Kamehameha: The Rise of a King is a work of historical fiction about Kamehameha, the great hero of Hawai'i. The stories highlight people, places and events that shaped Kamehameha's life and led him to become Kana'iaupuni, the Conqueror of the Islands.
Signs and prophecies had predicted Kamehameha's rise to power, but there was also fierce resistance to his leadership. Kamehameha: The Rise of a King shows how Kamehameha overcame opposition and reached his destiny as father of the Hawaiian nation.