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The story of Ni'ihau has been told many times by many people, but Ni'ihau Place Names adds new information to the island's history from a unique source: Hawaiian-language newspapers. From 1834 to 1948, approximately 125, 000 pages of Native Hawaiian expression were printed in more than 100 different newspapers. John R. K. Clark has gathered and edited a large collection of invaluable articles that recorded daily life on Niʻihau, events and top...

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.

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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 f...

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

This volume updates the data on access and new facilities resulting from developments on Maul, Lana'i, Moloka'i, and Kaho'olawe.

Kaua'i has more sand beaches per mile of shoreline than any other island in Hawai'i. Although the owners of Ni'ihau discourage visitors, author John Clark includes fascinating sketches of the island to complete his inventory of Hawai'i's beaches.

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.

In his latest book, John Clark, author of the highly regarded "Beaches of Hawai'i" series, 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. Significant features and landmarks on or near shores, such as fishponds, monuments, shrines, reefs, and small islands, are also included.

Now completely revised and updated, this edition of Beaches of O'ahu offers sixty new color photos of the island's spectacular beaches and coastline by photographer Mike Waggoner, a water safety section, and 22 newly drawn maps locating more than 130 beaches and shoreline parks.