About the book: On a school trip to Honolulu’s Bishop Museum, Manu and his classmates are excited to see an ancient skirt made with a million yellow feathers from the 'o'o, a bird native to Hawai'i that had gone extinct long ago. Manu knew his full name, Manu'o'omauloa, meant “May the 'o'o bird live on” but never understood: Why was he named after a native forest bird that no longer existed?