William Drake Westervelt (b.Dec 26 1849 - d. Mar 9 1939) is the author of several books and magazines on Hawaiian history and legends. He drew upon the collections of David Malo, Samuel M. Kamakau, and Abraham Fornander to popularize Hawaiian folklore in his "Legends of Maui" (1910), "Legends of Old Honolulu" (1915), "Legends of Gods and Ghost-Gods" (1915), "Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes" (1916) and "Hawaiian Historical Legends" (1923). Wikipedia
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