“Hawai'i is not truly the idyllic paradise of popular songs--islands of love and tranquility, where nothing bad ever happens. It was and is a place where people work and struggle, live and die, as they do the world over.” PeopleWorldHappensSongDiesStruggleIslandsParadiseTranquilityPopular SongIdyllic Book:The Hawaii Novels: Moloka'i and Honolulu Source: The Hawaii Novels: Moloka'i and Honolulu
“It is not just the history of the Hawaiian islands but the significance of the ordinary people whose lives - many quite extraordinary - make up that history.” PeopleOrdinaryExtraordinaryIslandsSignificanceOrdinary PeopleHawaiians Book:The Hawaii Novels: Moloka'i and Honolulu Source: The Hawaii Novels: Moloka'i and Honolulu