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Pig God Stories Galore & More

December 7th, 2009
Posted by Thomas Cummings
There’s a full course of tales about Kamapua`a, the pig god. Since they’re all mythical, where’s the historical angle asked for in this blog? It’s in the footnotes – a wealth of them to enjoy in two books about the rascal.  Below, a citation from each book. [1] A greeting of “aloha” [...]
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Bess Press Holiday Gift Guide

December 4th, 2009
Posted by Bess Press
Buss Laugh “Give da GIFT of LAUGHTER dis X-mas with SERIOUS COMEDY Local Style.  Serious comedy is no longer an oxymoron, and this book encourages readers to think as well. A perfect read for all of Hawaii’s generations. Lee Tonouchi’s book includes excerpts from local poets like Eric Chock, [...]
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Unique Hawaiian Cultural Practices

December 4th, 2009
Posted by Thomas Cummings
1778. From Captain Cook’s journal, some little known facts about Hawaiian manufacture and living. Hair Style. Ordinarily black hairs of natives were stained with a mix of gray clay and powdered shells, and made into balls. Later chewed into a soft paste. Then smeared over the hair, rendering it [...]
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Warrior Chief & Teacher of Kamehameha

November 30th, 2009
Posted by Thomas Cummings
It’s a given, Kamehameha gained the skills of weaponry use and man-to-man fighting. Credit to his instructor, Kekuhaupi`o, expert at dodging and catching spears aimed to kill, a bone-breaking technician of lua wrestling, and master of  parrying and thrusting in fencing with a staff. Competen [...]
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A perfect gift for bedside reading

November 28th, 2009
Posted by Roger Jellinek
It can’t be said of many books that every Honolulu home should have one, but HONOLULU STORIES is such a book.  It’s certainly one of the best possible Holiday [...]
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A Gift of Character

November 28th, 2009
Posted by Chris McKinney
I’ve always had a problem with the abundance of nostalgia in local literature. Because we live in such a beautiful place, it’s so tempting to write about Hawaii when it was even more lovely—less people, more fish. We witness nostalgia in songs, books, and hear it from our elders all the time. [...]
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Hulo! Hawaiian Word Game

November 26th, 2009
Hulo! (hooray) is a fast, fun, and easy way to practice your Hawaiian vocabulary while competing with friends and family. Whet [...]
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Lands Begets Power & Money

November 25th, 2009
Posted by Thomas Cummings
What’s the connection between land and power? It’s the central question in LAND AND POWER IN HAWAII. The potent answer: Land – the ownership, control and use of it – is power. The book begins earnestly in the 1950s. Democrats then control the territorial legislature and most of the county go [...]
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"Day of Conquest" -- Lana`i Island

November 23rd, 2009
Posted by Thomas Cummings
The island of Lana`i gets little written attention compared to the others of Hawai`i. But in the book cited below that’s resolved. In it are loads of stories about the tiny 13-miles long and wide island. Take its meaning. “La” for day – and “na`i” for conquest. Which memorializes the da [...]
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All Books All the Time

November 21st, 2009
Posted by Roger Jellinek
November 21 2009 You’ve probably heard rumblings in the media about the extremely controversial Google Books Settlement proposed to U.S. District Court this past week. It’s complex—the document is itself a 300-page book. But it’s pretty radical in its effects and implications for authors, [...]
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