The Seven Orchids Hawaiʻi This sparked her interest and

This sparked her interest and soon after she began collecting and retelling Hawaii's many tales and legends

they each found homes for themselves and their families

Surveying the Mahele places the surveying work of the mahele era into historical context with the mapping of the islands that both preceded and followed it

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The Seven Orchids Hawaiʻi This sparked her interest andWinner of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Pookela Honorable Mention Award for Excellence in Literature. The koa canoe is one of the most important symbols in Hawaiian culture today, a link between Hawaii's simpler past and its sophisticated present. Ian MacMillan takes us over to Molokai where a crew of misfit paddlerswomen who are dealing with alcoholism, divorce, depression, and morefind an old koa canoe stored in a rundown shed.