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Edition: First Label: Night Rainbow Publisng Co. Manufacturer: Night Rainbow Publisng Co. Number Of Pages: 111 Publication Date: 1988 Publisher: Night Rainbow Publisng Co. Studio: Night Rainbow Publisng Co. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Deeply Personal Wisdom Passed Down Through Generations of Hawaiians***** This book is a story of wisdom from an ancestor of the authors, a very wise woman and Hawaiian elder. The book contains much of interest about Hawaiian culture, told through the eyes of the authors in a deeply personal way. It is a memoir in a way, including genealogies and historical perspectives, but it's so personal at the same time, and filled with insights and descriptions of the Hawaiian culture from a Hawaiian perspective that is rare. This wise woman (the ancestor who the book ... Read More Rating: - The Best Book on the True Hawaiian HistoryThis book really covers everything about the real ancient Hawaiian culture and its culture after the Tahitian takeover. Very fascinating and probably the most true publication on this subject in its field. Most of the time, people are given the "whitebread" version of Hawaiian history that has been tailored to the common American way of thought (in fact we still meet people today who visit Hawaii and think that all the locals still live in grass shacks and are living a third-world lifestyle). If ... Read More |
