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This volume contains a collection of traditional classic Hawaiian music.

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...slations. The majority are from the time of the monarchy and so are already somewhat venerable. Nearly all are sung often today and are well known to Hawaiian singers. The texts have never before been written consistently with the glottal stops and macrons that make them nearly pronounceable by one not knowing Hawaiian. Many of them have not been translated before, or have...

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...It is the purpose of this series of articles to attempt a resolution on these questions by reviewing the ethnological history of the Hawaiian peoples as contained in their ancient traditions, rituals and epic poetry. It is the purpose of these articles to present the Hawaiian royal traditions unconfounded by the elements and theology of Christianity or th...

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... that it was recited in its entirety was at the necrological ceremonies attending the funeral of the beloved Prince William Charles Lunalilo, King of Hawaii and sixth of the Dynasty of Kamehameha. Lenthy portions of it, however, have been chanted at other similar ceremonies, the most prominent of these being the coronation of David Kalakaua, and the furierals of the Queen...

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A collection of easy listening Hawaiian songs that can be enjoyed in the comfort everyone's home.

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... to the American Indians, but by act of Congress approved June 30 of that year the scope of its operations was extended to include the natives of the Hawaiian islands. Funds were not specifically provided, however, for prosecuting investigations among these people, and in the absence of an appropriation for this purpose it was considered inadvisable to restrict the systema...

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...li. 120 -- The hula kaekeeke. 122 -- An intermission. 126 -- The hula niau-kani. 132 -- The hula ohe. 135 -- The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians. 138 -- Gesture. 176 -- The hula pa-hua. 183 -- The hula Pele. 186 -- The hula pa?i-umauma. 202 -- The hula ku i Molokai. 207 -- The hula kielei. 210 -- The hula mu?u-mu?u. 212 -- The hula kolani. 216 -- The hula ko...

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...o the turmoil of the late 19th century, in particular the 1887 promulgation of the Bayonet Constitution that disenfranchised so many subjects of the Hawaiian kingdom, the 1889 revolt that attempted to reverse the erosion of those civil rights, the 1893 overthrow of Queen Lili uokalani, and the counterrevolution in 1895 by loyalists trying to restore the Queen to the thro...

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This book contains a selection of compiled national songs of Hawaii.

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...According to this tradition Hawaii just rose up from the ocean, together with the group of islands of Tahiti, and it would seem the Tahitian Islands were the first group in this Pacific Ocean, and Hawaii was of a later appearance, as shown by the li...

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...-- Birth of the Islands -- 6 -- Genealogy of Opuukanonua -- 24 -- About Wakea -- 12 -- First Sight of Foreigners -- 28 -- Genealogy of the Islands of Hawaii -- 16 -- -- Aukelenuiaiku and His Unkind Brethren -- 32 -- How Aukele and Namakaokahai Showed Their Useful Things -- 68 -- How Aukele Fell into the Pit of Kamooinanen and Profiled Thereby -- 38 -- How the Brothers-in...

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...This volume contains the history of Hawaii's last reigning king, David Kalakaua. It covers all the way from the beginning (birth) of David Kalakaua, his time as king, and all the way to his death. A highly respected man of his time, this book was written to e...

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...'s name translates literally as "The Day [of] Battle." As his life matched his name, King David Kalakaua's reign was very much a daily battle between Hawaiian traditions and values and Western influences.After his death this king has come to be recognized as a "renaissance man," a modern man of many talents and interests. However, in life his heart was like that of his for...

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...In January of 1895, a nationalist rebellion broke out against the Republic of Hawaii. The rebellion was crushed in two days by Republican forces who outgunned the nationalist forces. The Queen was arrested and brought before a military tribunal. The Republic found her guilty of “misprision of treaso...

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...The Kumulipo (“Beginning-in-deep-darkness”) is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its two thousand lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family’s divine origin and tracing the family history from the begging...

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... Twenty years have passed since the publication of Martha Warren Beckwith?s translation and extended annotation of the Kumulipo, a Hawaiian cosmogonic and genealogical chant. When it appeared in 1951 she was celebrating her eightieth birthday. Except for one or two brief notes published during the remaining eight years of her life, the book about the Kum...

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...I.The Prose Note. 7 --Ii. Rank In Hawaii. 11 -- Iii. The First-Born Son And The Taboo. 15 -- Iv. Lono Of The Makahiki. 18 --V. Captain Cook As Lono. 22 --Vi. Two Dynasties. 25vii. The Master Of Song. 35 -- Viii. Prologue To The Night World. 42 -- Ix. The Refr...

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...This bibliography includes all known titles published in the Hawaiian language anywhere in the world between 1822 and the end of the century. The only items not listed are one-page broadsides, government documents, serials, sheet music, and programs for events such as concerts, royal f...

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...The first chapter in the history of Hawaiian printing becomes primarily a resumé of the linguistic efforts of the early missionaries to the Sandwich Islands. To a researcher perhaps the most remarkable feature of the story is that the missionaries began their p...

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...The intimate connection between Hawaiians and aina (land) is the focus of two articles this year. In a piece that weaves together scholarly research and personal moolelo (storytelling), cultural beliefs about land, language, and community reveal strong imp...

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...Molokai: Future of a Hawaiian Island This vision statement was created by numerous groups of the Molokai community and largely based on work from the generations before us. There are too many contributors to list, but on page 52, there is a hui ...

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...The year 2005 has been a pivotal time for Native Hawaiians. As a community, we have come together with a heightened purpose and passion for what it means to be an indigenous people. This is critical in light of persistent legal threats to Hawaiian institutions such as Kam...

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...ve, preserve, restore, and sustain our laa environment for all hanauna (generations) to come. * From a talk given at the 2004 Research Conference on Hawaiian Well-Being at the Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus....

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...I Hea Na Kanaka Maoli Whither the Hawaiians-Kekuni Blaisdell. 9 -- I Am This Land and This Land Is Me -Pualani Kanahele. 21 -- Issues and Processes in Indigenous Research -Peter Mataira, Jon K. Matsuoka, and Paula T. Morelli. 35 -- The Moolelo (Story) of Teac...

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...This third series of the Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folklore, in its varied character, presents valuable features for antiquarian and ethnic students of Polynesia in general and Hawaii in particular. The papers included in Part I, mostly the result of S. N. Haleole...

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... -- Concerning Ancient Religious Ceremonies -- 2 -- Various Heathen Prayers -- 46 -- Concerning the Construction of the Heiau -- 52 -- History of the Hawaiian Priesthood Called the Order of Sorcery -- 56 -- History of the Hawaiian Priesthood in Olden Time Called Hoomanamana -- 66 -- Explanatory Remarks—History of the Sorcery Priesthood—Divisions and Ordinances—Sacrifice Se...

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...underground bunker. Formerly operated by the US military. All of our books are stored in this sub-terranian vault, operated by Gary Weller in Kaneohe Hawaii. We have so much unique material. So many artifacts of knowledge that everything we digitize or acquire must be preserved for posterity. It’s imperative and one of the great callings of our generation. IV...