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Kamehameha and his warrior Kekuhaupi'o written in Hawaiian by Stephen L. Desha and translated by Frances N. Frazier

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From December 1920 to September 1924 the Reverend Stephen L. Desha published a serial telling of the lives of Kamehameha and Kekūhaupi'o in his weekly Hawaiianlanguage newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii. Kekūhaupi'o was a master of Hawaiian martial arts. He first served as Kamehamehas instructor in the skills of combat before becoming Kamehameha's stalwart bodyguard, fearless warrior and trusted advisor. Desha uses the character of Kekūhaupi'o largely to retell the story of Kamehameha. Lovingly translated by Frances N. Frazier, the text retains mueh of the eloquence that placed Desha among the foremost Hawaiian orators of his time. This book is destined to become a classic of Hawaiian literature and may well be one of the most readable extensive histories of Kamehameha ever produced. 588 pp., 6Vs" x 914" softcover — $29.95 hardcover — $44.95 available from your favorite loeal bookstore or from Kamehameha Schools Press 808.842.8876 or 1.800.842.4682 x 8876 Kamehameha Schools