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. ( Carolin)
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Ke-ao-mele-mele, the Maid of the Golden Cloud
part 1
please read until p. 134:
"The chief delighted in Poliahu and lived many months on the mountain."
part 2
please start at p. 134:
"One morning Paliula in her home above Hilu awoke from a dream in which she saw Poliahu.."
Ke-au-nini
part 1
please read until p. 184:
"Work switftly and complete our tabu house."
part 2
please start at p. 184:
"Then the darkness of evening came, and in the shadows the little people laboured..."
and please read until p. 203
"Then they went up to the village."
part 3
please start at p. 203:
"Haina-kolo had run into the forest, her wet pa-u torn off, no clothing left."
jac18281828 wrote: ↑July 17th, 2018, 10:27 am
I'd like to claim 0 forward and introduction, and 1 Wahaula
Thanks!
John
Hi and welcome to librivox!
You are welcome to participate in this project. To be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog.
Please also complete the one minute test before getting started. Thank you!
esnewman92 wrote: ↑July 18th, 2018, 6:15 pm
I would like to read sections 9 and 10
Thanks,
Ethan
Hi ethan, welcome to librivox! You are welcome to participate in this project. To be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog.
Please also complete the one minute test before getting started!
jac18281828 wrote: ↑July 17th, 2018, 10:27 am
I'd like to claim 0 forward and introduction, and 1 Wahaula
Thanks!
John
Hi and welcome to librivox!
You are welcome to participate in this project. To be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog.
Please also complete the one minute test before getting started. Thank you!
Hi Carolin!
May I claim 4 The Timid Taro and 26 Home of the Ancestors?
I am a little nervous about getting the names right.
Also how do you handle footnotes? Do you say the word "footnote" at the asterisk* and then tell the footnote?
Thank you,
AnnaLisa56
thank you anna! i have added information on the footnotes to the first post. i generally let readers decide if they want to read footnotes, depending on the content and context, but if you do, add "footnote: ... end of footnote".
dont worry too much about the names, if you say them to yourself a few times you will find a good pronunciation. the only thing that is important here is that you are consistent throughout your section, but that should be doable
please let us know if we can help you with anything!
