This richly imagined novel, set in hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a littleknown time and placeand a deeply moving testament. About this book molokai is the story of rachel kalama, a young native hawaiian girl growing up in honolulu at the end of the19th century, who at age seven is diagnosed with hansens disease, taken from her family, and exiled to the leprosy settlement on a remote peninsula on the island of molokai. Molokai is a book that sums up for me why i love historical fiction. If your browser is unable to read the documents you will need to download the free acrobat reader from adobe. Thus celebration of wahi pana from the late monarchy period through hawaiis. He wahi moolelo no na lawaia ma kapalilua, kona hema, hawaii.
Wind names of molokai, from moses kuaea nakuinas the wind gourd of laamaomao draft updated. Sep 12, 2011 celebrated places that have significance to the kama. Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of kalaupapa, rachel experiences intense isolation. In what ways is hawaii comparable to another, biblical, garden. Given what was known at the time of the causes and contagion of leprosy, was the hawaiian governments isolation of patients on molokai justified or not. Molokai one of the beautiful hawaiian islands, but in the late nineteenth century, a name synonymous with a desolate leper colony.
This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of molokai. Na wahi pana respecting hawaiis sacred sites volunteer. Written from the heart by long time molokai resident james h. Ohi ia ka wahie kiawe a me ka meli kiawe o ia mau kumulaau. Heritage tourism hawaii island historic hawaii foundation. Oct 04, 2004 molokai is the story of rachel kalama, a young native hawaiian girl growing up in honolulu at the end of the 19th century, who at age seven is diagnosed with hansens disease, taken from her family, and exiled to the leprosy settlement on a remote peninsula on the island of molokai. Na wahi pana o kaliuwaa storied places of kaliuwaa 1861. Brocker, the lands of father damien is a stunningly narrated and photographed hardcover book that portrays life, past and present, at the tiny and remote kalaupapa peninsula like no other before it. The konohiki, a class of chiefs that managed land, provided the service of tax collector, collected agricultural and aquacultural products such as pigs, taro, sweet potatoes, dry fish, kapa and mats. Molokai travel guide expert picks for your vacation fodor. Palikoolauloa, resident at kaliuwaa, and a native sriter submitted a letter recalling the significant cultural sites and traditions of the storied places of kaliuwaa to the hawaiian language newspaper, ka hoku o ka pakipika november 14. He nohona oluolu ko ka poe o niihau, aka ua nui ka hana. Honouliuli stretches down from the waianae mountains to lihue yes, oahu has one too, the area.
Wahi pana is the hawaiian name for cultural landscapes, which are legendary. Kualakai, honouliuli, ewa, oahualua in a traditional native hawaiian perspective, the region now occupied by kapolei and kalaeloa barbers point is part of the ahupuaa of honouliuli, the largest land division of oahus ewa district. Search here to help you locate myths and legends indexed in 77 books. In hawaiian, the term for a sacred place is wahi pana. Moku ola means island of life, healing or living island hanu. Zip file will include pdf presentations on introductionoverview. The mission of dlnrs division of forestry and wildlife is to responsibly manage and protect watersheds, native ecosystems, and cultural resources and provide outdoor recreation and sustainable forest products opportunities, while facilitating partnerships, community involvement and education. But she remains strong, finding moments of joy, and even love. He mokupuni liilii no hoi ia, nona ka loihi he umikumawalu a he eono mile ke akea.
The repository is a database with a set of services to capture, store, index, preserve and redistribute information in digital format. Growing up in idyllic honolulu in the 1890s, rachel is part of a big loving family until she is forcibly removed from her family and sent to the isolated leper colony on the island of molokai. Molokaione of the beautiful hawaiian islands, but in the late nineteenth century, a name synonymous with a desolate leper colony. First, in the earliest appearance of this song in sonny cunhas song book. Learning about special landmarks and areas throughout hawaii allows students of native. Molokai fish and dive molokai books, father damien books. Place names often reflect a special aspect of a location, a legend perhaps, or a physical texture lying just. We who live here choose not to be strangers in our own land. Read free book excerpt from molokai by alan brennert, page 1 of 8. The makahiki season is the ancient hawaiian new year festival, in honor of the god lono of the hawaiian religion it is a holiday covering four consecutive lunar months, approximately from october or november through february or march. The focus of this season was a time for men, women and chiefs to rest, strengthen the body, and have great feasts of commemoration.
To download a pdf file of this report, go to the us department of the interior, bureau of ocean. Na moolelo o hina laua o wakea na makua o ka mokupuni o molokai. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Molokai travel guide expert picks for your vacation. Honoring and preserving hawaiian cultural landscapes. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
The book s opening paragraph likens hawaii in the 19th century to a garden. Visit hawaiis historic places on hawaii island download historic honokaa town map pdf historic honokaa town map this map of historic honokaa town, located on the hamakua coast of the island of hawaii, is part of the historic honokaa town project documenting 73 historic sites. Molokai is generally thought of as the last bit of real hawaii. Na wahi pana o hilo noted places of hilo hwst 100 2. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Maps like these can be seen in the sites of oahu book, but they are only numbered and one must match up the description of the numbered site in the chapters text for each district. Molokai is the story of rachel kalama, a young native hawaiian girl growing up in honolulu at the end of the 19th century, who at age seven is diagnosed with hansens disease, taken from her family, and exiled to the leprosy settlement on a remote peninsula on the island of molokai. The values of aloha aina and malama aina love and care for the land guide our stewardship of molokais natural. Molokai is a story of hope, dignity, and the strength of the pdf human spirit. Reviews of the molokai to date in regards to the guide we now have molokai feedback users have never nevertheless still left the overview of the overall game, or otherwise not read it yet. Young rachel kalama, growing up in idyllic honolulu in the 1890s, dreams of seeing faroff lands, but at the age of seven rachels dreams are shattered by the. Oct 21, 2003 molokai is a book that sums up for me why i love historical fiction.
