University of Hawaii Press

Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands (Latitude 20 Books)

The fifth edition of this sailing standard includes updated charts and text reflecting changes in regulations and facilities for most countries and specific ports of entry. New appendices include procedures for entry to Australia, which are more exacting than most Pacific landfalls, and an extensive list of information sources: cruising guidebooks, important general tourist guides, chart suppliers, and …

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Place Names of Hawaii (Revised)

Since the meanings of many of the Hawaiian words and phrases used to identify places in the islands have roots in history a d even the legend, leafing through the pages of this book is an unusually interesting wat to learn about the land and it …

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Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887

Jonathan Osorio investigates the effects of Western law on the national identity of Native Hawaiians in this impressive political history of the Kingdom of Hawai’i from the onset of constitutional government in 1840 to the Bayonet Constitution of 1887, which effectively placed political power in the kingdom in the hands of white businessmen. Making extensive use of legislative …

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Making Sense of Micronesia

Why are islanders so lavishly generous with food and material possessions but so guarded with information? Why do these people, unfailingly polite for the most part, laugh openly when others embarrass themselves? What does a smile mean to an islander? What might a sudden lapse into silence signify? These questions are common in encounters with an unfamiliar Pacific …

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