vanessa tameamea

"A combined history of the Hawaiian islands and the native Kamehameha butterfly up to and including current-day efforts of Hawai?i's Pulelehua Project, a group of professional and citizen scientists working to restore the butterfly's declining habitats and population. An Afterword with additional information, photographs, and source list is included"--.

Introduces the life cycle of a Kamehameha butterfly through a story in which a butterfly lays an egg on a leaf of an ?hi'a tree that protects it after it hatches.