Illustrated by Robin Yoko Racoma.
Kalākaua was the seventh monarch of Hawai‘i and the first ruler not of the Kamehameha line. Later immortalized as the “Merrie Monarch” famous for song and dance, he lived his life as both a Renaissance man and as an ali‘i.
This book is one of a series originally written by faculty in a Kamehameha reading program. The books were designed to increase students reading skills and their knowledge of Hawaiian history and culture by focusing on topics such as the Hawaiian monarchy.
Some of these books have been translated from their original English into Hawaiian through the efforts of the staff of the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian Studies Institute.
Softcover. 1999. 7 x 8.5". 128 pp.
- Publisher: Kamehameha Publishing
- Language: English
- Also available in ‘ŌLELO HAWAIʻI, see Alii Series.