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Timeline Hawai‘i - An Illustrated Chronological History of the Islands This highly illustrated timeline, with over 300 photographs, moves readers through the history of Hawaiian Islands, telling a story point by point until a fuller picture emerges.... Sku: 487001 |
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A Saint Louis Man: The Story of Hawaii’s Ray Tam Born to immigrant Chinese parents in 1930 rural Oahu, Raymond Wai Juck Tam grew up to become one of Hawaii’s leading citizens and one of America’s most highly regarded trial lawyers.... Sku: 690375 |
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Although many remnants of ancient Hawai‘i are accessible, often they are hidden, and few resources provide comprehensive interpretive information. In this easy-to-follow... Sku: 487278 |
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Local Story: The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History The Massie-Kahahawai case of 1931-1932 shook the Territory of Hawaii to its very core. Thalia Massie, a young Navy wife, alleged that she had been kidnapped and raped by “some... Sku: 839703 |
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363297 No Makou Ka Mana: Liberating the Nation No Makou ka Mana: Liberating the Nation asserts that the founders of the Hawaiian Kingdom exercised their own agency and were not just acted upon by foreign powers. The ruling ali`i... Sku: 363297 |
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Perry on the Left, Price on the Right: Thirty Years with the Odd Couple of Island Radio A gamble that paid off… Here is the inside story of the unlikely pairing of mainland transplant Michael W. Perry and local football coach Larry Price, the “odd couple” who became... Sku: 690573 |
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Nurtured by rain swept in on the tradewinds, the town of Hilo is fertile ground for this heartwarming Big Island memoir. Populated by the colorful characters of smalltown Hawaii, here... Sku: 690580 |
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“Thirty years ago the joke was that the restaurant food was rea-son never to visit Hawaii. In this excellent study, Sam Yamashita brings an insider’s knowledge and a historian’s... Sku: 879723 |
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Over the past two centuries, the Hawaiian Islands have been visited by millions of people. Some of these visitors would become famous as authors, actors, aviators, and musicians.... Sku: 307061 |
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There is a certain inevitability that plays into Kamehameha’s life. Legends, hard to verify, begin when his mother, a high-ranking chiefess is pregnant. They end with the date of... Sku: 307047 |
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Leading with Aloha - From the Pineapple Fields to the Principal’s Office What Works and What Doesn’t? One part memoir, one part handbook for creating a positive educational environment, Leading with Aloha: From the Pineapple Fields to the Principal’s... Sku: 4648 |
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Fascinating Facts about Hawaii The world’s highest mountain, wettest place and newest island. The biggest waves and upside-down waterfalls. America’s largest and smallest communities. Celebrity surprises... Sku: 011143 |
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Paradise to Paradise: The Rap Reiplinger Story More than four decades after redefining comedy in Hawaii, Rap Reiplinger and his humor are still making people laugh. His iconic catch phrases are forever carved in the memory banks... Sku: 065344 |
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Ka‘iulani -Hawai‘i's Tragic Princess Ka‘iulani’s story spans the years when Hawai‘i struggled against foreign domination, the monarchy was overthrown, and Hawai‘i became a U.S. territory. It is a dramatic... Sku: 487957 |
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The Hawaiian Monarchy by Maxine Mrantz Before Hawai‘i was unified under a single monarch, its islands were ruled by warring chiefs. In 1810, the islands were finally united under a chief considered to be the greatest of... Sku: 487940 |
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Catholicism in Hawai‘i encompasses a unique, captivating, and occasionally controversial legacy since its arrival to the Islands nearly two centuries ago. Catholic Churches... Sku: 487971 |
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Japanese Eyes American Heart -Personal Reflections of Hawaii’s World War II Nisei Soldiers Japanese Eyes... American Heart is a rare and powerful collection of personal thoughts written by the soldiers themselves, reflections of the men’s thoughts as recorded in diaries... Sku: 821449 |
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This entirely revised, updated, full color edition of the book includes numerous additional sites and expanded site descriptions with photographs. Although many remnants of ancient... Sku: 487735 |
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This year, 2017, will be the 100th anniversary of the Queen’s passing. This photo album tells her life story. Taking pictures and design from Lili‘uokalani’s own photo albums,... Sku: 487810 |
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The December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor was a seminal event for both America and Hawai‘i. For the United States, it ushered in World War II in both Asia and Europe. For Hawai‘i,... Sku: 487766 |
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By exploring all things equine, from prehistoric origins to the present, The Hawaiian Horse illuminates the contributions of the horse to transportation, freight service, and agronomy... Sku: 837440 |
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Eddie Would Go -The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero Eddie Would Go is the only biography of one of Hawai‘i’s greatest heroes. Eddie Would Go also tells the story of modern Hawai‘i and Eddie’s role in the Hawaiian Renaissance... Sku: 62137X |
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A Harvest of Hawai‘i Plantation Pidgin - The Japanese Way A Harvest of Hawai‘i Plantation Pidgin: The Japanese Way examines, from the perspective of language, the plantation experience of the issei and subsequent generations who came... Sku: 487582 |
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A Sky Wonderful with Stars - 50 Years of Modern Astronomy on Maunakea A Sky Wonderful with Stars: 50 Years of Modern Astronomy on Maunakea tells the fascinating story of how a remote mountaintop in the middle of the Pacific Ocean became home to the most... Sku: 852689 |