Kona Stories

Christine Taylor Sprowl Tetak, a native Californian, now resides in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Hula Moose Farm. She holds a B.S. in Health Science from San Jose State University, a Masters in Public Administration from the University of San Francisco and a California Teaching Credential from San Jose State University.

Christine is a first grade teacher at Guadalupe Elementary School in San Jose, California. During her career she has written many stories for her students to enthuse and inspire them to be avid readers and become writers. One of these stories is her first published book, Legend of the Hula Moose.

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The story is about two yearling moose separated from their mothers, who meet and begin a search to reunite with their families. While searching, they mingle with a herd of longhorn cattle destined to be gifts from Captain George Vancouver for the Great King Kamehameha of Hawaii Island. The young moose pair are mistaken for a type of cow by Vancouver’s inexperienced crew and captured with the rest of the cattle sailing to the island. Upon landing in Hawaii, they escape during a storm to the high mountain forests of the massive volcano Mauna Loa. They enjoy the cool climate on the mountain and the snow on the peak reminds them of their home in Canada. Over the years the moose remain free, share great adventures and raise a family. They are seen on rare occasions by cowboys searching for cattle, but only briefly as the moose prefer to live in solitude. These sightings, rejected by most as fable, spawn the “Legend of the Hula Moose”.