Reading List: Hawaiian Islands

These resources are suggested to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the history, unique culture, wilderness, and wildlife of Hawaii:

By Wind, by Wave: An Introduction to Hawaii’s Natural History
David L. Eyre, 2000

 

The Cruise of the Snark
Jack London, 1907

 

The Folding Cliffs: A Narrative
W.S. Merwin, 1998

 

Hawaii
James A. Michener, 1974

 

Hawaiian Heritage Plants
Angela Kay Kepler, 1998

 

Hawaiian Historical Legends
William D. Westervelt, 1999

 

Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen
Queen Liliuokalani, 1990

 

Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary
Kahikahealani Wight, 1999

 

In Deeper Waters: Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-Sea Habitats and Life-Forms
E.H. Chave and Alexander Malahoff, 1998

 

The Legends and Myths of Hawaii; the Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People
King David Kalakaua, 2009 (originally printed 1888)

Local Geography: Essays on Multicultural Hawaii
Dennis Kawaharada, 2004

 

Mark Twain in Hawaii: Roughing it in the Sandwich Islands
Mark Twain, 1990

 

Molokai
Alan Brennert, 2004

 

Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei
Marie McDonald and Paul Wissich, 2003

Native Planters in Old Hawaii: Their Life, Lore and Environment
Bishop Museum Press, 2004

 

No Footprints in the Sand - A Memoir of Kalaupapa
Henry Kalalahilimoku Nalaielua, Sally-Jo Keala-o-anuenue Bowman, 2006

 

Pele: Goddess of Hawaii’s Volcanoes
Herb Kawainui Kane, 1996

 

Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawaii
Susan Middleton, David Liittschwager, W.S. Merwin, David Wilcove, 2003

 

Shore Fishes of Hawaii
John E. Randall, 2010

 

Voices of Wisdom: Hawaiian Elders Speak
M.J. Harden, 1999

 

Children’s Books:

 

The Story of Chinaman’s Hat
Dean Howell, 1990