Hawaii Nei: Island Plays - Hardcover

by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl (Author)

Hawaii Nei brings together three plays by one of Hawaii's finest playwrights. A compassionate portrait of early nineteenth- century Hawaii, "The Conversion of Kaahumanu" charts the lives of five women during the traumatic, transforming events that followed Western contact. Set in post-World War II Hawaii, "Emmalehua" tells the story of a young Hawaiian woman struggling to preserve a cherished cultural heritage in a world eager to forget the past and embrace the new American dream. Through history, humor, and a whodunnit plot, the past and present collide in "Ola Na Iwi," which explores the issues surrounding the treatment of indigenous human remains.

Author Biography

Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl lives and works in Honolulu. Her many plays have been produced in Hawaiʻi and North America, and have toured Britain, Asia, and the Pacific. She is a recipient of the Hawaiʻi Award for Literature.