The Epic Tale Of Hi'Iakaikapoliopele
by Ho'oulumāhiehie, translated by M. Puakea Nogelmeier
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
- 9780988262935
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Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, Awaiaulu, Inc, 2021. 2nd edition 2021. Paperback. New in shrink wrap. Solomon Enos. New, new printing. Sept 2021,still shrink-wrapped.Paperback, illustrations by Solomon Enos. 496 pages. Ships from Hawaii.
This ancient saga begins with the goddess Pele's migration to Kīlauea and her spirit's search for a lover. The story then details the quest of Pele's younger sister, Hi'iakaikapoliopele, to find the handsome Lohi'auipo, and bring him back to their crater home. It is a very human account of love and lust, jealousy and justice, peopled with deities, demons, chiefs and commoners.
This version by Ho'oulumāhie-hie ran from 1905 to 1906 as a daily series in the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Na'i Aupuni. It is the most extensive form of the story ever documented, offering a wealth of detail and insights about social and religious practices, poetry and hula, healing arts, and many other Hawaiian customs.
This ancient saga begins with the goddess Pele's migration to Kīlauea and her spirit's search for a lover. The story then details the quest of Pele's younger sister, Hi'iakaikapoliopele, to find the handsome Lohi'auipo, and bring him back to their crater home. It is a very human account of love and lust, jealousy and justice, peopled with deities, demons, chiefs and commoners.
This version by Ho'oulumāhie-hie ran from 1905 to 1906 as a daily series in the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Na'i Aupuni. It is the most extensive form of the story ever documented, offering a wealth of detail and insights about social and religious practices, poetry and hula, healing arts, and many other Hawaiian customs.
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- Title
- The Epic Tale Of Hi'Iakaikapoliopele
- Author
- Ho'oulumāhiehie, translated by M. Puakea Nogelmeier
- Illustrator
- Solomon Enos
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New in shrink wrap
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Edition
- 2nd edition 2021
- ISBN 10
- 0988262932
- ISBN 13
- 9780988262935
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press, Awaiaulu, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 2021
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- Hawaii; Photography;
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