From the ancient Polynesian legends
the author traces the history of the Hawaiian people from the beginning
of time to the present; documenting their belief in the One Supreme God
who created the heavens and the earth; and the first man, Atea, the
Kumuhonua. Formed on the sixth day of creation out of the red clay,
Atea became a living soul when the Supreme God breathed into his nose.
Atea's wife Owa, Keolakuhonua, was created from his rib.
The
legends tell of the One Supreme God's ongoing battle for the souls of
the Hawaiian people, against Ilioha, the giant mo'o (dragon). From the
enticement in the garden to the present time, this mo'o continues to
use power, greed and selfishness to turn mankind away from the One
Supreme God and His only Son, Iesu Kristo.
Painstakingly researched and documented from beginning to end,
this is a history book that no one should miss!
"This
book is the most important book of our time for Hawai‘i. It is critical
that we remember God at this crucial crossroad in the history of our
beloved islands.We Hawaiians knew the One True God before the bondage
of cruel gods fell upon us. We are a spiritual people, and we know that
the spiritual affects the physical. Only He, the True God of the
Hawaiian people, can convict those who have done wrong of sin, cause
them to repent, and to make right. And only the True God of the
Hawaiian people can turn anger, bitterness and hurt into forgiveness
and healing. Our God confirmed through Hawaiian prophets that Ies_
Kristo was His Son. Ies_ showed us the way when He, dying on the cross,
forgave his tormentors. Our beloved queen, Lili‘uokalani said, 'No one
is free from his own sin until he has forgiven him who has sinned
against him.' There can be no l_kahi (harmony, balance), for our people
or these islands without God, for l_kahi comes from God. We must
include our God in the current affairs of our islands, or we will be
doomed to failure; for only God is righteous, and the life of our land
is perpetuated in righteousness."
Arline Wainaha Ku‘uleialoha Brede Eaton
"Mom"
Eaton is full-blooded Hawaiian and grew up speaking Hawaiian as a first
language. She is a Hawaiian Studies Teacher (Kupuna Program) for the
State Department of Education; Protocol Officer for the Royal Order of
Kamehameha, Womens' Auxiliary and President of the Pu‘uloa Hawaiian
Civic Club.
"My
kupuna (elders) knew there was only One Creator God, they knew him as
‘Io. When the missionaries came, my kupuna listened to what they said
carefully. They heard the missionaries speak of the God, Jehovah, from
the Bible and knew that the missionaries spoke of the same God. My
kupuna realized that the missionaries would not understand this so they
kept it within the ‘ohana (family). I would hear my kupuna pray to God
and say, "‘Io, you are Jehovah."
Malia Craver
"Auntie"
Malia is full blooded Hawaiian and grew up speaking Hawaiian as a first
language. She is one of the most respected living authorities on
Hawaiiana. Auntie Malia's mentor was Mary Kawena Pukui, the most
respected Hawaiian authority of modern times. Mrs. Pukui tutored Auntie
Malia especially in the language of Hawaiian poetry. Mrs. Pukui was the
greatest influence in Auntie Malia's life from 1966 until 1983, passing
onto her every positive cultural value to the fullest, lest they be
lost.
"Marvelous!
. . . My excitement deepened the further I journeyed into this
fascinating book. If only the other peoples had the kind of clear and
compelling picture of redemptive destiny that the Hawaiians now
possess. . . . This is what we need done for every people group on
earth. Daniel Kikawa and the Hawaiians are showing us the way."
John Dawson
John
is the author of the best-selling book, Taking Our Cities for God and
the groundbreaking, Healing America’s Wounds. He is the president of
YWAM (over 15,000 full time staff and over 100,000 short term
missionaries yearly in over 600 mission bases in more than 150 nations,
founder of the International Reconciliation Coalition and a member of
the Board of Regents of the University of the Nations (A Bible college
with over 277 campuses in 98 nations, 51 languages and 14,000 students
from162 nations annually)
"Daniel
Kikawa's pen points the way to an exciting new understanding of God's
loving preparation of Hawai‘i's native sons and daughters for the
coming of the Gospel of His Son, Jesus Christ."
Don Richardson
Don
is one of the most sought after and respected missionary speakers in
the world. He wrote two best-selling books, The Peace Child and Lords
of the Earth, and the Christian Review’s Christy Award winner, Eternity
in Their Hearts. He is a contributor to the Perspectives curriculum for
the U.S. Center for World Missions and recently authored the book,
Secrets of the Koran.
