Nā hoʻonanea o ka manawa = Pleasurable pastimes

Author/Creator:

Kihe, John Waile Heremana Isaac, 1854- author

Publication/Creation:

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2024]

Format:

Book

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Nā hoʻonanea o ka manawa = Pleasurable pastimes / Kaʻohuhaʻaheoinākuahiwiʻekolu ; translated by Kilika Bennett and Puakea Nogelmeier ; in collaboration with the Institute of Hawaiian Language Research and Translation

Variant Titles:

Pleasurable pastimes

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Bennett, Kilika, translator
Nogelmeier, Puakea, translator

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

North Kona District (Hawaii)--Social life and customs
North Kona District (Hawaii)--History

Description/Summary

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Summary:

"Nā hoʻonanea o ka manawa, translated as Pleasurable pastimes, is a delightful collection of tales and descriptions of life in the northern region of Kona on the island of Hawaiʻi. These moʻolelo (stories) from the arid land known as Kekaha wai ʻole o nā Kona contain the name, location, and nature of hundreds of wahi pana (storied sites) and extensive listings of moon phases, calendrics, counting methods, and plant names-all of which make this assembly a treasury of local knowledge and cultural traditions that extend far beyond the region. Beginning on September 13, 1923, a series of articles titled Na Hoonanea o ka Manawa appeared weekly in Ka Hoku o Hawaii, a Hilo-based Hawaiian-language newspaper of Hawaiʻi's territorial period, until its closure on August 28, 1924.The author of the series, J. W. H. Isaac Kihe, writing under the name Ka ʻOhu Haʻaheo I Na Kuahiwi ʻEkolu, was a knowledgeable and prolific contributor to Ka Hoku o Hawaii. Proud of his heritage and concerned about the possible erasure of the cultural knowledge and practices of his homeland, Kihe believed that by documenting and disseminating this information through the press, he could help circumvent its loss and provide an invaluable resource for the people of his time and for generations to come. One hundred years later, this book presents the complete collection of scanned articles alongside thoughtful English translations by Kilika Bennett and Puakea Nogelmeier, as well as indexes of the named places, people, winds, rains, plants, and animals. In a time when many are looking to remember, relearn, revive, and reintegrate Native Hawaiian knowledge, traditions, and resource management practices, this republication of Kihe's work is a much-needed contribution. The book summary does not include the proper diacritics of the Hawaiian language names due to limitations of the LOC electronic interface"--

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English and Hawaiian.

Physical Type/Description:

xiv, 135 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937857473502486

ISBN:

9780824892753
0824892755
9780824892760
0824892763

OCLC Number:

1378192646

Barcode:

010003565412