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In The Oldtimers, his third collection of poetry, Wing Tek Lum imagines life in Honolulu China town circa 1900, giving voice to the forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers,... Sku: 756117 |
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The Island of Hawai'i, also known as the Big Island, was the first to be settled by early Polynesians. It was where Kamehameha proceeded to create a kingdom of Hawai‘i. It was where... Sku: 307450 |
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The Mailbox Conspiracy - Revised Edition When Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, Katherine, the city’s deputy prosecutor, reported their mailbox stolen to frame a family member, it was only the beginning... Sku: 701102 |
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Feathered Gods and Fishhooks The Archaeology of Hawai‘i by Patrick Vinton Kirch, with Mark D. McCoyThe first edition of Feathered Gods and Fishhooks was the pioneering synthesis... Sku: 894498 |
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Ni‘ihau Place Namesby John R.K. Clark The story of Ni‘ihau has been told many times by many people, but Ni‘ihau Place Names adds new information to the island’s history from... Sku: 895778 |
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Lahaina Yesterdays Before the twentieth century, Lahaina was home to Hawaiian royalty, whaling ships, missionaries, plantation workers, and travelers. Many cultural landmarks... Sku: 307573 |
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Louis Looks Back - The Rise and Fall of Honolulu’s Top Cop Louis Looks BackThe Rise and Fall of Honolulu’s Top Cop by Mary ZanakisAs the curious case of a stolen mailbox grew into the biggest cor-ruption scandal in Hawaii’s histo-ry, the... Sku: 701058 |
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In this second volume of her unique anthology of the Islands, Jane Marshall Goodsill shares the stories of those who perpetuate the traditions of the Aloha State – kumu hula, pa’u... Sku: 011921 |
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Throughout the history of Hawai‘i, women have played a crucial role in shaping the government, societal landscape, and future of the Islands by leading their people through immense... Sku: 307351 |
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The Life and Times of Kamehameha The Life and Times of Kamehameha presents a century-old series of articles by William Drake Westervelt, published in English language periodicals between 1903 and 1925. It reveals... Sku: 180793 |
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Haleakala -A History of the Maui Mountain (Updated Edition) It’s more than “the crater”. From ancient times to modern, Haleakala has been wahi pana, a storied place. Haleakala: A History of the Maui Mountain shares rich historical accounts... Sku: 513667 |
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Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I A reprint of this classic of pre-contact history tracing Hawai’i’s saga from legendary times to the arrival from Captain Cook, including an account of his demise. Page Count 432... Sku: 471478 |
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This biography of Liliuokalani starkly reveals the usurpation of Hawaii from the Hawaiian people and the entire period of missionary and foreign encroachment in the islands. Queen... Sku: 180893 |
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen The Hawaiian kingdom’s last monarch wrote her biography in 1897, the year before Hawai’i’s annexation by the United States, covering six decades of island history. Page Count... Sku: 180850 |
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Origins, spiritual concepts, voyaging, customs and skills of the ancient Hawaiians. With 109-full-color paintings, author Kane describes how they survived and prospered. Also... Sku: 357020 |
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This volume traces the story of the mapping of Hawai’i during the pivotal years in which the ingredients society was radically transformed by the peoples and ideas imported from... Sku: 013053 |
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The answers to questions and facts that make Hawai’i so grand and wonderful a place. A handy digest of information and background knowledge about America’s 50th state arranged... Sku: 47633X |
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The Hawaiian Monarchy by Allan Seiden The Hawaiian Monarchy tells the extraordinary story of the Hawaiian Kingdom, from its foundations in its ali’i past to itsoverthrow in 1898. Its eight kings and queens reigned over... Sku: 476488 |
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Hawai’i’s Pineapple Century chronicles the growth of this fascinating, unique and significant industry by documenting the amazing development of the “crowned fruit”... Sku: 476674 |
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“May be the best biography of Damien yet writing. Carefully researched and reported, the author’s fascination with the man and disease is transmitted to the reader.”—Library... Sku: 809203 |
