Note 1 — CONTENTS (continued 6)

This somewhat historic series unfortunately presents several incidents in the life of Kamehameha not borne out by facts in the case, notably the account of his early arrival at and conquest of Oahu, and the length of his reign. Pihana and possibly other celebrities are also tinged with like inaccuracies. The collection, as gathered, is therefore presented as illustrative of Hawaiian narrative literature pure and simple, irrespective of wide variance from known facts, without attempt to alter or amend such to agree with the historical record. ↑