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Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents of the Pacific
Over the years, geologists have amassed data that point to the undeniable fact of islands having disappeared in the Pacific, a phenomenon that the oral traditions of many groups of …
Combat Chaplain
In June 1944, twenty-seven-year-old combat infantry chaplain Israel Yost arrived in Italy with the 100th Battalion, a little-known National Guard unit of mostly Japanese Americans …
Hawaiian Legends of Dreams
Moe'uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means ""soul sleep."" Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with 'aumakua, their ancestral guardians, while sleeping, and this …
The Hawaiian Bat
Shy and solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare that most people have never seen one. But if you are in the right place (the edge of a forest) at the right time (around …
Pana O'ahu
The sixty ""heiau"" photographed and described in this text are all located on on O'ahu, the island that has experienced by far the most development over the last 200 years. The …
Na Pua Ali'i O Kaua'i
The stories of Kaua'i's ruling chiefs were passed from generation to generation in songs and narratives recited by trained storytellers either formally at the high chief's court or …
Sun and Rain
In Hawai'i and elsewhere in the tropics, the change in seasons often goes unnoticed. ""Sun and Rain"" will help children recognize and appreciate the seasons in Hawai'i by calling …
Na Lei Makamae
Lei are the very expression of traditional Hawaiian culture and were once an essential part of community and family life. Following in the footsteps of Samuel Kamakau, Abraham …
We Fought the Navy and Won
We Fought the Navy and Won is a carefully documented yet impassioned recollection of Guam's struggle to liberate itself from the absolutist rule of the U.S. Navy. Doloris Cogan …
Bright Triumphs from Dark Hours
Bright Triumphs from Dark Hours examines the lives of ten extraordinary people who overcame great adversity in their personal or professional lives by applying winning strategies …
Doing Business with Japan
In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained ""uniquely"" Japanese. For this reason, the uninformed Westerner doing business …