Aloha nui, We ended our first episode of Hawaiʻi's Deer History with, "pīpī holo kaʻao," and the tale runs on. And so it does. In Part 2, we followed the story across the channel, from Molokaʻi to Oʻahu, and we could not have imagined what we'd find. We put the 150-year-old royal-gift myth to rest last episode, only to uncover a real one this time around. Axis deer kept turning up in the most unlikely of places, alongside some of the most unexpected names in Hawaiian history, all during its most consequential decade. Also worth the listen—Jake’s deep-dive on what makes Axis deer such a dramatic mismatch in Hawaiʻi, and the newly-remembered moniker, “Deerslayer Bill.” O haele mai! Enjoy! |
