Kauai Stories
Title | Kauai Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Varma Brown |
Publisher | BathrobePress.com |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2015-04-29 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780985698355 |
Enjoy the warmth, spirit and adventure of Kauai in 50 inspiring, humorous and touching personal stories told by the island's people. Dance hula with an award-winning hula instructor who helps keep this cultural tradition alive. Discover the aloha spirit of Kauai's people through their stories of growing up island-style, living in multi-cultural sugar plantation "camps," going barefoot until high school and making toys with whatever was on hand, like Frisbees from car-flattened, sun-dried toads.Smile at humorous tales of acceptance and affection for members of the island's wild chicken population.Journey with Kauai people who have sailed thousands of miles across oceans in a voyaging canoe, navigating only by the stars, moon, sun and waves as their ancestors did when they discovered Hawaii more than 1,500 years ago. Feel the ocean spray as Kauai residents share their love of surfing, canoe paddling and strolling along secluded sandy beaches, often making the only footsteps in the sand.
Kauai
Title | Kauai PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Joesting |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1988-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780824811624 |
Here finally is a readable, thoroughly researched, and generously illustrated history of the island of Kauai. Edward Joesting tells for the first time the story of one of the most intriguing and least known of the Hawaiian Islands. His account begins with the prehistoric origins of the island and concludes with the annexation of Hawaii in 1898. Kauai describes the early emergence of Kauai as an island separate and distinctive from the other islands of Hawaii. It recounts the coming of Western man, the failure of King Kamehameha to conquer the island, and the ultimate incorporation of the island into the Hawaiian kingdom. Joesting also includes in his story the destructive impact of the sandalwood and whaling trades, and the subsequent rise of an economy based on sugar cultivation. His story comes to an end with the demise of the Hawaiian monarchy and the quiet revolution that occurred when Hawaii became a territory of the United States. Historical documents not previously used bring new information and fresh perspectives to this book. The result is a level-headed, engaging look at Kauai. Kauai: The Separate Kingdom is certain to become the authoritative history of the island long regarded by many as the most beautiful in the Hawaiian archipelago.
Kauai
Title | Kauai PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick B. Wichman |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1998-03-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780824819439 |
From the green and fertile lands of Kauai Kuapapa (ancient Kauai) came the most beautiful chiefesses, the bravest heroes, the strongest warriors, and the fiercest giants. It was a land of dauntless raiders who boldly sailed out to sea while others crept cautiously from island to island. Gods and demi-gods participated in the everyday life of the people, and the places where they lived, fought, and loved were remembered and celebrated. Gathered here for the first time are the delightful stories behind the place-names of ancient Kauai. Over a period of almost two thousand years, each ridge, mountain, valley, and stream was named, as were unusual rocks, groves of trees - every corner of the island on which people lived and worked. The names tied people to the land and to places where mauli ola, the sacred essence of life, was to be found. Today these names serve as colorful windows on the past, telling of the rich and wondrous heritage of the people of Kauai Kuapapa.
Kauai Tales
Title | Kauai Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick B. Wichman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780910043113 |
A collection of eighteen stories culled from various sources that tell of the earliest period in the history of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Kauai Stories 2
Title | Kauai Stories 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Varma Brown |
Publisher | Bathrobe Press.com |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2015-01-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780985698331 |
Capture the spirit & adventure of Kauai in this collection of 50 new personal stories about life on the Garden Island. Dance the Hula with teenage girls who were born to share this beautiful Hawaiian cultural tradition. Discover how two English-speaking residents became guardians of the Hawaiian language. String flower lei with ladies who keep this lovely art alive. Ride Waves with surfers who live to surf and surf to live. Meet people whose lives revolve around the ocean: swimming dangerous coastlines, making fishing nets and hunting for tasty, tiny "opihi" that live on the underside of ocean rocks. Get Chicken Skin (Hawaiian goose bumps) while reading about "Night Marchers" and other spirits of the island. Feel the Magic of Kauai that allows people to do such diverse things as find their true love, establish a Hindu monastery that builds a worldwide publishing empire, and transform oneself from a heavy pot smoker to a respected substance abuse counselor and pineapple farmer - all on this tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The Kauaʻi Movie Book
Title | The Kauaʻi Movie Book PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Cook |
Publisher | Mutual Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Motion picture locations |
ISBN | 9781566471299 |
The Sleeping Giant
Title | The Sleeping Giant PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Beachhouse Pub. |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN | 9781933067209 |
Fed poi by the villagers of Kapa'a, a small, weeping fish grows enormous, then transforms into a giant man, but there is not enough poi on the island to satisfy his true hunger.