Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani myths legends folklore down go the roots

down go the roots

This is an intelligently produced and richly illustrated book about a people who explored a third of the earth’s surface before Columbus was even born

has multilayered meanings: In the same manner that water sustains life

and the Republic of the Marshall Islands in a cultural context that integrates history

Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani myths legends folklore down go the rootsThis pictorial biography is a colorful account of the life and times of the controversial Princess Ruth (18261883), one of the last chiefesses of old Hawaii. Ruth never left the islands throughout her lifeHawaii was her worldand stubbornly, she clung to the old Hawaiian ways, ignoring the missionaries and their growing influence. When the lava flow of 1881 threatened the town of Hilo, the High Chiefess was credited with stopping the fiery molten rock