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ʻIwa: The Hawaiian Legend

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When the fisherman Keaʻau, renowned for catching octopus, finds two beautiful and rare red cowry shells, he thinks they must be a gift from the goddess Hina. After he fashions them into a lure, octopuses swarm to the magical shells and he gathers more than enough to feed his whole village. The bounty is short-lived when chief ʻUmi learns of the magical shell lure and demands to have it for himself.

The late artist Dietrich Varez first came to Hawai'i at age 8, when his mother married his stepfather Manuel Varez. Varez lived with his wife Linda (also a noted painter) in a remote rain forest setting near Volcano Village on the Big Island.

  • Softcover, 54 pages
  • Recommended Age: Teens and up
Sku: 1003351

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