This Ka Palapala Po‘okela award-winning guidebook increased the general public's awareness of O‘ahu's ancient sites for the first time in the early 1990's. Now an entirely updated, full-color edition of the book includes numerous additional sites and expanded site descriptions. Although many rem [...]
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Have you ever wondered why the delicate white flowers of the naupaka grow the way they do? Long, long ago, a love blossomed between two young villagers--Naupaka, a kind and beautiful Hawaiian princess, and Kau‘i, a handsome and gentle commoner. Alas, society's ancient ways did not allow them to be [...]
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In the district of Ka‘u, spread across the Kama‘oa Plain, live the Children of the Gourd. This magical tale delves into the past to reveal how the people of this region came to be named. During the old days of Hawai‘i, a young man and woman fell in love. Though both were descended from chiefs, [...]
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FORTHCOMING DECEMBER 2009 Originally serialized in the Hawaiian language newspaper Kuokoa Home Rula from January 1909 to April 1910, this new edition of Ka Mo‘olelo Hiwahiwa o Kawelo presents Ho‘oulumahiehie's text in modernized Hawaiian with notes and an introduction by Native Hawaiian scholar [...]
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This extraordinary collection of Hawaiian sayings--collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui--offers a unique opportunity to savor the wisdom, poetic beauty, and earthy humor of these finely crafted expressions. The sayings may be appreciated individually and collectively for their a [...]
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Native Hawaiian plants make up a unique flora because of the extreme isolation of the Hawaiian Islands. When the Polynesian settlers arrived, they encountered many plants that they did not know before. Over the course of generations, the Hawaiian people learned how to use the native flora to meet th [...]
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Everything you want to know about books in Hawai’i can be found at www.HawaiiBookBlog.com. Bloggers Misty-Lynn Sanico and Alex Alba don’t just talk about books — they go to signings, readings, and events, tweeting, blogging and uploading video. You can find them at libraries and book stores, sharing their passion for reading. They love books about Hawai’i, and not about Hawai’i, fiction and non-fiction. They cover local, national and international book trends. Check ‘em out!

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