"A multifaceted gem of a novel, vividly imaginative in its storytelling, yet stunningly accurate in its rendering of Hawai‘i's history and contemporary scene. Daughters of Fire is the literary confluence of James Michener's classic novel with Gavin Daws' honest post-statehood study Land and Power in Hawai‘i. A sweeping tour of Hawai‘i, honestly portraying islanders of all hues and voices, written by an author who took the time to listen and observe, and write from his own direct experiences with the island and its people. It's an honest, telling tale that gives visitors deeper insight into those disconcerting glances they sometimes get from the local people. A tight, gripping drama that exalts the power and mystery of nature over the supremacy of man, for anyone who can see and feel and know there is sacred all around us. One man's dreams and another's prayers-all entwined in a barn burner of a tale." -Nelson Ho, past Chair of Sierra Club's Hawai‘i Chapter