This Treasury offers a wealth of information for everybody.... [It] proves that a surprising number of Hawaiian words from our receding past still help us to express ourselves in the maddening present. --from the Foreword by O. A. Bushnell Working from faded notes left more than a century ago by Dr. Charles M. Hyde, Harold Winfield Kent researched correct spellings, diacritical marks, definitions, and new words to compile this listing of Hawaiian words according to category and subject. Readers will discover unanticipated uses as they explore the treasures in this book. Some people will use it to gain an acquaintance with the Hawaiian culture in all its aspects; others will use it to enhance their familiarity with the language. It will be an aid to oratory and poetry, prayer and preaching, writing and teaching.

Malu ʻUlu o Lele provides a glimpse into nineteenth- and twentieth-century Maui Komohana through stories printed in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa from 1861 to 1927. Alongside a comprehensive index of articles pertaining to this West Maui area, Malu ʻUlu o Lele takes a deeper look by organizing and translating a selection of newspaper articles and, where relevant, by providing contextual insight for the reader. These articles represent diverse subject matters to deliver a panorama of life and a wealth of knowledge regarding the people, places, and events of Maui Komohana--e haʻaheo ai ʻo ka malu ʻulu o Lele.

Literature collection of Hawaiian antiquities, legends, traditions, mele, and genealogies that were gathered by Abraham Fornander, S. M. Kamakau, J. Kepelino, S. N. Haleole and others. The original collection of manuscripts was purchased from the Fornander estate following his death in 1887 by Charles R. Bishop for preservation, and became part of the Bishop Musem collection. The papers were published from 1916-1919 as volume IV, V, and VI of the series Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. The manuscripts were translated, revised and edited by Dr. W. D. Alexander and Thomas G. Thrum.