Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore ...

Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore ...
Author: Abraham Fornander
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1917
Genre: Folklore
ISBN:

Literature collection of Hawaiian antiquities, legends, traditions, mele, and genealogies that were gathered by Abraham Fornander, S. M. Kamakau, J. Kepelino, S. N. Haleole and others. The original collection of manuscripts was purchased from the Fornander estate following his death in 1887 by Charles R. Bishop for preservation, and became part of the Bishop Musem collection. The papers were published from 1916-1919 as volume IV, V, and VI of the series Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. The manuscripts were translated, revised and edited by Dr. W. D. Alexander and Thomas G. Thrum.

Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore ...

Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore ...
Author: Thomas George Thrum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 586
Release: 1920
Genre: Folklore
ISBN:

Literature collection of Hawaiian antiquities, legends, traditions, mele, and genealogies that were gathered by Abraham Fornander, S. M. Kamakau, J. Kepelino, S. N. Haleole and others. The original collection of manuscripts was purchased from the Fornander estate following his death in 1887 by Charles R. Bishop for preservation, and became part of the Bishop Musem collection. The papers were published from 1916-1919 as volume IV, V, and VI of the series Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. The manuscripts were translated, revised and edited by Dr. W. D. Alexander and Thomas G. Thrum.

Report ...

Report ...
Author: Hawaii. Board of immigration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1892
Genre:
ISBN:

Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900

Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900
Author: David W. Forbes
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2000-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780824823795

The second volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography records the transformation of Hawai'i from a feudal system of government to a constitutional monarchy whose autonomy was recognized by the United States and the great powers of Europe. Here are referenced the formation of laws, a constitution, a bill of rights, and government reports. Political entanglements with Great Britain and France, the Provisional Cession of Hawai'i to Great Britain, and the restoration of sovereignty in 1843 are documented. Publications resulting from the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes are included. Also listed and described are theater bills, broadsides, and other ephemera, which illuminate the everyday life of the period.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai
Author: S. N. Haleole
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2022-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai, the first fictional work of literature produced by a Native Hawaiian. The story is based on a traditional legend about the princess Lāʻieikawai. The theme of songs and tales was rehearsed in prose and interspersed with oral songs by ancient Hawaiian storytellers. That's why it's an exciting mix of folklore and historical fiction.