Project Gutenberg 2019-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 245 Jarves, James Jackson 1818 1888 Jarves, J. J. (James Jackson) Jarves, J. Jackson (James Jackson) Jarves, James J. (James Jackson) 07010344 Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Kiana: A Tradition of Hawaii" by James Jackson Jarves is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the intermingling of cultures through the arrival of a shipwrecked crew on the Hawaiian Islands, focusing on the influence of a Spanish priest and his companions on the native Hawaiian people, particularly the character Kiana, who is a descendant of a revered chief and significant figure in the island's lore. The opening of the novel sets a contemplative mood aboard a caravel drifting in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean during the early 16th century. The crew, led by Juan Alvirez and accompanied by his sister Beatriz, faces dire circumstances as they are stranded without provisions and plagued by despair. As they drift towards an unknown fate, the characters exhibit a mixture of hope and weariness. Beatriz emerges as a compassionate figure, focusing on nurturing her brother and the crew, while a priest named Olmedo offers spiritual strength. This scene of desperation foreshadows their eventual shipwreck, landing them on a mysterious and seemingly deserted Hawaiian island where they encounter the reigning chief, Kiana. The blend of tragedy and adventure sets the stage for a rich tale of resilience and cultural exchange. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Hawaii -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 460865 2025-07-24T04:50:43.660806 text/html 442248 2024-10-17T13:15:51 text/html 825968 2025-07-24T04:50:49.998801 application/epub+zip 832032 2025-07-24T04:50:44.844807 application/epub+zip 235672 2025-07-24T04:50:44.161858 application/epub+zip 963784 2025-07-24T04:50:54.268808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 917072 2025-07-24T04:50:49.412777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323494 2022-09-27T06:21:24.619919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420556 2025-07-24T04:50:43.017831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400646 2024-10-17T13:15:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16459 2025-07-24T04:50:54.411755 application/rdf+xml 12259 2025-07-24T04:50:44.395867 image/jpeg 2303 2025-07-24T04:50:44.344829 image/jpeg 753819 2025-07-24T04:50:43.744847 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia