Aloha Niihau/ Oral Histories - Softcover

Emalia Licayan; Virginia Nizo; Elama Kanahele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597002097 ISBN 13: 9781597002097

Publisher: Island Heritage Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Written in both the Niihau dialect of the Hawaiian language and in English, "Aloha Niihau" is a compilation of oral histories by three women from Niihau: Emalia Licayan, Virginia Nizo and Elama Kanahele. The Niihau dialect has continued from ancient times relatively unchanged. It contains the very codes to a Hawaiian perspective that can be obtained only by close association with native speakers. "Aloha Niihau" seeks to help students of Hawaiian increase their knowledge and understanding of the culture and language. For the Niihau community, this text will help to preserve the oral histories of Niihau in their important native dialect.

About this title

About the Author:

Elama Kanahele was born and raised on the island of Niihau with a deep and abiding affection for God to whom she was eternally grateful. Her desire to collect and publish the stories found in "Aloha Niihau" stemmed from her deep passion for education and her even deeper compassion for children. Kimo Armitage was raised in Haleiwa, Oahu, by his maternal grandparents. Weekends and school holidays were spent spearing fish, harvesting wana, collected rock salt, pickling mangoes, cooking hulihuli chicken and picking limu. These memories are the creative source of his writing. Keao NeSmith was born in Waimea, Kauai and raised on Hawaiian Homestead in Kekaha. He was taught Hawaiian at a young age while living with his grandmother, Annie Kauhane, of Ka'u and Puna, Hawaii. His passions are his 'aina, Kauai, and the preservation of the essence of the language and knowledge of his people.

About this edition

• Publisher: Island Heritage Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1597002097
• ISBN 13: 9781597002097
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 88