Hawaiian antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) /
Malo, Davida, 1795-1853.
Hawaiian antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) / Moolelo Hawaii by David Malo ; translated from the Hawaiian by Nathaniel B. Emerson, 1898. - Second edition - xxii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Special publication, 2 . - Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication ; 2. .
David Malo was a Hawaiian who became a Christian in the mid-19th century. While he pastored a church in his village, he kept notes on what life in Hawaii was like for the inhabitants. After his death, his notes were eventually published, offering a valuable historical reference.
Text in English and Hawaiian.
0910240159 9780910240154
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Ethnology--Hawaii.
Hawaii--History--19th century.
Hawaii--Civilization--19th century.
Hawaiian antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) / Moolelo Hawaii by David Malo ; translated from the Hawaiian by Nathaniel B. Emerson, 1898. - Second edition - xxii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Special publication, 2 . - Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication ; 2. .
David Malo was a Hawaiian who became a Christian in the mid-19th century. While he pastored a church in his village, he kept notes on what life in Hawaii was like for the inhabitants. After his death, his notes were eventually published, offering a valuable historical reference.
Text in English and Hawaiian.
0910240159 9780910240154
51005835
Ethnology--Hawaii.
Hawaii--History--19th century.
Hawaii--Civilization--19th century.