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Place Names of Hawaii : Revised and Expanded Edition by Samuel H. Elbert, Mary Kawena Pukui and Esther T. Mookini (1976, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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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 and the lore associated with them now, while Hawaiians are here to lend us their knowledge. And, whatever the fate of the Hawaiian language, the place names will endure. The first edition of Place Names of Hawaii contained only 1,125 entries. The coverage is expanded in the present edition to include about 4,000 entries, including names in English. Also, approximately 800 more names are included in this volume than appear in the second edition of the Atlas of Hawaii.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824805240
ISBN-13
9780824805241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
353813

Product Key Features

Author
Mary Kawena Pukui, Esther T. Mookini, Samuel H. Elbert
Publication Name
Place Names of Hawaii : Revised and Expanded Edition
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
1976
Type
Language Course
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Reviews
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.
Copyright Date
1976
Topic
Dictionaries, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Référence, Oceanic & Australian Languages, Linguistics / Etymology
Lccn
73-085582
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Travel, Foreign Language Study, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, History