The Children of the Long Canoes: See It As It Was
TK or SR Davis | Roseville, MN USA | 05/29/2007
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"Children of the Long Canoes: An Incredible story of the first Hawaiians as seen through the eyes of artist-historian Herb Kawainui Kane.
See it as it was:
1. The Polynesian's daring Voyage of discovery.
2. Life in harmony with nature in an isolated paradise.
3. The laws of Kapu (taboo) fascinating myths and mysterious gods.
4. Captain Cook's opening of Hawaii to the world and his shocking defeat.
5. The bloody warfare between the island chiefs.
6. The charismatic warrior King Kamehameha who united the islands.
7. Learn about the lost journal of Captain Bligh's "Bounty."
8. The story of the Hokule's canoe, the symbol of Hawaiian Renaissance.
© 1991 The Albert & Trudy Kallis Foundation
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