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Book Hali a Aloha No Kalapana

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maile Waipa Carr
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2013-10
  • ISBN : 9781492359760
  • Pages : 148 pages

Download or read book Hali a Aloha No Kalapana written by Maile Waipa Carr and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kalapana, on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, was famed the world over for its beautiful, palm-lined black sand beach at Kaimu. Situated on the fringe of Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, a thriving community of native Hawaiian families called this area home. In the late 1980's and early 1990's, much of the area was covered by lava including the beach at Kaimu, the village of Kalapana and Punaluʻu, the swimming pond referred to as Queen's Bath. Hawaiian residents share their poignant memories of this special area..."--Back cover.

Book Kimsey Rise

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  • Author : Cecilia Johansen
  • Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
  • Release : 2021-05-12
  • ISBN : 166241238X
  • Pages : 391 pages

Download or read book Kimsey Rise written by Cecilia Johansen and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one awful hour, the Scottish Highlanders lost their way of life forever. Despite surviving the Battle at Culloden Moor, Benjamin MacKenzie and his brothers only had cold comfort from Prince Charles Edward Stuart-save yourselves any way you can. Benjamin whisked his family away to Ireland, thinking they would escape the horrible punishment that awaited them should they be caught by their British enemies. They didn't. In their native home, the MacKenzies were a proud clan with a proud name. In Ireland, that name would become anathema if they carried it forth, and so it became Kimsey. That name didn't hide them either from an English prisoner ship and a fate worse than death: sold as indentured servants in Lord Baltimore's colony. The little family was taken to their knees. With the good fortune of a fellow Scot as their master who became a good friend and set them on their feet again, the Kimseys found a fertile land and a fresh start. While other challenges would test them, including a war with their old enemies, they started a new clan, the head of which would become well-known, and the many generations would claim descent from Benjamin, their common ancestor.

Book The Canoe Maker s Son

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  • Author : Cecilia Johansen
  • Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
  • Release : 2016-06-08
  • ISBN : 1682894924
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Canoe Maker s Son written by Cecilia Johansen and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book The Canoe Maker’s Son takes you on a glorious adventure from the tropics of Hawaiʻi to the open sea, to rugged coasts and dark forests, and to the Indians of the Pacific Northwest. A story of shanghai, survival, and surprising ancestry. “My great-great-great-grandfather, ʻEleu, was born in 1773,” the old man paused, watching his grandson’s face light up with excitement. “He grew up to be a canoe maker just like his father before him. Both were in service to Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the great chief of Hawaiʻi Island. Not only were they canoe makers to the king, but ʻEleu went to the Pacific Northwest Coast on a great tall ship.” “What? Papa, I can’t believe it.” “It’s true, boy. Now, let me tell the story of the canoe maker’s son.”

Book Schwann Spectrum

Download or read book Schwann Spectrum written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Washington Place

Download or read book Washington Place written by Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Kumulipo

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  • Author : Martha Warren Beckwith
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2000-07-01
  • ISBN : 9780824807719
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book The Kumulipo written by Martha Warren Beckwith and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.

Book Hawaii Magazine

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 928 pages

Download or read book Hawaii Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Art of Gardening

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  • Author : R. William Thomas
  • Publisher : Timber Press
  • Release : 2015-10-15
  • ISBN : 1604697210
  • Pages : 341 pages

Download or read book The Art of Gardening written by R. William Thomas and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Delightful!” —The New York Times Book Review Discover a world of beauty and creativity! Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. It is a place of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home. And now those lessons are available for everyone in this stunning book! You’ll learn techniques specific to different conditions and plant palettes; how to use hardscape materials in a fresh way; and how to achieve the perfect union between plant and site. And Rob Cardillo’s exquisite photographs of exciting combinations will be sure to stimulate your own creativity. Whether you’re already under Chanticleer’s spell or have yet to visit, The Art of Gardening will enable you to bring the special magic that pervades this most artful of gardens into your own home landscape.

Book Mamaka Kaiao

Download or read book Mamaka Kaiao written by Kōmike Hua‘olelo and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians

Download or read book The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians written by Lorene Ruymar and published by Centerstream Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Fretted). The term "steel guitar" can refer to instruments with multiple tunings, 6 to 14 strings, and even multiple fretboards. To add even more confusion, the term "Hawaiian guitar" refers to an instrument played flat on the lap with a steel bar outside of Hawaii, but in Hawaii, it is the early term for the slack key guitar. Lorene Ruymar clears up the confusion in her new book that takes a look at Hawaiian music; the origin of the steel guitar and its spread throughout the world; Hawaiian playing styles, techniques and tunings; and more. Includes hundreds of photos, a foreword by Jerry Byrd, and a bibliography and suggested reading list.

Book Return to Kahiki

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  • Author : Kealani Cook
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2018-01-25
  • ISBN : 1107195896
  • Pages : 271 pages

Download or read book Return to Kahiki written by Kealani Cook and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important new analysis of Native Hawaiian efforts to construct relationships with other Oceanic peoples as missionaries, diplomats, and tourists.

