The Story of Kamapua‘a: The Pig God
In the lush, misty valleys of old Hawai‘i, where waterfalls tumbled from emerald cliffs and the earth pulsed with divine life, there was born
The Fishhook of Maui (Manaiakalani): Hawaiian Folktale
In the time when the world was young and the great ocean stretched endlessly beneath the heavens, there lived the demigod Māui, the daring
The Legend of the Naupaka Flower: Hawaiian Folktale
In the time of the old gods, when the Hawaiian Islands were still watched over by ancestral spirits and every wind carried the breath
The Origin of the Flying Fox: A Samoan Folktale of Divine Compassion and Sacred Balance
In the time before memory, when the world was still new and the skies were closer to the earth, the people of Samoa faced
The Story of Pili, the Earth Shaper
In the time when the heavens were close to the sea and the gods still walked among mortals, there lived in the celestial realm
The Song of the Talking Sea Shell: A Samoan Folktale of Love and Ocean Wisdom
Long ago, in a small coastal village in Samoa, there lived a boy named Tanu, who had eyes as dark as the depths of
The Tongan Brothers and the Shark God
In the ancient days when the ocean stretched unbroken between the isles of the Pacific and the gods still walked among men, there lived
Te Kaintikuaba -The Tree of Life
In the earliest age before the sun rose and before the stars found their places in the sky there stood a single tree called
Tereitaki the Ocean Hero
Long ago, on one of the coral atolls of Kiribati, the people faced a great famine. The sea, which once provided fish in plenty,
The Balance of Land and Sea
Long ago, before the islands of Kiribati were shaped as they are today, the land and the sea were living beings with spirits as
