The Legend of Laieikawai

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-8248-2839-4
Verlag: University of Hawaii Press

Buch, Englisch, 80 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 209 g

Reihe: Latitude 20 Book

The twins La'ieikawai and La'ielohelohe are separated at birth but remain linked by their great beauty and a series of unscrupulous admirers and fickle husbands. Eventually the sisters are reunited with the help of a colorful cast of characters, including a man-eating lizard, a ""cosmic"" spider, and a giant bird, and find happiness at last in each other's company. This timeless ka'ao, or legend, of long ago is lovingly retold and illustrated here by renowned Island artist and storyteller Dietrich Varez.

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Dietrich Varez is a printmaker living on the island of Hawai'i. He is the author of Pele the Fire Goddess, Maui the Mischief Maker, and Hina the Goddess and illustrator of 'Olelo No'eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings by Mary Kawena Pukui and A Legendary Tradition of Kamapua'a: The Hawaiian Pig God by Lilikala K. Kame'eleihiwa.