Why read Hula?

Book cover of Hula

Book description

"A full-throated chant for Hawai'i. Part coming-of-age story, part historical family epic, all love. . . . It's impossible to come away unchanged."-KAWAI STRONG WASHBURN, author of the PEN/Hemingway award-winning Sharks in the Times of Saviors

Set in Hilo, Hawai'i, a sweeping saga of tradition, culture, family, history, and connection…

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Hawaii

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Coming of age

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Why read it?

1 author picked Hula as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jennifer Silva Redmond

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This book was unique from its very first pages—the use of language, the immersive writing, the evocative descriptions of the islands, the real-as-you-and-me cast of characters were all so new to me that I felt I was learning about an entirely new world.

I have visited Hawaii, but like most visitors, I never got to know the real Hawaii. This book brings it home, but it does so by weaving a story so gripping and real that you never feel that you are being educated, even as you are!

From Jennifer's 3 favorite reads in 2023.