Hawaii was based on the novel that was published in what year?
Hawaii (novel) Hawaii is a novel by James Michener. The novel was published in 1959, the same year Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state. The book has been translated into 32 languages.
Toilers of the Sea Toilers of the Sea (French: "Les Travailleurs de la mer" ) is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island community to transmute seemingly mundane events into drama of the highest calibre. "Les Travailleurs de la Mer" is set just after the Napoleonic Wars and deals with the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the island.