx Utr nunintains near Komi, siiii sleep Like an odor came, when zephyrs creep Soft over plains nhere Ihc poppy is sotin, And uoacd him In resi, but he skpl all alone.. . 35] [37] Fond as the dnre, but more bciiutifiil, star-eyed and fair Than all the briijht visions \ihidi Cluimje or iU drcim^ Had pictured or mirrored in Fancy's wide streams. <^>Mi^ I l: 1 [39] ^ ppilPWIIll so came Kaka1iin1:a. fhe morn, .■iiid Ifie moVh r of luui; from kr tmd H'akea were born §1 j=i-=i^ ^^ .•i// llif p[y)!rf nhirh spread o'er !ke cnrlh from '::iii pule. Till Ihej md rel -/.v,/,-/; ,;', ' ■ -x /,„7 Sounds di-'!: ■• I' ■ . ' • . . .■' n '.■''. -' ..■ ■' Men kit - z,.:, A^. .- lA,). [41 ] (s-^^^^^^-^^cT^^;^^^ It'/wn their soul to W'akfn riiinncJ: 'ind thev lliiniijhl Tfieir future, priri'iswiis for lime or llic imrld Imt us nuiiglil In the tidjids of U'alceo. Tlwrr ims no liourd ond no deivili: Ko grandeur of nmi n/ni plundered the earth And made stares of ten thousunda, so tlie one Might shine for nn ttour, in uii h'Uir to be gone. Onty to teuve, lil:e the tiuel; of u fumiue, lite hlighl Of his (ourse, and haired us iilurl: «■; iioe's niglit To curse tiis career. In thu.^e ulden liurs Mantcind was not robbed In hif hr,dher; his nays Kejt surrounded by pitfalls, around irhieh, ulien he fell, d brother's rejoicings arose as his Icnell. [43] .inil Jo, in somif, rrtiirnrd fo the ram fields Of .)fillli. Bill u'lil- IIIUIP IllfV I'lrl till ili'iH' JftUi l/ie gods left the cuin 'UkJ iiniidrrej ui iphere^ h . ■• mnri ■; ■•■ ■■■■•''■ ' -" ',',/,.■ //;/•// ll'akea dime 'I'; //.".'//;,' / - , ■ (i/!d /■} III'! me Ih' high ijiids ulbi i-ii'uled Ihi^ hii:ilaie --^-^?rs) c:'i-.^ [AS] 'I'o !hf fiihui!,,!.- if Ilii))f. M'iiii -• ,.;■;/,■ /// ''.;\- itinilier for siireor and aid, :U IU( fin- !-ii •■! .lA/v;, .;,',/, muu: iiing, lie said: Cfe#_\ ~ ' '1 IH-'i have I found, iinil inv snul if fills with drem! I lull III/ iiiii.il. Minir (III) . uliiilr.iir'ei llie life thiy're I, il 'I'ini iitil. ili:liii'i!y, iieiil'. dulled iluiiii liitii iiriijlil nj I'V.VX' .•///// Iliiiiiijli men lurk up Lore and Life as rinse ni /' ■ I'dii I, injure, .w/ ///,// Nujlit mid l),i\ I heir lire:ili: one, )'et I'ime ran nniii iiiid flrli. for Time mores on, .iiid thus .'■Uiil: jiin.iiino'. i/roee and youth airny, .■^s I/lurk .Ml/Ill .^leiils the riisr-ijlioin from Ihe hills of iirav, ll'hteh Jiide In u'urkne.'is. .ind I've irondercd how dear Lore .'ij ii/lil sure her sueetne.fs spite of Time: heloif, above, •'■ somen hrn 'mid the whiiliiiij .spheres, in that plarc or thi.i, f fold fast Ihe life nhirh here men. living, miss. I 47 J 'Bui no. there ;> no fortune by the gods e'er told Jo s/di I he .yi/nt uhirh fireirr make? men olit: There is no pouer on C'lrth, in s/,i\ in uny i inn' , To slay the unrelenlless liand oj liint. s ,? , ,; IXG then hia head, Wakea slowly paced the rale It 'here Jo duelt in Maui: white his mother told the tale Of ages. How Matter, -Soul, Intellect and Mind But .^erred a /)"•'"'" ••>';•.'/ ,-,/,// n, rLt!<: .-m,! Hnd 'Determined I,: - ■, / •■■..' .'c, »(•/•<• /ten/ iji/i;:/i,i/!i'J nor their I' • ;;• 't e'er i/npuijned. ffou eu-ij god tiiio rules the iKjrc. •V',""' ■' '■■ ■■" ■'■"' '"'• hoad of bounty gave // , '- - //)'' rhariol of the su/i, I"' ; •■ //t i'/./i IS ilo/ie, ■ .•.,•/ II hole. ' , ' o/id the .Soul. .'■ lilesl oto/n ftoating in I! , ;i< of space, :■■•'■ • ■■ ' ■' '■ ' f>-':':ht ran ^uu l/a,i. ' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■l-pcrrading plon ':■ 'ispensiihlc ■■ li' •, ' v^'. ,".■ •■/.,.•,.> •/ ,./,;.',;; Il'iiirh aid fmilfi/l ram: 'I I ■' '/f God JJ...: . ,,,. , , . . : /.. 'iod /v../;/ :!■■:■ ■ J •! . ^ ■■ :'i,js/ /;••;;,• /:, u'n .' Il'hil rjau/, ho- «'.■'; :ii.:/i tii. 0"r o/:< i/i,,/e [49] l;i) Willi conslilhilfd sploiiPin; Ihrniirjh Ihr Mhir yenr. /« fiHi'il mill hfi\ .Villi Imx no iir.eJ lo sluiiJ in une ff ikiilli. or fi;ir 'flic uil!tiiii:.