Hawaii : a novel

"Four stories in one, combining fiction and history in a panoramic view of the migrations to and development of Hawaii. One story traces the eleventh-century settlers from Polynesia; another follows a group of American missionaries; and the other two stories trace the migration of Chinese and Japanese settlers."@en
"A fictional account of the history of the islands."@en
"The saga of a land from the time when the volcanic islands rose out of the sea to the decade in which they become the 50th state. Michener uses individuals' experiences to symbolize the struggle of the various races to establish themselves in the islands"@en
"This is an fictionalized history of the first two centuries after the discovery of Hawaii."@en
"European explorers imagined the Pacific islands might be home to Rousseau's "noble savage." But all disappointed, save one ... Hawaii. It was the Polynesians who gave Hawaii its special flavor. Their ethos, alive and well two centuries after coming to terms with an invasion of Anglos and Asians, sets the tone in our 50th state."@en
"Portrays the history and spirit of the people of Hawaii and their struggle to preserve their identity when American missionaries arriving in the nineteenth century introduce a radically different way of life to their islands."