Native Planters in Old Hawaii: Their Life, Lore, and Environment
Native Planters in Old Hawaii: Their Life, Lore, and Environment

Author: Edward Smith Craighill Handy

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 670

ISBN-13:

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Book on old native horticulture of the Hawaiian Islands with a focus on the cultivation of the soil. Descriptions of areas of habitation is covered in detail for each island: Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Hawaii. Various plants and animals used in a Hawaiian economy are covered in detail: taro, sweet potato (ʻuala), breadfruit, banana, coconut, yam, arrowroot, sugar cane, pineapple, ʻawa, pandanus, bamboo, wauke (paper mulberry), gourds, ti, olona, ʻilima, ʻolena (turmeric), kukui, kou, wild plants, dogs, hogs, wild goats, chickens, birds, grasshoppers, and fish. Includes information on demography, social and family structures, and cultural practies such as makahiki around planting, homesteading and cultivating land.

Uncle Kawaiola's Dream
Uncle Kawaiola's Dream

Author: Victor C. Pellegrino

Publisher: Maui Arthoughts Company

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780945045083

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Uncle Kawaiola's Dream is a story that focuses on the important values of family, working together, respect for elders, and having goals or dreams. This title has a two page glossary of Hawaiian words used in the story as well as a Study Guide for Understanding and learning.