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Native Hawaiian Culture

This pathfinder is intended for participants in the ‘A Gathering of Readers’ event hosted by the “If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything” reading program. Topics covered in this pathfinder include Native Hawaiian arts such music, dance, language, and literature. Most sources listed are available online, although print sources should be easily accessible. Using this pathfinder, students and educators can find basic information on Native Hawaiian culture.

Where can I find out about Native Hawaiian culture?

1. Wikipedia - Native Hawaiians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Hawaiians

2. Let’s Go: Hawaii ‑ Life and times.

http://www.letsgo.com/HAW/02‑LifeTimes‑1

3. PBS Web site: Holo mai pele: A mythic Hawaiian tale of love and revenge

http://www.pbs.org/holomaipele/index.html

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Where can I find out about Hawaiian music and dance, especially the Hula?

1. Music of Hawaii: Dance, instruments, and songs

http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/cultures/hawaii.html

2. Hula Preservation Society: Online Multimedia Hula Library

http://www.hulapreservation.org/hulalibrary.asp

3. PBS Web site: P.O.V. ‑ More about Hula

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/americanaloha/special_more.html

4. PBS Web site: Holo mai pele: A mythic Hawaiian tale of love and revenge

http://www.pbs.org/holomaipele/index.html

Where can I listen to Hawaiian music on the Web?

 1. Hawaiian music 101

http://listen.to/hawaiianmusic

Where can I find Hawaiian literature including Hawaiian folktales or legends?

1. Pukui, M. K. (1983). ’Olelo no’eau: Hawaiian proverbs & poetical sayings. Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press.

2. PBS Web site: Holo mai pele: A mythic Hawaiian tale of love and revenge

http://www.pbs.org/holomaipele/index.html

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3. Books about Hawaii

http://www.hawaiibooks.com/

4. The Hula school ‑ Laka, goddess of the Hula

http://www.indians.org/welker/hulascho.htm

5. Colum, P. (1937). Legends of Hawaii. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Where can I find information on the Hawaiian language, including Hawaiian-English dictionaries?

1. Aha punana leo: Aloha mai

http://www.ahapunanaleo.org/OL.htm

2. Pukui, M. K., & Elbert, S. H. (1986). Hawaiiain Dictionary (Rev. & Enl. ed.). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

3. Kent, H. W. (1986). Treasury of Hawaiian words in one hundred and one categories. Honolulu, HI: Masonic Public Library of Hawaii.

 

For more information, contact vanescha@mail.utexas.edu, or visit your local librarian.