Last week, Kumu Kahua Theatre started their run of Moa a Mōʻī (“Chicken Into King”) based on the play by Jean Charlot. Moa a Mōʻī is Charlot’s retelling of the legends of ‘Umi, a commoner who became a chief. Three Plays of Ancient Hawaii was published by University of Hawaii Press back in 1963. But you […]
Love buying books? Then you will love this sale. You can help celebrate University of Hawai‘i Press’ 66th anniversary by saving up to 66% for an entire week during their biggest online sale of the year. The sale lasts from Thursday, October 3, noon (HST) until Thursday, October 10, noon (HST). You can save 47%* or […]
The University of Hawaiʻi Press held some great sales the last few weeks such as their Year of the Snake sale (40% off China books), or the first and second Five Dollar Friday sales where they place a few select titles on sale for only $5 that day (here’s hoping for a third…and so on). […]
Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaiʻi from by George Tanabe and Willa Jane Tanabe (University of Hawaii Press, 2012) is a comprehensive guide to the Buddhist temples and culture in the islands. It’s ideal for visitors and locals alike as a guide to finding and appreciating these sacred spaces. The book begins with an informative overview […]
[gn_quote]I think it’s a whole culture…and it doesn’t seem particularly funny to me. -singer/songwriter Stephin Merritt[/gn_quote] When you think of the ʻukulele, what comes to mind? Depending on where you’re from and your exposure to Hawaiian culture, the ʻukulele may manifest in several forms: “a promise of an island paradise, a tourist souvenir, an instrument […]
This Saturday, come to the Book Launch for a new book from UH Press titled The ʻUkulele: A History by Jim Tranquada and John King. Tranquada will be hosting a talk story session on the book that he and late ʻukulele master John King began many years ago. Learn about the fascinating history of the […]
This past week, UH Press announced that it had a big surprise for readers coming. I briefly pondered as to what it might be, but quickly placed it on the back burner as Misty and I have been extremely busy preparing for the upcoming Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival and Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards. When […]
[gn_quote]Surfing is Hawaiʻi’s gift to the world. Actually, board sports are Hawaiʻi’s gift to the world, so that includes surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, kite surfing, windsurfing—basically anything that’s done on a board, the concept came out of Hawaiʻi and went around the world. –Stuart Holmes Coleman, HBB Interview[/gn_quote] Between Isaiah Walker’s excellent Waves of Resistance [read our […]
[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 […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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