Author: Liliuokalani (Queen of Hawaii)
Publisher:
Published: 1898
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kristin Zambucka
Publisher: KRISTIN ZAMBUCKA BOOKS
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781566477109
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jim Tranquada
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2012-05-31
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0824865871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since its introduction to Hawai‘i in 1879, the ‘ukulele has been many things: a symbol of an island paradise; a tool of political protest; an instrument central to a rich musical culture; a musical joke; a highly sought-after collectible; a cheap airport souvenir; a lucrative industry; and the product of a remarkable synthesis of western and Pacific cultures. The ‘Ukulele: A History explores all of these facets, placing the instrument for the first time in a broad historical, cultural, and musical context. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, Jim Tranquada and John King tell the surprising story of how an obscure four-string folk guitar from Portugal became the national instrument of Hawai’i, of its subsequent rise and fall from international cultural phenomenon to “the Dangerfield of instruments,” and of the resurgence in popularity (and respect) it is currently enjoying among musicians from Thailand to Finland. The book shows how the technologies of successive generations (recorded music, radio, television, the Internet) have played critical roles in popularizing the ‘ukulele. Famous composers and entertainers (Queen Liliuokalani, Irving Berlin, Arthur Godfrey, Paul McCartney, SpongeBob SquarePants) and writers (Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, P. G. Wodehouse, Agatha Christie) wind their way through its history—as well as a host of outstanding Hawaiian musicians (Ernest Kaai, George Kia Nahaolelua, Samuel K. Kamakaia, Henry A. Peelua Bishaw). In telling the story of the ‘ukulele, Tranquada and King also present a sweeping history of modern Hawaiian music that spans more than two centuries, beginning with the introduction of western melody and harmony by missionaries to the Hawaiian music renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s.
Author: Mya Hunter
Publisher:
Published: 2020-10-28
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781636630083
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Moʻolelo Pōkole: Learning Hawaiian Through Story is more than just a list of common Hawaiian words to be memorized; it is an engaging entry into Hawaiian via the medium of narrative. It introduces readers to nearly 150 well-known vocabulary words and, in addition, offers an interesting perspective on personal encounters with numerous people throughout the island chain. Using a "narrative domains" approach, this volume strives to help readers internalize Hawaiian and provide them with a beginner's vocabulary that will aid them in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding various parts of the language.
Author: Fay Stanley
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2001-01-09
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 0688180205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Recounts the story of Hawaii's last heir to the throne, who was denied her right to rule when the monarchy was abolished.
Author: Richard Lightner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2004-08-30
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0313072981
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hawaii has been referred to as the crossroads of the Pacific. This book illustrates how many world cultures and customs meet in the Hawaiian Islands, providing a chronological overview highlighted by extracts from important works that express Hawaii's unique history. This work starts with chronological chapters on general and ancient Hawaiian history and continues through early Western contact, the 19th century, and Hawaii's annexation to the United States. Topics include politics, religion, social issues, business, ethnic groups, and race relations.
Author: Ellen Emerson White
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780439129091
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The life story of Kaiulani, an Hawaiian princess in the late nineteenth century, as written in her dairy.
Author: James Hunter
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011-03-25
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1845968476
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Millions of Scots have left their homeland during the last 400 years. Until now, they have been written about in general terms. Scottish Exodus breaks new ground by taking particular emigrants, drawn from the once-powerful Clan MacLeod, and discovering what happened to them and their families. These people became, among other things, French aristocrats, Polish resistance fighters, Texan ranchers, New Zealand shepherds, Australian goldminers, Aboriginal and African-American activists, Canadian mounted policemen and Confederate rebels. One nineteenth-century MacLeod even went so far as to swap his Gaelic for Arabic and his Christianity for Islam before settling down comfortably in Cairo. This gripping account of Scotland's worldwide diaspora is based on unpublished documents, letters and family histories. It is also based on the author's travels in the company of today's MacLeods - some of them still in Scotland, others further afield. Scottish Exodus is a tale of disastrous voyages, famine and dispossession, the hazards of pioneering on faraway frontiers. But it is also the moving story of how people separated from Scotland by hundreds of years and thousands of miles continue to identify with the small country where their journeyings began.
Author: Nālani Minton
Publisher: Kaiao Press
Published: 2020-02-20
Total Pages: 652
ISBN-13: 9781733406703
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1897-98, the Hui Hawai'i Aloha '?ina mounted a massive political drive, collecting more than 21,000 signatures for the Palapala Hoopii Kue Hoohuiaina, a petition against the annexation of the Kingdom of Hawai'i by the United States. Submitted to the U.S. Congress, the K?'? Petitions (as they are now commonly known) were successful in defeating the treaty of annexation. They fell into obscurity before re-entering the consciousness of the l?hui in 1998, when scholar Noenoe K. Silva found them at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.Today, the K?'? Petitions are as important to the l?hui as when they were originally signed. K?'? Petitions: A Mau Loa Aku N? features all of the petitions in brilliant full-color; compelling essays by Kanaka Maoli authors Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, N?lani Minton, and Noenoe K. Silva; and a location-based index to help readers look up their ancestors.