THE LEGEND OF KELEA: "JOYFUL AT THE THOUGHT OF SURFING"

Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau was a 19th-century native-born historian, teacher, and politician whose writings preserved much of Hawaii's pre-contact traditional culture and history. Kamakau was the first person to write down the story of Kelea, the independent surf-struck chiefess from Maui. This version has been slightly edited. * * * Kelea was a beautiful chiefess with clear skin and sparkling ...

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