In 1748, under the cover of a ferocious storm, a child is born in a remote Hawaiian village. Soldiers scour the island, seeking to end his life on orders from a fearful king who believes a prophecy that the infant will become a “slayer of chiefs.” Spirited away to safety, the boy grows into a warrior destined to unite the Hawaiian Islands.
When pale strangers arrive from beyond the horizon, their guns and steel become his tools to defeat rivals and fulfill his destiny. He ends centuries of bloody conflict to forge the Kingdom of Hawaii.
This is the untold story of Kamehameha the Great—a leader, a conqueror, and the man who shaped the future of Hawaii, as it’s never been told before.
