The Healers / / Kimo Armitage.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Armitage, Kimo,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

With roots firmly in the oral storytelling tradition, Kimo Armitage's The Healers weaves multiple narrators and time periods into a novel of remarkable breadth, giving insight into Hawaiian culture where nature, man, and the spirit world coexist seamlessly. Echoing the voices of long ago, the book celebrates the connection to stories of Hawaii as once told by grandparents and great-grandparents. In the world of The Healers, family and place are revered and aloha is heartfelt. Cousins Keola and Pua, chosen as the next generation of healers by their family, initially have an idyllic life as respected apprentice healers. Their days are spent training with their grandmother, investigating the healing properties of plants, and treating ailments of community and family members. Troubling dreams, however, foreshadow a sea change to come. One day, Pua meets and is immediately attracted to Tiki, a descendant of a powerful healing family from Tahiti, who has been mysteriously abandoned by his parents. Months later, Keola is sent across the island to train with Laka, the family's most knowledgeable healer, who was born with no arms or legs. A life-threatening challenge awaits this close-knit unit, and they must call upon generations of ancestral knowledge and skill to save those that stand at the precipice of death.This compelling novel fills a gap in the Hawaiian literary canon of works for young adult readers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- 1. Great Was the Cousins' Love for Each Other -- 2. Th e Wound without Blood -- 3. A Story from Tutu -- 4. Portal of the Sun -- 5. Beloved Is the Shark, Kaleihepule -- 6. Kaloko -- 7. The Dark -- 8. The Breath of Crabs -- 9. Answers in the Forest -- 10. The Surf Beckons -- 11. Wrath of the Centipedes -- 12. A Story from Tutu -- 13. Pig Clouds -- 14. Muiona -- 15. Rise of the Healers -- 16. Offering -- 17. The Gift -- 18. Tutu Tells a Story -- 19. Blood on His Hands -- 20. Lovey Helekunihi Tells a Story -- 21. A Gift of Flagtail -- 22. Keola Tells a Story to Kale Helekunihi -- 23. The Sea Spray of Puaena -- 24. Keola Begins His Journey -- 25. Choices -- 26. Pua Makes a Decision -- 27. The Sickness of Ahi -- 28. A Map of Man -- 29. Tutu's Story -- 30. The Last Word -- 31. The Leaf Lives -- 32. Lei -- 33. Keola Dreams of the Woman with the Shark's Mouth on Her Back -- 34. Pua and Keola -- 35. The Fisherman's Chant -- 36. The Pathways of Kanaloa -- 37. Tutu Observes the Clouds -- 38. Regarding the Children's Great Love for Each Other -- 39. The Leaping Spirits of Kaena -- 40. Tutu Recalls the Revivification of Kawanana -- 41. The Healers -- 42. Tutu Talks about the Death of Kawanana -- 43. Ceremony of Water -- About the Author. About the Cover Artist