THE HAWAIIANS’ ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THEIR ISLANDS AND ORIGIN OF THEIR RACE, WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR MIGRATIONS, ETC. AS GATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES.
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi & English
English translations by Abraham Fornander
with English translations edited by Thomas G. Thrum
Last printed in 2021 (and previously in 1999), Native Books is grateful for the opportunity to print this vital resource of Hawaiian indigenous knowledge.
A pre-sale of this limited edition, three-volume collection will run through February 14, 2022. The set will be available for pickup or delivery by mid-March 2021 or earlier.
About the Collection
During the 1860s and 1870s, Abraham Fornander (a Swedish-born citizen of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and Maui circuit court judge) sent learned Hawaiians to seek out the mo‘olelo (ancient stories) of Kānaka ‘Ōiwi who had an uninterrupted connection to the generations of ancient Hawaiians before them.
The collectors included S.N. Kamakau, S. Haleole, and Kepelino Keauokalani — Hawaiians born in the early 1800s, who collected stories from sources born before European contact. The men and women who shared their knowledge did so with clear and present recollections of what had been passed down to them.
One of the most comprehensive and accessible sources of moʻolelo in print
Pre-Order Information
$ 280 | Pre-Order Price
$ 480 | Regular Retail Price
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