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 After his death, his notes were eventually published, offering a valuable historical reference.