Note 4 — Source and Migration of the Polynesian Race.

In the Hindu legend of Arachandran,4 the perfect man, it is said that when he had been tormented and tried and driven out of his kingdom, he started to go to the country of Kasi, on the Ganges. The “Khasi” in Abyssinia, and the “Kasi” on the Ganges were both of Cushite origin. Again, in the Polynesian legends reference is made to a country called Kua-i-helani and a king of that country called Iku or Aiku who had twelve children, whose adventures and exploits are fully related in the legend of Aukelenuiaiku. Now we know from Indian lore that, far off in the prehistoric times, a famous king ruled over Arabia and upper Egypt whose name was It or Ait, and whom the Greek traditions called Aetus.5 We know that before the Aryans entered India, and long after, they called the country between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf by the name of “Cusha-dwipa,” and that the same extent of country was by the Semite Hebrews called “Cush.” These words in Polynesian pronunciation would infallibly become either “Kua” or “Ku,” the suffixed “Helani” being merely an epithet of grandeur and glory.