Mo'olelo: The Foundation of Hawaiian Knowledge Nature & Environment Guided by a 10-year-old’s narration

Guided by a 10-year-old’s narration

summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak

by Betty Dunord & Reilly Ridgell

and Hina for kindergarten through second grade

Kauikeaouli

Mo'olelo: The Foundation of Hawaiian Knowledge Nature & Environment Guided by a 10-year-old’s narrationAn essential contribution to contemporary Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) scholarship, Moolelo: The Foundation of Hawaiian Knowledge elevates our understanding of the importance of language and narrative to cultural revitalization. Moolelo preserve the words, phrases, sentences, idioms, proverbs, and poetry that define Knaka Maoli. Encompassing narratives, literature, histories, and traditions, moolelo are intimately entwined with cultural identity,