Hawaiian Women's Fashion

Hawaiian Women's Fashion
Author: Agnes Terao-Guiala
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578627397

Hawaiian Women's Fashions: Kapa, Cotton and Silk traces the history of the clothing worn by the women of Hawaii. The description moves from the traditional kapa pa'u and natural adornments worn by the first settlers in the Hawaiian Islands, through clothing worn during the early interactions with Westerners following Captain James Cook's discovery of Hawaii, to the time when royal women carried out their social duties in fancy, expensive European gowns of silk and velvet and to the present-day fashions created by Hawaiian designers.

The Aloha Shirt

The Aloha Shirt
Author: Dale Hope
Publisher:
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2002
Genre: Aloha shirts
ISBN: 9780500283677

Beautifully illustrated with more than 700 images, The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands tells the colourful stories behind the marvellous Hawaiian shirts: as cultural icons, evocative of the mystery and the allure of the Islands; as collectibles, valued by professional collectors and by the millions of tourists who still cherish the shirts hanging in their wardrobes; and as a lifestyle - casual, relaxed and fun. Drawing from hundreds of interviews, newspaper and magazine archives, and personal memorabilia, the author evokes the world of the designers, seamstresses, manufacturers and retailers of the Golden Age of the Aloha shirt (from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s), who created the industry and nurtured it from its single-sewing-machine shop beginnings to an enterprise of international scope and importance. Here are the fun-loving 1960s; interviews with collectors who preserve these shirts as fine works of art; and insights into the roles of coconut buttons, matched pockets, woven labels and exotic fabrics in the evolution of the Aloha shirt.

Romancing Waikiki

Romancing Waikiki
Author: C. J. Johnson
Publisher: Mill City Press, Incorporated
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781662810527

Romancing Waikiki contains twenty-one intriguing original love stories of people falling in love on Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. The romances evoked by the most famous beach in the Pacific go back to 1901, when the elegant Moana Hotel was opened to welcome visitors and has continued to be a presence on the beach. This selection of love stories, written in Waikiki coffeehouses, spans the period from the Second World War to the present and covers all ages, from a coming-of-age teen romance to senior citizens who discover love has no expiration date. While the stories are fictional, they have threads in the sand of Waikiki Beach and beyond. Matters of the heart can be found in the footprints in the sand, a letter fluttering across the beach, remnants of a sandcastle, an army nurse waiting, and a homeless woman blowing out a candle. The author lives in Waikiki and has spent more than two decades in Hawaii, the source of his inspiration for these love stories that stir feelings of joy and tears.

Hula

Hula
Author: Armine Von Tempski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1927
Genre: Hawaii
ISBN:

The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai

The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai
Author: Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher: Joseph. Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2010-04
Genre:
ISBN: 1445565501

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Aloha, Love (BWWM Contemporary Romance)

Aloha, Love (BWWM Contemporary Romance)
Author: Mia Caldwell
Publisher: Mia Caldwell
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Charley Napier comes to Hawaii to meet the father who abandoned her as a toddler when he gave in to his parents? disapproval of his marriage to a black woman. Since her mother?s death, she?s been longing for a family again. Her father and his parents aren?t what she?d hoped to find, but when she meets Leo Miller and his twin daughters, fate seems to be offering her a different family than she expected. Their happiness seems certain, but Charley?s grandparents have plans for her, and those plans don?t include Leo or his girls...

Hawaiiana

Hawaiiana
Author: Mark Blackburn
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Decorative arts
ISBN: 9780764312205

This beautifully illustrated book captures the romance and allure of the Hawaiian Islands from 1900 to 1959. The objects shown in the book all are from collections in Hawaii-Aloha attire, jewelry, paper goods and prints, dolls, woodenware, and souvenirs. This is the first comprehensive overview of Hawaiian objects and designs to be published, containing both the typical and the inspired patterns that are so eagerly sought after.

Blue Hawaiian

Blue Hawaiian
Author: Carla Luna
Publisher: Moon Manor Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1736866117

The first rule of serving as the maid of honor at your perfect sister’s destination wedding? No mistakes. The second rule? No drama. For Jess Chavez, a week in Maui is hardly a dream vacation—not when her sister expects her to be the perfect maid of honor. Not only does Jess have to fake perfection, but she can’t let anyone know she’s unemployed and barely scraping by. Above all, she needs to steer clear of Connor Blackwood, the sexy groomsman who broke her heart five years ago. A family wedding offers Connor the ideal opportunity to convince everyone he’s no longer an irresponsible playboy. If they see he’s changed, they might support his decision to leave the family winery and strike out on his own. With so much at stake, the last thing he needs is an alluring distraction like Jess. When Jess and Connor end up together, exploring the island’s lush, tropical beauty, the sparks between them become impossible to ignore. Throwing caution to the wind, they decide to make their own rules. Five days of passion. No strings. No tears. No promises. What could possibly go wrong?

Love Finds You in Lahaina, Hawaii

Love Finds You in Lahaina, Hawaii
Author: Bodie Thoene
Publisher: Ellie Claire
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781935416784

In 1890, Lahaina is in the midst of unrest. Kaiulani, Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Hawaii, has recently become known throughout the world for her intelligence, beauty and determination to restore her nation?'s monarchy. When a Scottish missionary lands on the shores of Lahaina, he finds himself drawn into a revolt by those desirous of annexing the islands to the United States. Will he underestimate Kaiulani, the "barbarian princess" or can they work together to restore peace to this normally tranquil paradise?