The Legends and Myths of Hawaii

<p><strong>A moving account of Hawaii’s most culturally significant stories presented by King David Kal?kaua.</strong></p><p><em>The Legends and Myths of Hawaii</em> introduces readers to the social historical and religious customs of native Hawaiians revealing the history of a culture that for many years functioned without outside influence. Chapters on leaders such as “Hina the Helen of Hawaii” “Hua King of Hana” and “Kelea the Surf-Rider of Maui” illustrate Hawaii’s most important tales and traditions. Originally published in 1888 King David Kal?kaua’s book remains a compelling and enduring collection of the archipelago's most memorable tales. </p><p>With an eye-catching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of <em>The Legends and Myths of Hawaii</em> is specially designed for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>