KeALOHA - The KEEPER by Emel Kay is the #1 Bestseller in Hawaiian Mythology at both Amazon.com and Target.com

Author Emel Kay tells us that her first book, "KeAloha - The Keeper" (an action/fantasy immersion into Hawaiian mythology) is ranked as the #1 Bestseller at Amazon.com and Target.com for genre Hawaiian Mythology. Emel tells us that her motivation for creating "KeAloha - The Keeper" was to spread knowledge and understanding of the Hawaiian people - the only American race at the brink of extinction. (Sociologists predict that in the year 2044, full-blooded Hawaiians will be extinct.) Through fun and exciting, interactive displays of their history, beliefs and social customs, Emel (a native Hawaiian) teaches her readers what it means to be Hawaiian, and how to live like a Hawaiian - in hopes that knowledge of this "all but lost" American culture will spark the interest of fellow mainland Americans. Currently, Hawaiian history is not discussed at all, from kindergarten through 7th grade in the mainland, public school system - and in 8th grade history books, it is only allotted a mere two-paragraph description of Queen Liliuokalani's overthrow. Emel believes that because of this disinterest in the Hawaiian culture, Hawaiians tend to do poorly in mainland public schools and in the workplace, a trend she hopes to change.

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About the Author

Emel Kay is a native Hawaiian who was schooled in Germany and Hawaii. A successful virtual reality software engineer and an accomplished hula dancer, she lives in La Jolla, California with her husband and their two children. Firmly believing that children are the light of our future, Ms. Kay actively supports local children's charities and Hawaiian-based educational scholarship programs.

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KeALOHA - The KEEPER
by Emel Kay
Lulu Press | Paperback Original | 374 pages | April 1, 2005 | $19.95 | 1-4116-2675-3