{"product_id":"north-shore-place-names","title":"North Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka‘ena by John R. K. Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka‘ena\u003c\/i\u003e, ocean expert John Clark continues his fascinating look at Hawai‘i’s past as told through the stories hidden in its place names. This time the author takes the reader on a historical tour of the North Shore of O‘ahu, from Kahuku (the north point of the island) to Ka‘ena (the west point of the island), and uncovers the everyday lives of the residents, especially prior to the plantation era. Similar to his 2011 book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawaiian Surfing\u003c\/i\u003e, to research this book Clark tapped into the Ho‘olaupa‘i online database (www.nupepa.org): a vast archive of 125,000 pages of Hawaiian-language newspapers published from 1834 to 1948. The author collected an enormous number of references to specific North Shore locations and presents them in an easy-to-use dictionary-style format, which includes original passages in Hawaiian with English translations by Keao NeSmith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover these highlights and others in this unique look at O‘ahu’s North Shore:\u003cbr\u003eLetters from the longtime principal of the girls’ school that eventually gave Hale‘iwa its name.\u003cbr\u003eExamples of the clash of cultures between traditional Hawaiian practices and Christianity, as evident in accounts of hula performances.\u003cbr\u003eOld-time traffic accidents—one that involved Queen Lili‘uokalani when she was trapped by her overturned horse-drawn carriage—and unusual train fatalities.\u003cbr\u003eNotices of auctions of Government lands, property trespasses, stolen sheep, and stray horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn invaluable resource for anyone interested in Hawai‘i history and the Hawaiian language,\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNorth Shore Place Names\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings to life the names, places, and events of the historic North Shore community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Kukeakalani Clark\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a former lifeguard and a retired deputy fire chief of the Honolulu Fire Department. He is the author of eleven books about Hawai‘i’s beaches, surf breaks, and place names, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka‘ena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKalaupapa Place Names: Waikolu to Nihoa.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeao NeSmith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, PhD, is an applied linguist, researcher, and educator who is fluent in Hawaiian, having been taught the language by his grandmother and by native speakers of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUH Press, 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 344 pages | 17 illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"UH Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33901402816644,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1161\/7924\/files\/9780824839307-600x900.jpg?v=1784938568","url":"https:\/\/basically-books-co.myshopify.com\/products\/north-shore-place-names","provider":"Basically Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}