| Pocket Place Names of Hawai'i Contributor(s): Pukui, Mary Kawena (Author), Elbert, Samuel H. (Author), Mookini, Esther T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0824811879 ISBN-13: 9780824811877 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1989 Annotation: This abridged and updated version of Place Names of Hawaii is an indispensable guide for both visitor and resident. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Travel | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 919.690 |
| LCCN: 88027747 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 4.12" W x 6.96" (0.13 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Hawaii - Cultural Region - Oceania - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This abridged and updated version of Place Names of Hawaii is an indispensible guide for both visitor and resident. The names provide insight into the culture and history of Hawaii. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pukui, Mary Kawena: - Mary Kawena Pukui was a noted authority on the Hawaiian language. She had a long professional association with the Bernice P. Bishop Museum and translated many Hawaiian historical documents. She coauthored, with Samuel H. Elbert, the Hawaiian Dictionary and Place Names of Hawaii.Elbert, Samuel H.: - Samuel H. Elbert, professor emeritus of Pacific languages and linguistics at the University of Hawaii, taught the Hawaiian language for many years and is considered one of the foremost authorities on the language today. He is author of the textbook Spoken Hawaiian and is co-author with Mary Pukui of Hawaiian Dictionary, and with Mary Pukui and Esther Mookini of Place Names of Hawaii. |