Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 12, 1 December 2016 — BOOK ROUNDUP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOOK ROUNDUP

For the readers on your holiday gift list, consider some of the books released by Hawai'i publishers this year, whieh explore topics from ancient Hawaiian history and legend to understanding life in modern Hawai'i. The following is just a sampling of books released by loeal publishers this year.

Abundance and Resilience: Farming and Foraging in Ancient Kaua'i By Julie S. Field and Miehael W. Graves University of Hawai'i Press Hardcover $65.95 Nu'alolo Kai near the remote Nā Pali on Kaua'i, is a historic site, like a portal to Hawai'i's past that has been revealing traditional secrets to archaeologists and researchers since 1958 when Bishop Museum first excavated it. The essays in this book share a sustainable form of animal management that continued for five centuries in the area.

Kāliuna: Traditions of Hawaiian Medicinal Priests and Healing Practitioners By Rev. Dr. Maleolm Nāea Chun, Ph.D. First People's Productions Hardcover $39.95 This book provides the first glimpse of lost and forgotten traditional heahh practices of Hawaiian medicinal kāhuna with accounts of specific epidmics in the 19th century, as translated by Dr. Chun. Learn of their many trials and what they endured during the Territory of Hawai'i.

Maui Hooks the lslands Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones series By Gabrielle Ahuli'i lllustrations Jing Jong Tsong BeachHouse Publishing Boardbook $7.95 Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones is a series of books that introduce children to some of Hawai'i's most well-known legends. The four books are: "Maui Hooks the Islands," "Pele Finds a Home," "Hina" and "Naupaka."

Ordinary 'Ohana By Lee Cataluna lllustrated by Cheyne Gallarde Bess Press Hardcover $14.95 A diverse family is a normal family here in Hawai'i. This little book about a big family that always has room for one more assures readers that family is who you choose.

Sand Mouse's Soup By Alvina Kwong BeachHouse Publishing Hardcover $7.95 Sharing is a way of life in Hawai'i. Sand Mouse gets his neighbors to add something to his pot. Soon he has a big pot of Portuguese soup to share with them. A delightful educational children's book.

All the books featured here, ean found at Native Books Nā Mea Hawai'i. They are located at Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd #1000, Honolulu. Visit them at www.nameahawaii.com or eall 808-596-8885.