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The first ali’i nui to unite and rule all of the islands of Hawai’i and founder of the kingdom’s principal ruling dynasty. Sub Title (revised edition) Page Count 133 pages Publisher... Sku: 360222 |
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Life in Early Hawai’i: The Ahupua’a The classic companion teacher’s manual for use with the Ahupua’a Poster. Describes many of the daily activities making up pre-contact Hawaiian life. Newly revised with glossary,... Sku: 360389 |
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The last ruling monarch of the kingdom of Hawai’i, a queen who fought unsuccessfully to maintain Hawai’i as an independent nation. Page Count 111... Sku: 360184 |
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368 pages Sub Title The Legendary Parker Ranch, 750-1950 Publisher University of Hawaii Press Publish Date 3-Oct Author... Sku: 826922 |
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Mapping The Lands And Waters Of Hawaii This volume, the third in a series that includes The Early Mapping of Hawai’i and Surveying the Mahele, tells the story of how the Hawaiian Government Survey mapped the lands and charted... Sku: 01324X |
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Maui Remembers: A Local History Through words and archival photographs as well as rare items of memorabilia, this book comprehensively covers Maui’s history from the time of the island’s creation through the... Sku: 470706 |
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Mauna Ala Hawaii's Royal Mausoleum Based on an interview with curator Bill Mai’oho-the fist time either he or his family has ever spoken publicly about the subject. This book covers the architecture of the Mausoleum,... Sku: 47700X |
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When Henry Nalaielua was diagnosed with Hansen’s disease in 1936 and taken from his home and family, he began a journey of exile that led him to Kalaupapa. This is Henry’s story-an... Sku: 914305 |
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Now back in print in a convenient size format for easy reading. Brenan’s classic is the only one volume available of this important chapter of Big Island and Hawaiian history. The... Sku: 476828 |
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This insightful study of the Hawaiian family, first published in the 1950’s, explored the manners and customs accompanying the cycles of life-from birth, marriage, sexual practices,... Sku: 47812X |
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Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture A favorite reference for Hawaiian studies students, teachers, scholars and others interested in increasing their knowledge and appreciation of Hawaiian culture.... Sku: 360168 |
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104 pages Sub Title Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Publisher Anoai Press Publish Date Jan-95 Author Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum... Sku: 397106 |
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494 pages Sub Title A History of the Hawaiian Islands Publisher University of Hawaii Press Publish Date Dec-94 Author Gavan... Sku: 803248 |
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292 pages Sub Title A Kauai Plantation Town Publisher Mutual Publishing Publish Date 2001 Author Donald Donohugh... Sku: 474493 |
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A Spark is Struck! Is Jack Hall’s story- and the story behind the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in the Hawaiian Island. Sub Title Jack Hall and the ILWU... Sku: 064784 |
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Daniel Harrington’s thoroughly researched book chronicles the history of Hanalei, from the arrival of the Polynesians nearly two thousand years ago to the unexpected visit of... Sku: 478472 |
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The Hawaiian Islands were in independent kingdom when Mother Marianne Cope, the Provincial of the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse, New York, was asked in 1883 to send some of her Sister... Sku: 479165 |
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Georgia O'Keeffe's Hawai`i (Softcover) For three months in 1939, Georgia O’Keeffe visited Hawaiʻi and painted the Islands’ tropical flowers, plunging waterfalls, lava bridges, and blue-green sea. On Maui,... Sku: 165645 |
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Hawaiian tattoos (kakau) are intriguing, tribally exotic, ancient in origin, enigmatic, culturally meaningful, mysterious, evocative, and eye-catching. They are worn by persons... Sku: 479820 |
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Kalaupapa: A Collective Memory Between 1866 and 1969, an estimated 8,000 individuals - at least 90 percent of whom were Native Hawaiians - were sent to Molokai’s remote Kalaupapa peninsula because they were believed... Sku: 836368 |