Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 6, 1 June 2018 — RECENT BOOK RELEASES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RECENT BOOK RELEASES

NĀPUKE BOOKS

1. Light in the Queen's Garden: lda May Pope, Pioneer for Hawai'i's Daughters 1862-1914 By Sandra E. Bonura University of Hawai'i Press Originally from the midwest, Ida May Pope was an educator in Hawai'i during a pivotal time in history. Sandra E. Bonura draws from recently discovered primary sources to put together a biography of Pope, who became a close friend of Queen Lili'uokalani and founding principal of the Kamehameha School for Girls. The events surrounding the 1893 overthrow are viewed through the eyes of Pope's students during this turbulent period. King Kalākaua and Princess Ka'iulani also appear in this biography, as does Lili'uokalani's daughter Lydia Aholo, who attended Kamehameha. Events covered in the book include Queen Lili'uokalani's eontroversial visit to Kalaupapa to meet Mother Marianne Cope, now known as Saint Marianne of Moloka'i. 2. The Best of Aloha Shorts Edited by Sammie Choy, Craig Howes and Phyllis S.K. Look Bamboo Ridge Press From 2008 to 2012, Bamboo Ridge Press and Hawai'i Public Radio co-produced "Aloha Shorts," a radio program that brought writers, actors and musicians together for a half-hour eaeh Tuesday to celebrate loeal literature. The Best ofAloha Shorts features poems and stories published by Bamboo Ridge that were performed before a live audience in HPR's Atherton Studio. The collection also covers the show's history, including behind-the-scenes details. The result is an anthology that features writing by some of Hawai'i's best-known writers, including Nora Okja Keller, Darrell H.Y. Lum, Lee Cataluna, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Punani Burgess, Keola Beamer and "Aloha Shorts" host

Cedric Yamanaka. Grouped by theme, the mix of nostalgic and contemporarily-set pieces offer a sense of life in the Islands from plantation days to the 21 st century. 3. Life ofthe Land: Articulations ofa Native Writer By Dana Naone Hall 'Ai Pōhaku Press Activist and poet Dana Naone Hall explores the connection Native Hawaiians have with the land through poetry, essays, testimony and photos that chronicle her decades of advocacy for Native Hawaiian and environmental issues, particularly in Maui. Naone Hall was a founding member of Hui Alanui o Mākena, whieh fought the closing of 01d Mākena Road, including the ancient trail known as the King's Highway Pi'ilani Trail. She was also at the forefront of the movement to protect 'iwi kūpuna buried in the sand dunes in Honokahua, Maui, whieh led to better protections for Native Hawaiian burial sites and the creation of Island Burial Councils. Life ofthe Land spans more than 30 years of advocacy at the county, state and federal levels, using poetry, anecdotes, insight and analysis to bring kūpuna voices to the forefront and continue fighting for protection and restoration of Hawai'i's cultural and historic sites. 4. One Voice: My Life, Times and Hopes for Hawai'i By ūaniel K. Akaka and Jim Borg Walemiank Publishing U.S. Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka

published his memoirs just months before his passing in April. Akaka was the first senator of Hawaiian ancestry and spent his nearly four decade political career working to improve conditions for Native peoples, veterans, consumers and the residents of Hawai'i. 5. Kalaupapa Plaee Names By John Clark University of Hawai'i Press John Clark shapes a history of Kalaupapa using plaee names asso-

ciated with the remote Moloka'i colony for Hansen's disease patients, incorporating kanikau, or lamentations, and interviews with Kalaupapa residents. 6. Lili'uokalani: A RoyalAlbum By Allen Seiden Mutual Publishing Published 100 years after Queen Lili'uokalani's death, this volume uses photographs and designs from the queen's own photo albums - illustrating the life of Hawai'i's

last reigning monarch decade by decade. 7. Poems from a Farmer By Victor C. Pellegrino Open End Publisbing Gompany Retired professor and author Victor Pellegrino shares poems inspired by his experiences as a farmer on family land in Maui's central valley, the environment and concerns over humankind's treatment of nature. ■

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Weekly Hale'iwa Farmers' Market & Screen on the Green Thursdays 2 - 6pm • Screen on the Green through July 19 Award-winning weekly market with fresh produceand loeal vendors, followed by a F/?FF, family-friendly outdoor movie screening