Stories of Old Hawaii
Title | Stories of Old Hawaii PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Alameida |
Publisher | Bess Press |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781573060264 |
Forty-five tales, stories and legends adapted from various sources about the natural history of Hawaii and the customs, crafts, arts and history of Polynesian Hawaiians. Includes one original story by the compiler.
The Legends and Myths of Hawaii
Title | The Legends and Myths of Hawaii PDF eBook |
Author | David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 572 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN |
This Is Paradise
Title | This Is Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Kristiana Kahakauwila |
Publisher | Hogarth |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 2013-07-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0770436250 |
Elegant, brutal, and profound—this magnificent debut captures the grit and glory of modern Hawai'i with breathtaking force and accuracy. In a stunning collection that announces the arrival of an incredible talent, Kristiana Kahakauwila travels the islands of Hawai'i, making the fabled place her own. Exploring the deep tensions between local and tourist, tradition and expectation, façade and authentic self, This Is Paradise provides an unforgettable portrait of life as it’s truly being lived on Maui, Oahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island. In the gut-punch of “Wanle,” a beautiful and tough young woman wants nothing more than to follow in her father’s footsteps as a legendary cockfighter. With striking versatility, the title story employs a chorus of voices—the women of Waikiki—to tell the tale of a young tourist drawn to the darker side of the city’s nightlife. “The Old Paniolo Way” limns the difficult nature of legacy and inheritance when a patriarch tries to settle the affairs of his farm before his death. Exquisitely written and bursting with sharply observed detail, Kahakauwila’s stories remind us of the powerful desire to belong, to put down roots, and to have a place to call home.
Hawaiian Legends of Dreams
Title | Hawaiian Legends of Dreams PDF eBook |
Author | Caren Loebel-Fried |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | 161 |
Release | 2005-08-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0824845242 |
Moe‘uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means "soul sleep." Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with ‘auma-kua, their ancestral guardians, while sleeping, and this important relationship was sustained through dreaming. During "soul sleep," people received messages of guidance from the gods; romantic relationships blossomed; prophecies were made; cures were revealed. Dreams provided inspiration, conveying songs and dances that were remembered and performed upon waking. Specialists interpreted dreams, which were referred to and analyzed whenever important decisions were to be made. Having no written language, Hawaiians passed their history and life lessons down in the form of legends, which were committed to memory and told and retold. And within these stories are a multitude of dreams--as in a famous legend of the goddess Pele, who travels in a dream to meet and entrance the high chief Lohi‘au. Dreams continue to play an important role in modern Hawaiian culture and are considered by some to have as powerful an influence today as in ancient times. In this companion volume to her award-winning Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits, artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from Hawai‘i's past that are sure to please readers young and old, kama‘aina and malihini, alike.
The Hawaiians of Old
Title | The Hawaiians of Old PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Dunford |
Publisher | Bess PressInc |
Total Pages | 229 |
Release | 1987-12-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780935848083 |
Ancient Hawaiian culture for young learners. Includes illustrations, pronunciation guide, bibliography, charts, tables, and appendix. RL4
Ancient Hawaiʻi
Title | Ancient Hawaiʻi PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert Kawainui Kane |
Publisher | Booklines Hawaii Limited |
Total Pages | 120 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
"How ancient Polynesian explorers found the Hawaiian Islands, the most remote in Earth's largest sea; how they navigated, how they viewed themselves and their universe, and the arts, crafts, and values by which they survived and prospered without metals or the fuels and inventions believed necessary for life today." -- Amazon.com viewed August 7, 2020.
Plants of Old Hawaii
Title | Plants of Old Hawaii PDF eBook |
Author | Lois Lucas |
Publisher | Bess Press |
Total Pages | 120 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780935848113 |
An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.