Kapaemahu
Hardcover – Picture Book, June 7, 2022
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · June 7, 2022
An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award–contending short film.
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- Who it’s for
- A Hawaiian legend of the Mahu connects healing gifts with stones whose story endures.
- Themes
- Indigenous Hawaiian legend, Healing arts, Cultural memory
- Genres
- LGBTQ+ Stories, US: Asian American Stories, Asian Myths & Legends
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An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award–contending short film. A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Century In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki.
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The islanders return this gift with a monument of four boulders in their honor, which the Mahu imbue with healing powers before disappearing. As time passes, foreigners inhabit the island and the once-sacred stones are forgotten until the 1960s. Though the true story of these stones was not fully recovered, the power of the Mahu still calls out to those who pass by them at Waikiki Beach today. With illuminating words and stunning illustrations by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, and Daniel Sousa, KAPAEMAHU is a monument to an Indigenous Hawaiian legend and a classic in the making.
Legend and Memory
A Hawaiian legend of the Mahu connects healing gifts with stones whose story endures.
Come here for
- An Indigenous legend centered on the Mahu and healing arts
- Illustrations accompanying a story rooted in Hawaiian memory
Expect
- A picture-book telling of a 15th-century legend
- Sacred stones forgotten over time and remembered at Waikiki Beach
Where it sits
| Asian Myths & Legends | 40% |
|---|---|
| US: Asian American Stories | 36% |
| LGBTQ+ Stories | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Australia & Oceania Stories
- Indigenous Teachings
- LGBTQ+ Stories
- Authors
- Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- June 7, 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Indigenous Hawaiian legend · Healing arts · Cultural memory
- Reading lane
- Australia & Oceania Stories