A Visit to the King of Ghosts

Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods

by William Drake WESTERVELT (1849 - 1939)

William Drake Westervelt was an eminent scholar of Hawaiian culture, language, and history. In this capacity, he collected the ghost stories inlcuded in this volume. We hear of gods, ghosts, and demons, love and hate, all told and where necessary explained, in an accessible style. - Summary by Carolin

Listen next episodes of Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods:
Ke-ao-mele-mele, the Maid of the Golden Cloud, part 2 , Appendix , Aumakuas, or Ancestor Ghost-gods , Home of the Ancestors , Homeless and Desolate Ghosts , Kalai-Pahoa, the Poison-god , Ke-ao-mele-mele, the Maid of the Golden Cloud, part 1 , Ke-au-nini, part 1 , Ke-au-nini, part 2 , Ke-au-nini, part 3 , Puna and the Dragon , The Bride from the Under-world , The Deceiving of Kewa , The Dragon Ghost-gods