< of all those ravished raptures /;. ,.■;,'■ //>■ ijiiutfy draperies complete it'.' Life's iinseleJ pomp and p ka- il':!!: . '' :!< ^'laboiness. its falseness and its pain. Should leach men nrtiie and life '.< !t^s oi I rite, Thai Happiness is dun.j. ahais, right. m-- ".■42^3 ulud is life? f)arknes< all a:: J silence firsl, Chaos, mocling. lacant and arrur^'d. i , ; .-.;/ i'u! !:,!!i.< //fwy.Wv. ..'.'.formed and Infimle slnfe and g!:asl!) . spi 'ire fears: Then onrr again the cr'/ing iihfel i>f Change I'lO.'ii'.^ rcind. .i:iil IKirhii.i;- " YEETf all mankind shall circumspectly view (Bodies polilic and, watchful, thoughtfully pursue Their histories with mind deliberate and honest heart; Shall fathom guile the sophist's keen falla- cious art, 'By which fair words ill deeds but cover and conceal; Tiy which the nly few, unchecked, wreck public weal. They must God'.-i Power and Wisdom then confess; ■>>. ^^'1-^/ ^^v.^^y^ I rm' ■ L rl" c^ [65] :fj ^ft/sl see man 's Treasure and his real Happiness Upon this earth, iias not the divine, or perfect plan Of God's design nhen Ee Created Mortal Man. ■ ■ W'lTHiy the bitter cup vlnch all mankind must taste .ire many sorrosif. niD^i natural evils placed; cl nit ever} .' :i ledge used, dnd every .Veil. Law. nr 'Policy abused Li cure lluse - .•. .yse first happy, gladsome days. • t\ mmA [07 1 (69l kX, ^c ?^'' ^ 9 vv\ ^ix X(i cause of ilniujeons. lorhiref. racks and chains, O'ihhtis. murders, anguish, groans and agonizing paim Is (jiiite so apt in o'ery vile and guise sophistic As thai men call Ihe Church, eccksiaslic. These fno. as a// men 's « 'V? ,:/!d ills relate. Fur reasons knfnui as the " (' ■■■ ,'' State," line roli-'C/i ,111,1 ptumlcred f : Aued hy ttieir rruft and sternh ruled by Fear; Have made the '[ruth her thr,)ne forsake, JMssiuiiili.iioii 's feigning way to make. l/ilil li>-d,ii , :jIi ci!r/r,'s tenr-}i,!ltred fare. l.ii,ert\ 'imi i ir/u, hare no 'hi, ling place: F'lr inifi'a,! of their oiin unpolluted state, Tliere's somr d.fhr,i. ill made o,.'u!lerjli\ .ii:d all f": ■• 'i:!'.' AVr/v.v' inuii 's made of belter i lay •^■'"^^ [71 ] k^ I 'The goiiK of Ih-ir faVifn: mi!. "Mm could not wail for ai/f.'^ unborn /',,;■ /■> ,;..-„./ .,/.;,•'■ //-,. nodi ram, li' Icarfi men alnntld .Van nan!." osfnnnirc thil fh! ' ' v and xorc. Be shall Inc mjoin. loir oijuu: ..; jnirfr shore." Grciil Icmph-s iiire hiiikkid In (/oJs ralkil ■' liibioiin;" :■■■!■, and Ihc ■ I, J :[, ,;.,;,,, •. ,,;,,. droitnedfui . ^'.' piu.d (If Jhi- i'.Kl: in:d ih' /h.iwn. the linije and the hiinl ■ er the earth like a pall. ,-, /,:. y, ..:,(. sliDes come «! their call: dJfe'x desert . the iialers iihich ran From great riiers, here ouned hv the fortunate man Who first came upon them: and iralcr iias sold from the Hells of the gods, to cnlmnee the gold who enclosed them: newcomers found ,, , : ■■ ■■■- all the world round: /',,,. , .n the kinds were dirtied. II '(re the only sonls who had life-holds provided, .-it last men gate to id Jen gods no though! or heed. Bid follii'uai , t'l'.i'iht. and inilr lonked to Greed; (73l W^M^' ,^\m» dfel '^, 1/5] I tl'IIEX Vif ijod Ifaha smi thr rhcfiliiuj fniih of Change, ^ iiv men Ihrough ^alure's gardens df.voTjfnfrrf rnvrrr. •decking htossoins iikr/i. in mdi/dcna/ .-Jxide, soon as, glimmering faint and far au-y. Some olher bloom by igmts fahiiis light. 'Beguiled Ikeir fanry or obscured their sight: dni lion 'Deceit, Chicane and ii anion War .7^^ 7.Y T)F:ET !s ■ ■■ ■ .'■■ .'/;Y /i ////,'; I II /','("// iiioliier iiiorhil^ keid ; '.r,:i,::.: i.inle unfed misery ner Shelled _: .:'■■, ■■, -. ■■^mkered. sullen hurl: .-J .■./u'/'unt/ iieijjur mid lite 40^ *v%JL<^^' .0-7" - '■■ ■ 40^ ' " ' ■ "^ ^°^ ' " ' %,** /^ftv, *..^^..* .>,v,<, -,^^,. ,^-, \/ . aV -^ -^liS - ■fc' ^ 5!W ^-.c,^'