Hawaiian Antiquities
David Malo
366 Pages, ISBN 978 1 5132 9953 2
First published in 1898. Published by Mint Editions, 2021
First published in 1898. Published by Mint Editions, 2021
On the cusp of changing forever, Hawaiian
culture found a gifted recorder in court
genealogist David Malo, one of the first
Hawaiians to study reading and writing. This
essential ethnography provides insight on
the lives of ancient Hawaiians, their religious
beliefs and origin myths, and describes the
flora and fauna of the islands. Hawaiian
Antiquities is a book by David Malo.
(The text above comes from the back of the book)