In 1995 Hawai‘iloa and five other double canoes, reconstructions of ancient Polynesian craft, set sail from the rugged Marquesas archipelago and headed north across the equator to Hawai‘i. Their Polynesian crews were sailing to commemorate the original discovery of Hawai‘i some fifteen centuri [...]
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Lilikala Kame‘eleihiwa, a rigorous scholar and an impassioned writer, presents the first detailed analysis of the Mahele from a contemporary Hawaiian perspective. Her fascinating account of this pivotal period in the history of Hawai‘i offers historians material for reflection and interpretation [...]
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Vocabulary is basic to a child's development of intelligence and achievement. This picture vocabulary book provides a very enjoyable and effective means for teaching basic Hawaiian and English vocabulary to children and adults, using the cross-age learning method. The format in which parts of a whol [...]
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                  This book presents the largest collection of Hawaiian poetic compositions written for Queen Emma Kaleleonalani, the wife of King Kamehameha IV. The 204 mele, composed by nearly as many different poets, give readers invaluable and unique perspectives into the life and time [...]
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In almost every part of the world where early mankind has lived, he has made pictures by carving into natural rock surfaces. In a general way, all of these petroglyphs have a common character throughout the world, but it is also true that each culture has produced distinct petroglyphs that can be re [...]
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Hawaiian Antiquities is a singular account of Hawaiian culture and society in pre-Christian times. David Malo's engrossing work, completed in 1839, tells of the material world, and activities of his people, as well as their origins, myths and beliefs. David Malo stands with Samuel Kamakau and John P [...]
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This compilation of writings by John Papa ‘I‘i is selected from articles he wrote for the Hawaiian language newspaper Ka Nupepa Kuokoa between 1866 and 1870. ‘I‘i wrote with authority on a broad range of historical and cultural subjects as well as on matters of the greatest concern to Hawaii [...]
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My friend Richie from up the street stopped by last weekend with two cans of Spam (not Spam Lite but Spam Classic, what Darrell calls Spam Heavy) and six adult beve [...]
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The exotic calls to us. And second chances. If you live in Hawaii and pick up a novel set in Newfoundland, you might as well be visiting a distant planet. If you [...]
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Hula Pahu: Hawaiian Drum Dances, Volume 1: Ha‘a and Hula Pahu, Sacred Movements. Hula Pahu are sacred chants and ritual movements performed with pahu, the sharkskin-covered drum. Author Adrienne Kaeppler analyzes dance movments and explains their evolution from early ha‘a (ritual) traditions. Sh [...]
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