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| Author | : Vivian L. Thompson |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 1986-06-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780824810764 |
Once in Old Hawaii, in the days when anything was possible, supernatural kupua roamed the islands, challenging kings and chiefs, tricking men, women, and boys. The Hawaiian people would tell and retell tales of kupua exploits, and of the men who challenged them. Some of the tall tales included in this volume are of shape-shifters like Shark Man of Ewa, who could change from man to shark, from shark to rat, from rat to a bunch of bananas. Others are of kupua with extraordinary powers like Kana, who could stretch himself as tall as a palm tree, as slender as a bamboo, as thin as a morning glory vine, as fine as a spider web. And there are men with rare and special weapons, such as Ka-ui-lani, whose talking spear could pick the winner of a cock fight before the birds were even in the ring. As in all tales told by word of mouth, change and exaggeration crept in, and perhaps this is how the kupua tale developed - through exaggeration. That they have survived, and continue to entertain, in present-day written form, is an indication of their universal appeal.
| Author | : Vivian L. Thompson |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 1990-11-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780824813024 |
According to some of the oldest and least-known of Hawaii's legends, man became a trickster to survive, and later became a riddler to win a place for himself in society. Vivian Thompson's tales, written for youngsters, are based on some of the earliest recorded versions of these legends; they instruct and delight readers of today as the oral traditions of old captivated their audiences. The first voyagers to Hawaii were filled with terror of the unknown terrain inhabited by evil spirits. Fearless fellows, tricksters - those who could match wits not only against nature, spirits, and monsters but also against chiefs and kings who held the power of life and death - became the heroes of the common people. As trickster legends emerged from primitive Hawaii, so riddler legends grew from later Hawaii, where mental as well as physical skills were admired.
| Author | : Vivian L. Thompson |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 1988-05-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780824811716 |
When the storytellers of ancient Hawaii gathered by the light of candlenut torches, they told tales that explained the world around them. These tales described how the gods created the earth and its life, how the stars were created, and why the days are longer in summer. Other stories recounted the pranks of Kamapuaa the Pig-Man, the origin of the tapa tree, the death of the monster reptile mo-o, and the home of the volcano goddess, Pele. From this rich body of mythology, author Vivian Thompson has drawn twelve myths. She retells them with the true flavor and simplicity of the storytellers of long ago. Thompson's words are accompanied by the illustrations of Hawaii artist Marilyn Kahalewai, who has captured the delight and drama of the ancient tales.
| Author | : A. Grove Day |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2021-05-25 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 0824885007 |
Over the past two centuries, a considerable number of Hawaiian legends have been translated into English. Although this material has been the subject of studies in anthropology, ethnology, and comparative mythology, no study has been made made of the translations and the translators themselves. Nor has a definitive bibliography of published translations been compiled. The purpose of this volume is to provide an extensive, annotated bibliography of both primary translations and secondary retellings in English, together with a historical and critical study of the more important translations.
| Author | : David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 572 |
| Release | : 1888 |
| Genre | : Folklore |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Caren Loebel-Fried |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2005-08-31 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0824845242 |
Moe‘uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means "soul sleep." Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with ‘auma-kua, their ancestral guardians, while sleeping, and this important relationship was sustained through dreaming. During "soul sleep," people received messages of guidance from the gods; romantic relationships blossomed; prophecies were made; cures were revealed. Dreams provided inspiration, conveying songs and dances that were remembered and performed upon waking. Specialists interpreted dreams, which were referred to and analyzed whenever important decisions were to be made. Having no written language, Hawaiians passed their history and life lessons down in the form of legends, which were committed to memory and told and retold. And within these stories are a multitude of dreams--as in a famous legend of the goddess Pele, who travels in a dream to meet and entrance the high chief Lohi‘au. Dreams continue to play an important role in modern Hawaiian culture and are considered by some to have as powerful an influence today as in ancient times. In this companion volume to her award-winning Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits, artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from Hawai‘i's past that are sure to please readers young and old, kama‘aina and malihini, alike.
| Author | : Robert Sullivan |
| Publisher | : Godwit Pub. |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1996-11-08 |
| Genre | : Brothers |
| ISBN | : 9781869620066 |
The story of Maui in comic strip form.
| Author | : Terry Ann Mood-Leopold |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 497 |
| Release | : 2004-09-24 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1576076210 |
An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography. American Regional Folklore begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field. The rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.
| Author | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 1994-09-15 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0313078793 |
This text integrates CD-ROMs, online databases, telecommunications, and information networks (e.g., CompuServe, America Online, 20th Century Video Encyclopedia) into resource-based instruction-cooperatively planned by the teacher-librarian and the classroom teacher-for students working in cooperative learning groups. Step-by-step procedures for planning and implementing technologies into both library and classroom curriculums help educators use technology to teach research skills. With a hands-on approach, this book complements Barron's New Technologies for Education, 3d edition (Libraries Unlimited, 1997) (p. 00), and will serve as a practical planning tool for busy school librarians and media specialists, classroom teachers, computer coordinators, and anyone involved with educational technology. A variety of subjects are covered in the units (e.g., immigration, environment), and projects are flexible enough to allow for the interchange of technologies. Provided for each are an introd
| Author | : Bo Flood |
| Publisher | : Bess Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781573060783 |
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.
