Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. Mookini
[PDF.yf28] Place Names of Hawaii
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| #279704 in Books | 1976-12-01 | 1976-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.02 x.70 x5.98l,.76 | File type: PDF | 312 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| A Most Excellent Resource|By Roberta|This book is a welcome addition to the Hawaiian Section of my personal library and has already come in handy while I have been studying Hawaiian history and doing personal research. I have even been able to find the information I was looking for using only the sound of the place name without having the spelling in front of me.|0 of 0 peopl||Since the meanings of many of the Hawaiian words and phrases used to identify places in the Islands have roots in history and even in legend, leafing through the pages of this book is an unusually interesting way to learn about the land and its people.-- "T
How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests, and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. And place names are far from static--names are constantly being given to new houses and buildings, streets and towns, and old names are replaced by new ones.
It is essential, then, to record the names a...
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