Name: place names of hawaii (in English)
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Author: Pukui, Mary Kawena ; Elbert, Samuel H. ; Mookini, Esther T.
ISBN: 9780824805241

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Publisher

University of Hawaii Press

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.0 x 15.4 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN

0824805240

ISBN13

9780824805241

Edition No.

0002

Synopsis "place names of hawaii (in English)"

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.

Mark Samuels

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Mark Samuels es un escritor británico de ficción en la línea de Arthur Machen y H. P. Lovecraft. Nacido en el más profundo de Clapham, al sur de Londres, se publicó por primera vez en 1988, y sus historias cortas a menudo se centran en detallar un mundo sombrío en el que sus protagonistas descubren gradualmente vistas aterradoras y entusiastas que acechan detrás de la modernidad. Su trabajo ha sido muy elogiado por personas como Thomas Ligotti y Ramsey Campbell y ha aparecido en prestigiosas antologías de terror y ficción extraña a ambos lados del Atlántico.

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