The 2011 Ka Palapala Po’okela Awards are done, and we decided to do a quick recap of the event with our thoughts on who won and whom we feel should have won. To make this recap a little more fun we typed up our conversation, transcript style, so you can read all the hilarious tidbits […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kalio.mp3″ text=”Ka lio”] The horse He waikekē na ke kanaka, a he pia na ka lio. Whiskey for the man, and beer for the horse.
This week, Hawaii Book Blog was invited to participate in Kittling: Books ‘Scene of the Blog’. Selected book bloggers send in pictures of their work and reading areas and talk a little bit about what inspires them. Check out our ‘Scene of the Blog’ here. Alex and I think this is a brilliant idea and […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kaleo.mp3″ text=”Ka leo”] The voice “Mai paʻa i ka leo.” “Do not withhold the voice.”
Over the last month or so we’ve added a couple of regular features to the site. We’re very excited about our new shop where you can buy HBB merchandise (Shaka for books!) and Hawaiian language t-shirts. Plus, we’ve started a ‘Hawaiian word of the day’ on the site and Twitter (@olelooftheday). Now you can follow ʻŌlelo […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/pakibuke.mp3″ text=”Pākī puke iāia”] or pākī buke iāia e Danno “Book ’em, Danno.”
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/mama.mp3″ text=”Māmā”] Mother, see also: makuahine ʻO kona māmā ka hoa pili o kekahi keiki kāne. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” —Norman Bates, Psycho
[gn_quote] Ka poʻina nalu became an intense zone where Hawaiians, including politically astute and elite ones, clashed with haole on a battleground over more than simply a Hawaiian sport, but their physical and cultural domination. [/gn_quote] From its Polynesian origins, surfing has grown exponentially into a multi-million-dollar-a-year sport practiced along beaches and coastlines worldwide—even indoors1—covered […]
Happy Mother’s Day to all the great Mums! I saw this article on “Ideas for Mother’s Day Book Lists“. It’s a collection of links to different book-lists on the web with popular titles that Moms like. Inspired by this, I thought it might be nice to make a list of our own. So, if your household matriarch is […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/makuahine.mp3″ text=”Makuahine”] Mother Mea mai koʻu makuahine, huhū nā ʻalakeka no ka mea, nui nā niho o lākou a ʻaʻohe palaki niho. “Momma says that alligators are ornery cause they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.” –Bobby Bouchet, Waterboy
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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