โ Scribed by Cheryl A. Harstad; James R. Harstad (editors)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From the poignant "The Queen's Prayer," written by Hawaii's last reigning monarch, to Ryan Monico's "The Million-Dollar Mango Tree," a tribute to his grandfather's pickled mango, the editors present finely textured narratives of life in Hawaii by some of the state's most respected writers and observers.
Contents
A Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Fire Chant for King Ka-lรค-kaua
The Queen's Prayer
Pele'sOwn
The Mystery of the Ku'ula Rock
Three Island Images
"Malie" Excerpted from Moloka 7
Song of the Chanter Ka-'ehu
Tearing Down a Plantation House
Hanapepe, Kaua'i
The Luna of the Landing
Plantation Christmas
New Year
Comfort Woman
Juk
Oyako-Donburi
Girls, Are They Worth It?
A Small Rebuttal
Lost Sister
Oranges Are Lucky
Ancestry
Here I Am
Old Kimono
The Surfer
Ramble Round Hawai'i
Son of the Shark-God
The Pool
Turtles
"Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains" Excerpted from China Men
The Hongo Store, 29 Miles Volcano, Hilo, Hawai'i
Sachie, A Daughter of Hawai'i
The Mystery Writer's Class Reunion
'Awapuhi
A Fire
The Men Whose Tongues
A Chant for a Wedding
The Grandmother
Hybrid
Bonsai
Papio
The Million-Dollar Mango Tree
More Precious than Pineapples
Chinatown
A Haole Stops in Kaimuki
Pele's Children
A Pilgrim's Kisses
Permissions
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