Hula
Book description
"A full-throated chant for Hawai'i. Part coming-of-age story, part historical family epic, all love. . . . It's impossible to come away unchanged."-KAWAI STRONG WASHBURN, author of the PEN/Hemingway award-winning Sharks in the Times of Saviors
Set in Hilo, Hawai'i, a sweeping saga of tradition, culture, family, history, and connection…
Why read it?
1 author picked Hula as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book was unique from its very first pages—the use of language, the immersive writing, the evocative descriptions of the islands, the real-as-you-and-me cast of characters were all so new to me that I felt I was learning about an entirely new world.
I have visited Hawaii, but like most visitors, I never got to know the real Hawaii. This book brings it home, but it does so by weaving a story so gripping and real that you never feel that you are being educated, even as you are!
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