Kolea
By Russell Cahill
Genre: Historical
Fiction
Book's Description:
The illegitimate child of Maui’s King is spirited away and raised in
seclusion by a mysterious Hula Dancer and a blind warrior. Follow the child,
Kolea, to Molokai where he is trained by the warrior and pursued by an evil
half-brother. A daring escape in a voyaging canoe leads north and the adventure
continues as the Hawai’ian men and women warriors meet natives of the North
American Coast. The voyagers join a community of Tlingit Indians and Kolea
grows in wisdom and courage. Thoughts and yearning draw the voyagers south and
point their hearts and the bows of their canoe toward home.
Author Bio:
Russell Cahill, a retired park ranger, lives in a forest adjacent to a
salmon stream near Olympia Washington. He is of Native Hawaiian ancestry and
writes about the people of Hawaii and Western North America. Russell was born
in San Francisco prior to World War Two and says he is old enough to have
played American Football while wearing a leather helmet. He is married to Narda
Pierce and is the father of three children, four grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Mr. Cahill is a graduate of San Jose State College, (now University)
with a degree in Biology. He has served in Yosemite, Glacier Bay, Katmai and Haleakala
National Parks and has been the Director of the Alaska and California State
Park Systems and the Deputy Director of Washington’s State Parks.
During the 1970s Russell with his late wife Susie took their children to
a remote place in Alaska and built a cabin using only hand tools. He spends
part of each summer at the cabin in Gustavus, Alaska. He and his wife Narda
have kayaked in Alaska, Mainland United States and Western Australia. Since his
retirement he has served as a member of the Washington Fish and Wildlife
Commission, State Parks Commission, and as a Community Services volunteer.
Russell and his wife have travelled extensively based on the theory, “retire
early and often.” The two of them once walked from Idaho to Seattle just for
the heck of it. He claims his most interesting job was as a bouncer at a go-go
club during college years.
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Book Review
I received the book from the author for an honest review.
As I have never read any book on the Hawaiin beliefs and experiences, I found the book difficult at times. But the book made for interesting reading.
The author painted a vivid picture and I was pulled along through all the adventures with Kolea and his crew.
Something that stuck in my mind is when Koi said to Kolea 'You have to look your enemy in the eye'. A valuable lesson learned!
I give this book 3 out of 5 stars.
Kind regards,
Leonie
Leonie
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