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en-wikipedia-org-4961		Hawaiian literature - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	986	212	66	Hawaiian literature Wikipedia It was originally preserved and expanded solely through oral traditions, as the ancient Hawaiians never developed a writing system.[1] Written literature in the Hawaiian language and literary works in other languages by authors resident in Hawaii did not appear until the nineteenth century, when the arrival of American missionaries introduced the English language, the Latin alphabet, and Western notions of composition to the kingdom. Other noted authors whose works feature Hawaiian settings and themes, or who were temporarily resident in Hawaii, include Herman Melville,[3] Mark Twain,[4] Robert Louis Stevenson,[5] and Jack London.[6] Detective novelist Earl Derr Biggers is remembered chiefly for his books set in early twentieth century Honolulu, whose protagonist is Chinese-Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan.[7] List of Hawaii authors[edit] Robert Barclay, author of Hawaii Smiles This article about American literature is a stub. Categories: Hawaiian literature United States literature stubs	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4961.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4961.txt