Ka Hopita: A i ʻOle, i Laulā a Hoʻi Hou Mai

J. R. R. Tolkien Translator: R. Keao NeSmith Written by Professor Tolkien for his own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when published. Now the book is available for the first time in Hawaiian, in a superb translation by R. Keao NeSmith. The book includes all the drawings and maps by the author. He moʻolelo moemoeā kēia i haku ʻia a ua hele ā laulā loa kona kamaʻāina ma waena o nā kānaka o nā pae makahiki like ʻole. Ua pili ka moʻolelo i kekahi hopita i kapa ʻia ʻo Bilbo Baggins a kāʻili ʻia ʻo ia e ke kāula, ʻo Gandalf, a me ʻumi kumamākolu mau peke, e hele pū i kekahi huakaʻi kupaianaha i ka ʻimi i kekahi puʻu kula aʻiaʻi i kiaʻi ʻia e kekahi kelakona. He kuʻihē kēia Bilbo Baggins i ka hele pū ma muli o kona kānalua i nā mea weliweli, a he kuʻihē nō hoʻi ʻo ia i kona koa iho a me kona akamai i ka ʻaihue ʻana. Hālāwai ʻo ia me nā hakua, nā ʻoaka, nā peke, nū mūwao, a me nā nanana pilikua, a pāpāleo ʻo ia me ke kelakona, ʻo Smaug kona inoa, a me kona makemake ʻol