The novel molokai tells a story full of tragedy and hope that spans seventynine years of history. Hiiaka journeyed from the island of hawaii to kauai, stopping on maui, molokai, and. Hana na kanaka e noho nei ma ia mokupuni ma lalo o keia ohana, o ka hanai pipi a me ka hanai hipa ka hana. The health of native hawaiians national library of. In cultures with oral traditions, sacred place names and ritual language may serve as a sacred text of a people. Na wahi pana o kau was the product of an oral history project done by hawaiian language students of kau high school at pahala on the island of hawaii during the school year of 2004. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. To gain a greater understanding of native hawaiian history and culture through a placebased activity that incorporates school learning in collaboration with family and community members. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones. Molokais best selling books the lands of father damien 1998 best seller award recipient.
The storied past of lahaina in west maui will be featured in the upcoming edition of the local television series wahi pana. The chronicle of leprosyinfected rachel kalama begins in 1891 in honolulu and ends in the late 1960s on isolated molokai, site of the kalaupapa leprosy settlement. Alan brennerts novel molokai is based on serious research into the history of this colony and includes brockers book in the authors note. Mission statement enhance, protect, conserve and manage hawaiis unique and limited natural, cultural and historic resources held in public trust for current and future generations of the people of hawaii nei, and its visitors, in partnership with others from the public and private sectors. Hawaiian mission houses mele wahi pana 2015 the music. Many native hawaiian families, for example on molokai. I ka makahiki 1864, ua kuai ka ohana sinclair i ia mokupuni mai ka moi kamehameha elima, a ua malama mau ia e ko. It is the story of her life there, the friends who become her family, the man she falls in.
This small but important book recounts the oral history of the kaiakea family of the moo clan of molokai, which traces its roots back to an estimated 800 b. To gain a greater understanding of native hawaiian history and culture through a placebased activity that incorporates school learning in collaboration with family and community members why. Based on a true story kindle edition by wright, kirby michael. The powerful debut novel from alan brennert, molokai tells the story of rachel kalama, a sevenyearold hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of molokai during the 1890s. Celebrated places that have significance to the kama. These stories are recorded as told by kailiohe kameekua of kamalo, molokai 18161931. Each place in the islands of hawaii has its own character, its own wind and rain, its own story, and its own music. Historic hawaii foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to saving hawaiis historic places. Additional sessions are planned in june for hawaii island, molokai, maui and kauai. Like brocker he chooses to focus on the human tragedy, both of individual sufferers and of those families who, while free from the disease themselves, were ostracized by their neighbors and employers. The presentation materials are now available for download. Oct 28, 2016 uncovering wahi pana or a storied place in hawaii prnewsfotohui malama o kaneiolouma the first sign is dedicated to henry kekahuna, the hawaiian surveyor who mapped the kaneiolouma complex in 1959. Hawaii, maui, molokai, lanai, kahoolawe, molokini, oahu, kauai, and niihau.
The novel molokai tells a story full of tragedy and hope that. I need to learn something with each book that i read and and i love my history to read like fiction and with molokai you get all these wonderful elements and more. Future of a hawaiian island molokai community service council. Molokai nui a hina molokai, the child of hina molokai vision land and foreignowned companies statement molokai is the last hawaiian island. True to historical accounts, rachels life, though shadowed by disease, isolation and tragedy, is also one of joy, courage, and dignity. This richly imagined novel, set in hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a littleknown time and placeand a. Further small printings were made in 1994 and 2001, but the books appeal and significance made it very difficult to keep in stock. When the sea receded, one could swim part away around with little effort. Halalii aia o niihau ma ka aoao ae o kauai, ma ke kai o kaulakahi. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Tourism has been held at bay by the islands unique history and the pride of the islands predominantly native hawaiian. Historic hawaii foundation exists because of the financial support of its members.
Ua hanau keia aina me ka inoa o molokai nui a hina. A wahi pana is, therefore, a place of spiritual power which links hawaiians to our past. Hawaii state public library system molokai public library. A gritty story of love and survival in a hawaiian leper colony. Place names often reflect a special aspect of a location, a legend perhaps, or a physical texture lying just below a new growth of. But she remains strong, finding moments of joy, and even.
I started a book list, its under top questions on the general hawaii forum. Tales of a night rainbow, kupuna of molokai thesacred. Hawaiian language sources include newspapers, books, and. The largest and oldest heiautempleon the island of molokai is the iliilipae. The makahiki festival was celebrated in three phases. Mauis lahaina showcased in local wahi pana tv series. Hawaiian language and english sources in books, newspapers, and online. Na wahi pana o kau was the product of an oral history project done by hawaiian language students of kau high school at pahala on the island of hawaii during the school year of 20042005. The first phase was a time of spiritual cleansing and making ho. Cultures across the globe have unique definitions of and rules reagrding sacred space. The check in desk for the tour had this enlarged map of the koolaupoko district. Na wahi pana o kaliuwaa storied places of kaliuwaa 1861 writing under the penname, m.
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