Bess Press - Plants of Old Hawaiʻi

Plants of Old Hawaiʻi is a book about the 20 major plants Hawaiians brought with them from the South Pacific around _AD 450 when they settled the Hawaiian Islands.

The book includes illustrations by Joan Flemming of each plant and its flower and fruit, as well as plant descriptions, habitats, uses, legends, and proverbs. A peom about each plant and its uses by Julie Williams, a classroom teacher at the Kamehameha Schools, enhances the factual information provided by the author and will delight the reader.