Na Pua Alii O Kauai

by Frederick B. Wichman

Book Overview

The stories of Kauai's ruling chiefs were passed from generation to generation in songs and narratives recited by trained storytellers either formally at the high chief's court or informally at family gatherings. Their chronology was ordered by a ruler's genealogy, which, in the case of the pua alii (flower of royalty), was illustrious and far reaching and could be traced to one of the four great gods of Polynesia--K?ne, K?, Lono, and Kanaloa...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824826388
• ISBN13: 9780824826383
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"