David Malo was raised among chiefs, priests, artisans, and scholars in the court of Kamehameha I, Malo provides one of the few authentic sources of information on the ancient beliefs and practices of Hawaiians. Malo was among the Hawaiians to study reading and writing with the missionaries. After the missionaries arrived he converted to Christianity, but had been brought up under the traditional Hawaiian kapu system and his writings closely embody Hawaiian patterns of thought. Completed in 1839, this account tells us of the material world of Hawaiians, as well as their origins, myths and beliefs.
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8 × 5 × 1 in
- 364 pages
- Softcover
