Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani Guides Readers of all ages will

Readers of all ages will especially relish her rich palette

and water gardening

There is a glossary in the back

agriculture and food

and a word list with English translations

Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani Guides Readers of all ages willThis pictorial biography is a colorful account of the life and times of the controversial Princess Ruth (18261883), one of the last chiefesses of old Hawaii. Ruth never left the islands throughout her lifeHawaii was her worldand stubbornly, she clung to the old Hawaiian ways, ignoring the missionaries and their growing influence. When the lava flow of 1881 threatened the town of Hilo, the High Chiefess was credited with stopping the fiery molten rock