Olelo No 'Eau: Hawaiian proverbs & poetical sayings/
Olelo No 'Eau: Hawaiian proverbs & poetical sayings/
Mary Kawena Pukui
- Honolulu; Bishop Museum Press; 1983
- 352p; 29x23cm
Considered the finest compendium of traditional Hawaiian insight and lore handed down through generations of oral tradition . ‘Ōlelo No‘eau contains an astounding collection of more than 3,000 proverbial and poetical sayings, in both Hawaiian and English translation, that display the knowledge, compassion, foibles, humor, morality, and beliefs of the Hawaiian people. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As one of Hawai‘i’s most prominent and well-loved Hawaiian scholars, Mary Kawena Pukui is attributed with a legacy evidenced in the immense collection of translations, audio recordings, personal recollections and compilations of words, place names, sayings and stories of Hawai‘i that continue to inspire and educate to this day. It is through her varied works that Tutu Kawena continues to teach us about Hawai‘i’s culture, “what we have had here and lost, and what we still retain.”
Hawaiian; English
9780910240925
0067-6179
83-072688
GR99.6-390 Geography. Anthropology- Folklore- By region or country
Indigenous societies
Oral traditions
Hawaii
Considered the finest compendium of traditional Hawaiian insight and lore handed down through generations of oral tradition . ‘Ōlelo No‘eau contains an astounding collection of more than 3,000 proverbial and poetical sayings, in both Hawaiian and English translation, that display the knowledge, compassion, foibles, humor, morality, and beliefs of the Hawaiian people. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As one of Hawai‘i’s most prominent and well-loved Hawaiian scholars, Mary Kawena Pukui is attributed with a legacy evidenced in the immense collection of translations, audio recordings, personal recollections and compilations of words, place names, sayings and stories of Hawai‘i that continue to inspire and educate to this day. It is through her varied works that Tutu Kawena continues to teach us about Hawai‘i’s culture, “what we have had here and lost, and what we still retain.”
Hawaiian; English
9780910240925
0067-6179
83-072688
GR99.6-390 Geography. Anthropology- Folklore- By region or country
Indigenous societies
Oral traditions
Hawaii