The Past Before Us: Moʻokūʻauhau as Methodology juvenile comics & graphic novels “This story recounts how Pele

“This story recounts how Pele journeyed from Tahiti to the Hawaiian Islands accompanied by her shark brother and followed by her sea-goddess sister Namakaikahai

and a section on Guam covering topics that include land

leaving behind a unified realm and an extraordinary legacy

an infant chief was whisked away and raised in seclusion

Illustrated by Barbara Ewald

The Past Before Us: Moʻokūʻauhau as Methodology juvenile comics & graphic novels “This story recounts how PeleThe title of the book, The Past before Us, refers to the importance of ka w mamua or the time in front in Hawaiian thinking. In this collection of essays, eleven Kanaka iwi (Native Hawaiian) scholars honor their mookauhau (geneaological lineage) by using genealogical knowledge drawn from the past to shape their research methodologies. These contributors, Knaka writing from Hawaii as well as from the diaspora throughout the Pacific and North America,