Bøger af John R. K. Clark

Presents a unique history of the leprosy settlement on Moloka`i, based on his meticulous research of more than three hundred Hawaiian-language newspaper articles. John Clark discovered articles that show a community of Hawaiians from every island except uninhabited Kaho`olawe. Their stories reveal an active community with its members trying to live their lives as normally as possible.

In coastal areas, fishermen and swimmers also look to Jizo, one of the Buddhist deities in Japan for protection. In response to numerous drownings, Jizo statues were erected near dangerous fishing and swimming sites. This book tells the story of a group of men who raised these statues as a service to their communities.

Hawaiian Surfing is a history of the traditional sport narrated primarily by native Hawaiians who wrote for the Hawaiian-language newspapers of the 1800s. An introductory section covers traditional surfing, including descriptions of the six Hawaiian surf-riding sports (surfing, bodysurfing, canoe surfing, body boarding, skimming, and river surfing). This is followed by an exhaustive Hawaiian-English dictionary of surfing terms and references from Hawaiian-language publications and a special section of Waikiki place names related to traditional surfing. The information in each of these sections is supported by passages in Hawaiian, followed by English translations. The work concludes with a glossary of English-Hawaiian surfing terms and an index of proper names, place names, and surf spots.

This title gives us the many captivating stories behind the hundreds of Hawai'i place names associated with the ocean - the names of shores, beaches, and other sites where people fish, swim, dive, surf, and paddle.

The Big Island's shoreline is remarkably diverse and dynamic and includes more than a hundred black, green, and white sand beaches.