Kula Keiki Ali'i

ISBN: 1880836157

Author: Patterson, Rosemary I.

Condition: Used

Product Description The scene is set in this literary history as five children destined to become monarchs of Hawaii are placed into the hands of Calvinist missionaries in a resdential school. The damage done to the personalities and self-concepts of these future monarchs by the indoctrination (rather than education) of the Euro-American zealots causes difficulties that come to light when the children eventually take power in the Hawaiian monarchy, which under their rule, is overthrown in 1893. The facts surrounding the collapse of Hawaiian independence are woven into the story of two modern day Hawaiians, Keono Kane--a computer specialist--and his girlfriend, Tamara Noguichi. The lovers are brought back in time against their will by the akua, or ghost, of Queen Lili'uokalani. The akua forces them to view the Queen's life and find the reasons that resulted in her reign being overthrown so that her spirit can free itself from it's earthly bounds. The result is a lively adventure story that takes place in both modern and past Hawaii. Review "Kula Keiki Ali`i is an interesting, informative book that anyone interested in learning about the history of indigenous people in Hawaii after Euro-American contact will enjoy." --Ruth Heinrichs, B.A., B.Ed, M.Ed., Psychologist"Kula Keiki Ali'i is an interesting, informative book that anyone interested in learning about the history of indigenous people in Hawaii after Euro-American contact will enjoy." --Ruth Heinrichs, B.A., M.Ed., M.Ed., School Psychologist. About the Author Rosemary I. Patterson, Ph.D. is a retired school psychologist in the Vancouver lower mainland. Her areas of interest include adolescent identity formation and the ramifications of Ethnocentric Monoculturalism and Colonization on indigenous peoples. She became interested in Hawaiian history and its social problems after a visit to Oahu in 1988 in chich she encountered homeless Hawaiians living in beach parks. After a thorough review of Hawaiian history, she concluded that the children who became Hawaii's future monarchs suffered serious self-concept and identity-formation damage as a result of being placed in a residential school in the 1840's.