Lele Kawa: Fire Rituals of Pele

Lele Kawa: Fire Rituals of Pelehe mele contained in this book are fundamental to hula Pele and reflect a vast and dynamic Hawaii worldview. These mele have been preserved for centuries via oral traditions, the sacred hula of Hawaii, and, more recently, in twentieth century written texts. Lele Kawa offers original translations and provocative interpretations of the Pele literature from a practitioners perspective. The authors work is based on generations of ancestral connections and

Bamboo sticks and ginger lei fill the dancer's hula bag

“Scott Kikkawa’s riveting new murder mystery

the Hawaiian people possessed an intricate understanding of how life on Earth progressed through the afes

STYLE: Open Front

Apo’s compelling prose offer a deep dive into Hawaii’s past

and the accused themselves—refused to be cowed

Christine Thomas

Poetry that imagines life in Chinatown Honolulu circa 1900s

Children will learn a bit about how home animals sleep

His joint research with ecologists

unshakable faith in who she always was

which included two additional benefit concerts