Two years previously, Kalani‘ōpu‘u had invaded Maui anew with disastrous results. Over two days of fighting, he had lost thousands…
Several readers of Once There Was Fire, A Novel of Old Hawaii have commended my research skills. I have a…
We are drowning in a sea of foreigners. Once There Was Fire, A Novel of Old Hawaii, copyright, 2016, Stephen…
I have called Once There Was Fire, my historical novel about Kamehameha the Great, who founded the Kingdom of Hawaii,…
Anyone who has ever visited the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel at the north end of Kona’s Kailua Bay or…
“One of Keawe’s sons was your grandfather, Kalanike‘eaumoku. Your own father, Keoua, is his son.” Kamehameha slowly repeated the unfamiliar…
In part I of “In the footsteps of Kamehameha”, I wrote about my favorite historical sites in the Kona District,…
Many of the events I describe in Once There Was Fire: A Novel of Old Hawaii take place on the…
I have always loved to write, to create something that others would value. I earned my living for 30 years…
When the two great canoes with masts like tall trees and sails like billowing white clouds appeared off the northeast…
