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Kapaemahu

Kapaemahu

Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana
Hamer, Dean
Wilson, Joe

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

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ISBN13: 9798855147162
Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Published: Jun 7 2022
Pages: 40
Language: English
An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award-contending short film.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Century

In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki. The islanders return this gift with a monument of four boulders in their honor, which the Mahu imbue with healing powers before disappearing.

As time passes, foreigners inhabit the island and the once-sacred stones are forgotten until the 1960s. Though the true story of these stones was not fully recovered, the power of the Mahu still calls out to those who pass by them at Waikiki Beach today.

With illuminating words and stunning illustrations by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, and Daniel Sousa, KAPAEMAHU is a monument to an Indigenous Hawaiian legend and a classic in the making.

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