This Extensive Study gives botanical data about the Trees and Shrubs of Hawaii with a clarity that can be easily understood by everyone.
From that time on, Naupakas have had only half a flower and the lover died of a broken heart.".
She told her lover she would not see him again until he brought her a full flower, but he never did.
Of the Naupaka, he writes: "Hawaiian legend says that the half flower came about when a scorned maiden grabbed a flower and tore it in half.
Woven into his narrative are also folk stories about the plants.
The author describes the plants, gives common names, mainland equivalents--if there are any--and tells their uses in the changing world of the Pacific Islands.
This Extensive Study gives botanical data about the Trees and Shrubs of Hawaii with a clarity that can be easily understood by everyone
