HART WOOD: Architectural Regionalism in Hawaii

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 projects and was the first architect in Hawaii to consciously blend Asian and Western elements in his designs. Lavishly illustrated with 200 photographs and illustrations, HART WOOD traces the life and work of this notable talent, from his beginnings in architectural offices in Denver and San Francisc [...]
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai‘i: The Main Islands and Offshore Waters

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 on the cool, refreshing trade winds, to the lush ancient forests of the mountains, where colorful endemic honeycreepers reside, Hawai‘i’s birds are wonderfully diverse. Introduced species and long-distance migrants contribute to the splendid assortment. Some island bird species are extremely [...]
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Bright Triumphs From Dark Hours: Turning Adversity into Success

December 8th, 2009



by DAVID HEENAN

2010 Axiom Business Book Awards, Bronze Medal winner

Bright Triumphs From Dark Hours examines the lives of ten extraordinary people who overcame great adversity in their personal or professional lives by applying winning strategies that guided them out of the darkness of near-defeat and into the light of success. These inspiring profiles include:
•  high-tech entrepreneur Steve Case rebounding from the ill-fated AOL Time Warner merger to lead a philanthropic revolution;
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Hawaiian Birds of the Sea: Na Manu Kai

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 Hawaiian islands. These are na manu kai, the birds of the sea.

Over 135 color photographs illustrate this beautiful book showcasing the seabirds of Hawai‘i—from the far eastern tip of the Big Island to the recently created Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. The monument encompasses th [...]
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Murder Casts a Shadow (A Hawai‘i Mystery)

October 9th, 2009
Murder Casts a Shadow by Victoria Kneubuhl

by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl


Murder Casts a Shadow is the debut novel by acclaimed local playwright Victoria Kneubuhl. The work is a “cozy” murder mystery set in prewar Honolulu during the mid-1930s and combines references to food, theater, philately (stamp collecting), along with Hawaiian and Samoan ways of knowing, to create a thoroughly entertaining whodunnit that evokes a colorful bygone era.

The story begins on New Year’s [...]
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Hā‘ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors

October 9th, 2009
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 in a distinctive work written by Hawaiian studies professor Carlos Andrade. In an effort to provide a unique perspective on the land and preserve its legacy, Hā‘ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors blends folklore, geog­raphy, history, and ethnogra­phy as it looks at earliest times to the present, primarily related from a Native perspective.

In Hā‘ena, Andrade [...]
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Small Trees for the Tropical Landscape

September 23rd, 2009
by Fred D. Rauch and Paul R. Weissich

Over the past several decades, the U.S. cityscape has changed radically. Large areas have been cleared of natural vegetation to accommodate new development. The “urban forest,” which consists of all city trees, natural and planted, has been severely and negatively impacted. A 2003 study indicates that we are losing through clearing and grading four trees for every one planted. This is a wake-up call for greatly increased planting in the urban forest and the need to popul [...]
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The Arts of Kingship: Hawaiian Art and National Culture of the Kalākaua Era

September 22nd, 2009

by Stacy L. Kamehiro

The Arts of Kingship offers a sustained and detailed account of Hawaiian public art and architecture during the reign of David Kalākaua, the nativist and cosmopolitan ruler of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1874 to 1891. Stacy Kamehiro provides visual and historical analysis of Kalākaua’s coronation and regalia, the King Kamehameha Statue, ‘Iolani Palace, and the Hawaiian National Museum, drawing them together in a common historical, political, and cultural frame.
These cultural projects [...]
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Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai‘i?

September 21st, 2009

by Jon M. Van Dyke

One of the Most Memorable Books of 2008, Honolulu Advertiser

"Definitive. Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai‘i? [is] certain to become the standard reference for that question." —The Nation

In this engrossing work, law professor Jon Van Dyke describes and analyzes in detail the complex cultural and legal history of Hawai`i’s Crown Lands. He argues that these lands must be examined as a separate entity and their unique status recognized. Government Lands were created to provid [...]
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Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary

September 21st, 2009

Created and compiled by Kōmike Hua`ōlelo
With support from Hale Kuamo`o  and `Aha Pūnana Leo

As a complement to the Pukui/Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, the 2003 edition of Māmaka Kaiao adds to the 1998 edition more than 1,000 new and contemporary words that are essential to the continuation and growth of ka `ōlelo Hawai`i--the Hawaiian language. Kōmike Hua`ōlelo (Hawaiian Lexicon Committee) was established in 1987 to create words for concepts and material culture unknown in traditional Hawai`i.
"Necessary t [...]
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Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian

September 1st, 2009
Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian (Revised and Enlarged Edition), by Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel H. Elbert
"This standard work of reference... continues offering the happy blend of grammar and lexicon." --American Reference Books Annual

For decades, Hawaiian Dictionary has been the definitive and authoritative work on the Hawaiian language. This indispensible reference volume was enlarged and completely revised in 1986. More than 3,000 new entries were added to the Hawaiian-English section, brin [...]
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