The Authors frequent forays onto na ki'i pohaku fields with knowledgeable old folks, who were steeped in cultural pride and repect for old Hawai'i, encouraged his lifelong fascination on these special carvings on rocks that the ancient Hawaiians used to tell a story, point the way or mark a significant occasion.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Colour Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED ; ` A Hawaiian Petroglyph Primer '. 78 pages (with an errata sticker as well) of spectacular colour photographs from around the islands, Read more about : kupuna, Barry Fell, lolo surfer, Kaunolu, glottal stops, Kamechamecha the Great, lava tube, Lono, sailing canoe, peck marks, and waist figures. Cond : Paper wrapper is a wraps-around colour photograph of part of the cliff-face at Kalamaloa. Volume is tight, bright, square and clean. No names, no marks. Quote (p. 02) : " An early account of a particular petroglyph made at Kahalu'u, Kona, on the Big Island of Hawai'i purports it to be a representation of the 16th century chief of Maui island, Kamalalawalu. According to persons native to the area, the petroglyph is supposed to be one of a man without a head. This ties to the story of ._._._. ." Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 009469
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