Staying away from the usual politics, Queen Liliuokalani, the Dominis family, and Washington Place, their home, starts with the personal story of Queen Liliuokalani, tells of her husband and his family, and finishes with the story of a great house that has always been an important social and political hub. There is much new information about the Queen- such as bio's of her three hanai children, her own comments about her husband and their marriage, her late life almost-romance, her always precarious financial situation, her ability to mix Hawaiian and western cultural and religious beliefs, her kindness and caring along side her unpleasant comments about people.

Queen Lili'uokalani, the Dominis family, and Washington Place, their home

Rianna M. Williams

Bess Press, Inc.

A RARE AND gifted photographer; Levin takes the reader on journeys through underwater landscapes from the waters of the Hawaiian Islands to Costa Rica and Micronesia. Levin's photographs have appeared in magazines and books including Kalaupapa, A Portrait and Kaho`olawe, Na Leo o Kanaloa. A National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, Wayne Levin has photographs in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, and the Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the ArtsThomas Farber has been awarded Guggenheim, National Endowment, and Rockefeller fellowships for his fiction and creative nonfiction. His books include, The Price of the Ride, On Water, and Learning to Love It. Farber has been Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Hawai`i, Fullbright Scholar for Pacific Island Studies, and recipient of the Dorothea Lange - Paul Taylor Prize.

Through a Liquid Mirror

Arts & Photography

Thomas Farber

Wayne Levin

Individual Artists

FOR CENTURIES, akule have been bountiful here in Hawai'i. In earlier times, villages posted lookouts, kiloi'a, above the bays, to alert everyone to the akule's seasonal arrivals. Easy to see when gathering in the shallows, the dense schools would form riverine patterns, like ribbons blown afloat, unfurling scrolls, the tails of kites, silk scarves carried away in the wind, bursts of fireworks - then suddenly contract into a writhing sculpture, a vortex, unscrolling again and moving on. The Hawaiian language distinguishes each growth stage of the species. The small ones, pa'a'a, are two to three inches long; halalu are five to six inches long; and the adult akule are seven to twelve inches. The immature akule arrive in autumn. Too small for netting, the little halalu are caught by hook - sometimes without bait - bunching together tightly to feed. In spring, the school returns as mature fish. While observing the many kapu involved with fishing, entire communities of Native Hawaiians once swam out with baskets, or loaded their caneos with olona nets to gather them. Today, commerical fishermen use aircraft and sonar to locate akule, then net them by the ton. Wayne Levin's images command our attention whether or not we have any special knowledge about akule, What's harder to account for and name are the emotions and sensations they evoke in us.

Akule

Frank Stewart

Humorously illustrated recipes for Hawaii's favorite luncheon meat, as well as sardines, corned beef, and vienna sausage.

Hawaii's Spam Cookbook

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Ann Kondo Corum

Regional & International

Hawaiian Name Book

Robert Lokomaika'Iokalani Snakenberg

Patrick Ka'Anoi

Reference

Native Animals of Hawai'i is a coloring book designed to familiarize you with the special animals of Hawai'i. All the animals in this book are native to Hawai'i.

Native Animals of Hawaii Coloring Book

Children's Books

Patrick Ching

Animals

Fifteen animals that were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by foreigners and other Polynesians, including the horse, goat, and bullfrog.

Exotic Animals in Hawai'i Coloring Book

Ching, Patrick

Endangered Animals of Hawaii Coloring Book

Over 200 mouthwatering appetizer recipes with easy-to-follow instructions for beginning and experienced cooks.

Pupus: An Island Tradition

Fukuda, Sachi

Uses anecdotes from friends, surfers, and journalists to offer a profile of the life and career of the legendary Hawaiian Olympic swimmer, sheriff, movie actor, and father of modern surfing.

Memories of Duke: The Legend Comes to Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Hall, Sandra Kimberley

Ambrose, Greg

Community & Culture

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