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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Tales and Traditions of the People of Old completes a trilogy based on a series of articles Kamakau wrote in 1868 and 1870 for the Hawaiian Language newspaper Ke Au ‘Oko‘a. In this final volume, Kamakau takes the reader on a tour of the islands, stopping along the way to tell tales associated wi [...]
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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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Meticulously detailed and well illustrated, this definitive resource on Hawaiian material culture guides the reader through every major element of Hawaiian life, providing detailed descriptions of traditional objects, methods of construction, and traditional use. As a testimony to former Bishop Muse [...]
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The famous ethnic and cultural diversity of Hawaii is something we love to point out to anyone who will listen. I’ve known this for thirty years now, because it’s been that long since I moved to the islands from Seattle (on January 8, 1980), taking one of those crazy leaps of faith, trusting that this was where I belonged.

Aside from the natural beauty of Hawaii, the beauty and diversity of its people are what we grow to appreciate more deeply over the years. This is one amazing mix plate.

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…the program we present at HBMF is a kind of living anthology, and this thought led naturally to conceiving our program as a continual update of the Hawaiian Renaissance. In other words, our program would be dedicated to presenting the best of classic Hawaiian culture along with the best and most thriving Hawaiian culture today.

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