Ka'a'awa: A Novel About Hawaii in the 1850's - Softcover

O.A. Bushnell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824807294 ISBN 13: 9780824807290

Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, 1986

Synopsis

The narrator is Hiram Nihoa, through whom the author pours his love for Hawaii. Nihoa tells the story of his travels around the island of Oahu a century ago, evoking the scene and the people as he saw and loved them. Nihoa's narrative is taken up by a strange New Englander in the second half of the book. Saul Bristol, a sad and bitter man, reveals Hawaii through the eyes of a newcomer.

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Review:

As beautiful as Hawaii itself, This novel approaches epic magnitude. The narrator is Hiram Nihoa, through whom the author pours his love for Hawaii. Nihoa tells the story of his travels around the island of Oahu a century ago, evoking the scene and the people as he saw and loved them. Nihoa's narrative is taken up by a strange New Englander in the second half of the book. Saul Bristol, a sad and bitter man, reveals Hawaii through the eyes of a newcomer. The two narratives embody the conflict between the old and the new which has had so much to do with the way Hawaii has developed.... In some ways ... a lament, but overall a mele aloha, a song of love.-- "Publisher's Weekly"

About the Author:

O.A. Bushnell is the foremost historical novelist writing about Hawaii today. His other books include Molokai, The Return of Lono, The Stone of Kannon, and The Water of Kane.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0824807294
• ISBN 13: 9780824807290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520