Warrior Arts and Weapons of Ancient Hawaii

In this vivid and absorbing history of the cultural lore of ancient Hawai’ian warriors author Sid Campbell documents their complex customs and military traditions and the deadly tools they used in battles between rival chieftains and kings. From ancient times until the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778 the koa warriors employed a wide array of simple but brutally effective weaponry much of it unique to the islands and made of local materials such as shark teeth. Featured here are the main types used in combat including spears and daggers slings tripping weapons stone weapons and strangling cords. Campbell provides detailed explanations of how these beautiful yet quite lethal weapons were employed in spear throwing spear thrusting pole-vaulting singlestick rouch and tumble wrestling boxing and on the battlefield. Many colour photos of the weapons as well as information regarding construction techniques and strategies are included in this comprehensive study. Stunning highly detailed and original oil paintings by the author depict warriors as they make weapons dress and train for war and engage in legendary battles. Drawing on the oral tradition and teachings of Sid Campbell’s Hawai’ian obana his years of painstaking research and his passionate artistic vision this book tells the story of an important part of our American heritage the lost warrior arts of the Hawai’i.

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