Hawaii Nei
Author | : Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2002-08-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 082482539X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780824825393 |
Rating | : 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Hawaii Nei brings together three plays by one of Hawaii's finest playwrights. A compassionate portrait of early nineteenth- century Hawaii, "The Conversion of Kaahumanu" charts the lives of five women during the traumatic, transforming events that followed Western contact. Set in post-World War II Hawaii, "Emmalehua" tells the story of a young Hawaiian woman struggling to preserve a cherished cultural heritage in a world eager to forget the past and embrace the new American dream. Through history, humor, and a whodunnit plot, the past and present collide in "Ola Na Iwi," which explores the issues surrounding the treatment of indigenous human remains.