Edmund P. (Edmund Pearson) Dole

Born in 1850 and dying in 1928, Edmund Pearson Dole was an American writer associated with Hawaii, where much of his work was set. He is remembered especially for historical and adventure fiction that drew on Hawaiian settings, traditions, and folklore.

One of his best-known books is Hiwa: A Tale of Ancient Hawaii, a novel that reflects his interest in the islands' earlier history. His writing belongs to a period when many authors were trying to introduce regional stories and local color to readers on the mainland, and Dole's work stands out for its focus on Hawaii.

For modern listeners, his books offer more than plot: they also preserve a literary snapshot of how Hawaii was imagined and narrated in his era. That makes his work interesting both as storytelling and as part of the cultural history of American writing about the Pacific.