Looking Back on These Island's History

 Imagine, if you will,  that we can look back through misty time and see the past. 

This Blog is dedicated to an historical look at Hawaii's Late Traditional Period and the Historical Period before the reign of Kamehameha the Great.   We must deal in myth and legend, but I hope not to dwell in fairy tales and stories arising out of Western influences.

The information I present will primarily be a result of the research I do in investigating these times of people for my novels.  I will cite my sources as best as possible.  I present this with the deepest respect for the past.   However what I present is what I have come to feel is the 'best truth' I can arrive at.  It may not be your truth.   The Hawaiians of the past realized this.

"E Ehu Ana ka Wa i Hala, na Mea i Hala"  ...Time itself Obscures the Past.

An old saying from the times past, often passed among those who sat to tell the stories or recite the myths.  We can not know for sure.  We can only reach out, extend our hands an hope that the spirits of the past touch us in a way that provides some insight into their lives. 

You are welcome to join me as I relate what I have learned.  I hope you find it entertaining and educational. 

Aloha,  M.N. Muench