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.

Na Kua'aina
Na Kua'aina

Author: Davianna McGregor

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0824829468

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Oral traditions are recounted in this collection of stories that reveal how those who actively lived Hawaiian culture and kept the spirit of the land alive have enabled native Hawaiians to endure as a unique and dignified people.

Plants in Hawaiian Culture
Plants in Hawaiian Culture

Author: Beatrice Krauss

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0824846168

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This book is intended as a general introduction to the ethnobotany of the Hawaiians and as such it presumes, on the part of the reader, little background in either botany or Hawaiian ethnology. It describes the plants themselves, whether cultivated or brought from the forests, streams, or ocean, as well as the modes of cultivation and collection. It discusses the preparation and uses of the plant materials, and the methods employed in building houses and making canoes, wearing apparel, and the many other artifacts that were part of the material culture associated with this farming and fishing people.

The Food of Paradise
The Food of Paradise

Author: Rachel Laudan

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1996-08-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780824817787

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Recent winner of a prestigious award from the Julia Child Cookbook Awards, presented by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Lauden was given the 1997 Jane Grigson Award, presented to the book that, more than any other entered in the competition, exemplifies distinguished scholarship. Hawaii has one of the richest culinary heritages in the United States. Its contemporary regional cuisine, known as "local food" by residents, is a truly amazing fusion of diverse culinary influences. Rachel Laudan takes readers on a thoughtful, wide-ranging tour of Hawaii's farms and gardens, fish auctions and vegetable markets, fairs and carnivals, mom-and-pop stores and lunch wagons, to uncover the delightful complexities and incongruities in Hawaii's culinary history. More than 150 recipes, photographs, a bibliography of Hawaii's cookbooks, and an extensive glossary make The Food of Paradise an invaluable resource for cooks, food historians, and Hawaiiana buffs.