These suggested resources are for your pleasure, to help enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the history, culture, unique traditions and nature of Hawaii.

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Hawaii
James A. Michener, 1974

The Cruise of the Snark
Jack London, 1907

Mark Twain in Hawaii: Roughing it in the Sandwich Islands
Mark Twain, 1990

Travels in Hawaii
Robert Louis Stephenson, 1973

Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei
Marie McDonald and Paul Wissich, 2003

By Wind, By Wave: An Introduction to Hawaii’s Natural History
David E. Eyre, 2000

Hawaiian Heritage Plants
Angela Kay Kepler, 1998

Shore Fishes of Hawaii
John E. Randall, 1998

Voices of Wisdom: Hawaiian Elders Speak
M.J. Harden, 1999

The Legends and Myths of Hawaii
His Hawaiian Majesty King David Kalakaua

Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani
Queen Liliuokalani, 1990

Local Geography: Essays on Multicultural Hawaii
Dennis Kawaharada, 2004

Molokai
Alan Brennert, 2004

The Folding Cliffs: A Narrative
W.S. Merwin, 1998

Pele: Goddess of Hawaii’s Volcanoes
Herb Kawainui Kane, 1996

Father of the Four Passages; Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers
Lois-Ann Yamanaka, 2001, 1996

Hawaiian Historical Legends
William D. Westervelt, 1999

In Deeper Waters: Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-Sea Habitats and Life-Forms
E.H. Chave and Alexander Malahoff, 1998

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Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky
Marilyn Kahalewai & Vivian L. Thompson (Age 9-12)

Hawaiian Tales of Heroes and Champions
Vivian L. Thompson & Herbert Kawainui Kane (Age 9-12)

Into The Volcano, A Volcano Researcher at Work
Donna O'Meara (Age 9-12)

Kawelo, Roving Chief
Vivian L. Thompson & Patricia A. Wozniak (Age 9-12)

The Last Princess, The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawaii
Fay Stanley & Diane Stanley (Age 7-11)