Book Hawaii National Park  Hawaii

Download or read book Hawaii National Park Hawaii written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hawaiian Mythology

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  • Author : Martha Warren Beckwith
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2021-05-25
  • ISBN : 0824840712
  • Pages : 609 pages

Download or read book Hawaiian Mythology written by Martha Warren Beckwith and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ku and Hina—man and woman—were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians. They were life's fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come and those already born. The Hawaiian gods were like great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their daily lives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone or wooden idol. As years passed, the families of gods grew and included the trickster Maui, who snared the sun, and fiery Pele of the volcano. Ancient Hawaiians lived by the animistic philosophy that assigned living souls to animals, trees, stones, stars, and clouds, as well as to humans. Religion and mythology were interwoven in Hawaiian culture; and local legends and genealogies were preserved in song, chant, and narrative. Martha Beckwith was the first scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, and little-known manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the Hawaiian people. Her book has become a classic work of folklore and ethnology, and the definitive treatment of Hawaiian mythology. With an introduction by Katherine Luomala.

Book The Value of Hawai   i

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  • Author : Craig Howes
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2010-07-02
  • ISBN : 0824860411
  • Pages : 265 pages

Download or read book The Value of Hawai i written by Craig Howes and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did we get here? Three-and-a-half-day school weeks. Prisoners farmed out to the mainland. Tent camps for the migratory homeless. A blinkered dependence on tourism and the military for virtually all economic activity. The steady degradation of already degraded land. Contempt for anyone employed in education, health, and social service. An almost theological belief in the evil of taxes. At a time when new leaders will be elected, and new solutions need to be found, the contributors to The Value of Hawai‘i outline the causes of our current state and offer points of departure for a Hawai‘i-wide debate on our future. The brief essays address a wide range of topics—education, the environment, Hawaiian issues, media, tourism, political culture, law, labor, economic planning, government, transportation, poverty—but the contributors share a belief that taking stock of where we are right now, what we need to change, and what we need to remember is a challenge that all of us must meet. Written for a general audience, The Value of Hawai‘i provides a cluster of starting points for a larger community discussion of Hawai‘i that should extend beyond the choices of the ballot box this year. Contributors: Carlos Andrade, Chad Blair, Kat Brady, Susan M. Chandler, Meda Chesney-Lind, Lowell Chun-Hoon, Tom Coffman, Sara L. Collins, Marilyn Cristofori, Henry Curtis, Kathy E. Ferguson, Chip Fletcher, Dana Naone Hall, Susan Hippensteele, Craig Howes, Karl Kim, Sumner La Croix, Ian Lind, Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie, Mari Matsuda, Davianna McGregor, Neal Milner, Deane Neubauer, Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwo’ole Osorio, Charles Reppun, John P. Rosa, D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Ramsay Remigius Mahealani Taum, Patricia Tummons, Phyllis Turnbull, Trisha Kehaulani Watson.

Book Hawaiian Blood

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  • Author : J. Kehaulani Kauanui
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2008-11-07
  • ISBN : 082239149X
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Hawaiian Blood written by J. Kehaulani Kauanui and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) of 1921, the U.S. Congress defined “native Hawaiians” as those people “with at least one-half blood quantum of individuals inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778.” This “blood logic” has since become an entrenched part of the legal system in Hawai‘i. Hawaiian Blood is the first comprehensive history and analysis of this federal law that equates Hawaiian cultural identity with a quantifiable amount of blood. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui explains how blood quantum classification emerged as a way to undermine Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) sovereignty. Within the framework of the 50-percent rule, intermarriage “dilutes” the number of state-recognized Native Hawaiians. Thus, rather than support Native claims to the Hawaiian islands, blood quantum reduces Hawaiians to a racial minority, reinforcing a system of white racial privilege bound to property ownership. Kauanui provides an impassioned assessment of how the arbitrary correlation of ancestry and race imposed by the U.S. government on the indigenous people of Hawai‘i has had far-reaching legal and cultural effects. With the HHCA, the federal government explicitly limited the number of Hawaiians included in land provisions, and it recast Hawaiians’ land claims in terms of colonial welfare rather than collective entitlement. Moreover, the exclusionary logic of blood quantum has profoundly affected cultural definitions of indigeneity by undermining more inclusive Kanaka Maoli notions of kinship and belonging. Kauanui also addresses the ongoing significance of the 50-percent rule: Its criteria underlie recent court decisions that have subverted the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and brought to the fore charged questions about who counts as Hawaiian.

Book N  n   i Ke Kumu

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  • Author : Mary Kawena Pukui
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 9780961673826
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book N n i Ke Kumu written by Mary Kawena Pukui and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one gives an indepth discussion of major Hawaiian culture concepts, providing insights into both their ancient and modern significances and volume two traces the ancient Hawaiian social customs practices and beliefs from birth to old age.