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Bright Triumphs From Dark Hours

December 8th, 2009
Posted by UH Press
BRIGHT TRIUMPHS FROM DARK HOURS: Turning Adversity into Success,  the latest book by DAVID HEENAN Bright Tr [...]
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Great Gift Ideas from Watermark Publishing

November 27th, 2009

Books make fantastic gifts—you can give someone countless gourmet meals, a trip to a far-flung land, transport them to the future or bring them back to their past all in a tidy package.

There’s a book to suit everyone’s taste, they last longer than a box of chocolates, they don’t go out of style, and everyone—young or old—appreciates a good story.

Here are a few gift ideas for this holiday season from Watermark Publishing’s catalog:

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Kau Kau excerpt: The Power to Comfort

November 23rd, 2009

Saimin: The Ultimate Comfort Food?

Anyone who’s spent any length of time away from the Islands—or sent a care package to a homesick college student—knows: Hawai‘i folk feel strongly about the tastes of home. It goes beyond craving a familiar food. It’s a comforting connection that resonates in our souls.

“Saimin” is a contraction of the Chinese words “sai” (thin) and “mein” (noodle). Saimin noodles are unique in that they contain eggs and are curly and slightly chewy when cooked. The popular staple (see photo page ii) dates back to the plantation era, when it cost 10 cents for a large bowl, 5 cents for a small one, at Waipahu’s Shiroma Saimin stand in the 1930s. Saimin is served alongside hot dogs and burgers throughout the Islands—only in Hawai‘i is it found on the menu at Jack in the Box and McDonald’s. Hamura’s Saimin Stand on Kaua‘i was even recognized by the prestigious James Beard Foundation as one of America’s Classics in 2006

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Surfing: Historic Images from Bishop Museum Archives

October 23rd, 2009
Surfing is worldwide, but its roots are in Hawaii. From its island home, the sport has spread internationally in the last one hundred years. As surfing has grown, so has the interest in its history. Bishop Museum Archives in Honolulu holds the largest collection of historic photos in Hawaii. From th [...]
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Ka 'Oihana Lawai'a: Hawaiian Fishing Traditions

October 23rd, 2009
Written by Daniel Kaha'ulelio, a native fisherman of the Lahaina region, this is perhaps the most detailed narrative pertaining to fishing customs, sources of fish, and methods of procurement. It appeared in 1902 as a series of articles in the Hawaiian language newspaper, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Kaha'ulel [...]
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Kepelino's Traditions of Hawaii

October 23rd, 2009
Kepelino, like native Hawaiian historians Malo, Kamakau, and Papa 'I'i, worked in the mid-19th century to record Hawaiian historical, cultural, and religious knowledge for future generations. He wrote during a time of great intellectual ferment among Native Hawaiians, creating the bulk of his work b [...]
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Lua: Art of the Hawaiian Warrior

October 23rd, 2009
For centuries, Hawaiian warriors practiced the martial art of lua under a veil of secrecy. They were as expert, renowned, and revered as the military special forces of today. With the changing times, the number of those extensively trained in lua declined and it became a lost art. By the late 1980s, [...]
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'Olelo No'eau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings

October 23rd, 2009
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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Wish List Continued--Nonfiction

October 10th, 2009
Posted by Roger Jellinek

My last post was a Wish List of novelists I’d like to hear in person Here’s a list of nonfiction writers I’d like to see, either at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, or in a subscription series in Hawaii.

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Hā‘ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors

October 9th, 2009
Posted by UH Press
Ha'ena by Carlos Andrade by Carlos Andrade The complex history of the rich and fertile ahupua‘a of Hā‘ena in north Kaua‘i is revealed [...]
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