Connecting the Kingdom: Sailing Vessels in the Early Hawaiian Monarchy, 1790-1840

Connecting the Kingdom: Sailing Vessels in the Early Hawaiian Monarchy, 1790-1840In this groundbreaking work, Peter Mills reveals a wealth of insight into the emergence of the Hawaiian nation state from sources mostly ignored by colonial and post colonial historians alike. By examining how early Hawaiian chiefs appropriated Western sailing technology to help build their island nation, Mills presents the fascinating history of sixty Hawaiian owned schooners, brigs, barks, and peleleu canoes. While these vessels have often been

She’s never met her legendary grandmother and her mother has never revealed the identity of her father

placing the instrument for the first time in a broad historical

and pig come sniffing over

Ossipoff criticized large-scale development and advocated environmentally sensitive designs

threatened by global commodification and loss of access to coastal lands that are now private retreats for star entertainers

And as they battle enemies both near and far

The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia

fondly known as ‘Doc’ to friends and business associates

or what’s right

This is the story of the birth of an island

and resilience

Honu and Moa is a humorous spin on a well-known story