HAWAIIAN FOLKLORE COLLECTIONS ARE TREASURE TROVE OF MYTHOLOGY
"There was a time when men forgot the gods.
They did not pray when planting kalo and sweet potatoes or give thanks when they gathered the vegetables for food.
They did not pray before fishing or make thankful offering when the canoes returned well-filled with fish.
The walls of every heiau were broken, and no lei of vines or gifts of food were left before the little figures which had once reminded men of their gods."
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