Pili the ʻIwa Bird Flies Again! Legends and Folklore since Captain Cook and his

since Captain Cook and his crew first discussed the possibility of earlier non-Polynesian landings

She is the founding director of the Central Utah Art Center and displays her landscape paintings in galleries around the west and on the Big Island of Hawai‘i

Wight’s rhythmic prose and gift for mo‘olelo

The story is charming but the illustrations are glorious

Celebrated playwright

Pili the ʻIwa Bird Flies Again! Legends and Folklore since Captain Cook and hisPili is a magnificent young 'Iwa (frigate) bird who has learned a bad habit; she's a compulsive hoarder! Pili collects so many trinkets and treasures that she needs twenty three nests to hold them. Just as her possessions begin to consume her, Pili is visited by her Tt, who helps her to understand that the real treasure is not possessions, but those things that bring joy to the heart. _____ Written by Gail Omoto Jan & Judy Dill Illustrated by Garrett