Honolulu is an island Book

I had read one other of Frierson's works, "The Last Atoll" which was one of the best pieces of "nature" writing that I've read. The Burning Island was also very fascinating. At this point, the book is dated in the sense that a lot more has happened to the Big Island since its publication in 1991, but Frierson approaches the subject with a nuance and interest that I haven't found in many other books. It would be wrong to say that this is just a book about volcanos, as it is also an examination of Hawaiian religion, worldview, and the failings of Western society to pay respect or try to understand nature's power.