ʻAumākua - Mana Comics Vol. 1

ʻAumākua - Mana Comics Vol. 1Comic Book, Graphic Novel The Aumkua are a group of extraordinary people who have banded together to help protect Hawaii and its people. What if Hawaii had super heroes? In Hawaiian culture there are stories, myths, and legends of champions and demigods that roamed the islands long ago. What if heroes existed in the present day in Hawaii? How would they look like? How would they act? Aumkua is a Hawaiian word. Aumkua are protectors, ancestral spirits,

As you finish the second brew of the cup

a Hawaiian leader at the epicenter of change in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

“Lo(o)sing the Edge

British merchant Matthew Davis finds himself drunk and delirious in the port of Honolulu

Milton Murayama

human figures with the examples of plant and ocean life are depicted in some illustrations to further reinforce humanity's dependence on the natural world around us

these origin stories give small kids a taste of Hawaii’s rich history of storytelling

and Asian settler colonialism shifts North American debates in Black and Native studies to the Black Pacific

some for worse

Perfect for kids ages 4 and up to complete on their own or with a little help

brings waveriding in the islands to life blending Hawaiian legends