Posts tagged "UH Press"
December 8th, 2011
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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Tags: CRDG, Hawaiian culture, Ka Wana, Malcolm Nāea Chun, UH Press
Posted in Hawaii history, Hawaii non-fiction, Hawaiian Traditions, Hawaiian language, Hawaiiana | No Comments »
August 12th, 2011
“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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Tags: Hawaii history, Hawaiian language, John R. K. Clark, surfboards, surfing, UH Press
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May 21st, 2011
Tags: 100th Battalion, 442nd, Albert Wendt, Japanese literature, Mark Twain, MIS, Shimazaki Toson, UH Press
Posted in Anthology, Hawaiian Poetry, History, Literature, Memoir | No Comments »
March 11th, 2011
The March 2011 tsunami danger in Hawai‘i brings to mind an important reference published late last year:
Living on the Shores of Hawai‘i: Natural Hazards, the Environme [...]
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Tags: beach erosion, Chip Fletcher, climate change, coastal zone management, earthquakes, hurricanes, natural disasters, tsunami, UH Press, volcanic hazards
Posted in Current Events, Geography, Hawaii non-fiction, Hawaiian Environment, Nonfiction | No Comments »
June 4th, 2010
by Don J. Hibbard, Glenn E. Mason, and Karen J. Weitze
As a leading advocate for the development of a Hawaiian style of architecture, Hart Wood (1880–1957) incorporated local building traditions and materials in many of his pr [...]
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Tags: Alexander & Baldwin, Architecture, buildings, C. W. Dickey, design, First Chinese Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, Gump Building, hart wood, historic preservation, Mason Architects, UH Press
Posted in Architecture, Hawaii history, Hawaii non-fiction, Nonfiction | 1 Comment »
March 12th, 2010
by Jim Denny
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i is home to some of the most beautiful and sought after birds in the world. From the offshore waters, where graceful seabirds glide [...]
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Tags: avifauna, birds, Jack Jeffrey, Jim Denny, Kauai, nature, photography, seabirds, UH Press
Posted in Guidebooks, Hawaii Plant Life / Nature, Hawaii guidebooks, Hawaii photographs, Hawaiian Environment | 1 Comment »
December 8th, 2009
Tags: adversity, AOL Time Warner, cancer, Citigroup, David Heenan, Georgetown, Hewlett-Packard, James Campbell, Jardine Matheson, Joel Klein, M.I.T, Pattie Dunn, Shirley Ann Jackson, Steve Case, success, UH Press, Warren Bennis
Posted in Biography, Business, Current Events, Hawaii non-fiction, Inspirational, Nonfiction | 1 Comment »
November 18th, 2009
Hawaiian Birds of the Sea
by Robert J. Shallenberger
More than 300 species of seabirds range across the world’s oceans. In excess of 14 million birds, representing nearly two dozen species, make their home in the Hawa [...]
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Tags: birds, Hawaii Wildlife Center, nature, Nature Conservancy, nature photography, northwestern hawaiian islands, seabirds, UH Press, wildlife
Posted in Guidebooks, Hawaii Plant Life / Nature, Hawaii guidebooks, Hawaii photographs, Hawaiian Environment | No Comments »
October 30th, 2009
Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest book event in the world, took place October 14-18, 2009. This year it attracted almost 300,000 visitors, plus 10,000 journalists, to the booths of more than 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries.
Buddy Bess and Bill Hamilton at the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair
Bess Press h [...]
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Tags: Bess Press, Book Fair, rights, UH Press
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