No Nā Mamo: Traditional and Contemporary Hawaiian Beliefs and Practices, by Malcolm Nāea Chun, is an updated and enlarged compilation of books in the acclaimed Ka Wana series, published in 2005–2010. The books, r [...]
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The Painted King is Glenn Wharton’s account of his efforts to conserve the Kamehameha I statue in rural Kapa’au, North Kohala.

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“John Clark, a Hawaiian surfer, lifeguard, firefighter, and historian, has studied Hawaiian, read Hawaiian sources on surfing, and built up a massive file of these texts for analysis and translation. More recently, he has tapped [...]
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“Mark Panek’s biography of Percy Kipapa speaks to the consequences of the destruction of Hawai‘i’s rural neighborhoods, unchecked development, the ice epidemic…”

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Just try talking about Hawai‘i’s cultural history without talking about food. No can. We love eating and talk story about local food. On Saturday Nov. 6, Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu will celebrate both taste and talk with Arnold Hiura, author of Kau Kau — Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands.

The free reading/discussion/eating event, 10 a.m. to noon, will get under way with a quick historical overview of kau kau — our all-purpose pidgin word for food. The book’s timeline starts with Hawaiians then continues with whalers and sailors, plantation immigration, World War II and post-war Hawai‘i, the “Hawaiian Renaissance” movement and wraps up with the contemporary food scene.

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November 12, 2010 BOOK LAUNCH Bishop Museum Hawaiian Hall Atrium & Courtyard 5:30 pm Reception 6:30 pm Reading 7:00 pm Book Sale and Author Signing RSVP by November 8 Call 848-4135 or email press@bishopmuseum.org

Learn more about Hawai‘i’s famous “Go for Broke” soldiers of the 442nd and 100th with these popular titles from UH Press:
Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd, by Masayo Umezawa Duus; translated by Peter Duus
“A fascinating and highly readable slice of history which should be told, and told repeatedly. If ever a group of Americans had been driven to the point of despair and rebellion, it was the Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II. . . . Unlikely Liberators vividly portrays in remarkable realism the officers and men with whom I served. Every American should read Masayo Duus’ book to better understand the true spirit of America which sustains its greatness.” —former U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga

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In just over a century, from 1834 to 1948, Hawaiian writers filled 125,000 pages in nearly 100 different newspapers with their writings. The contents of those papers span a period when noted historians, expert genealogists, skilled storytellers, and cultural specialists were numerous, and their know [...]
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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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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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