In 'Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina,' W. D. Westervelt fabricates a tapestry of myth and culture, textually immortalizing the rich oral traditions of Polynesia. The reader is invited into an intricate world of demigods, heroes, and matriarchs, narrated with an eloquence that resonates with the cadences of native storytelling. Westervelt's scholarly compilation and ...