Virginia Boucher

Cindy Rouzer

Soc1DE1

Las Positas College

26 May, 2006

Barnes, Phil. A Concise History of the Hawaiian Islands. Hilo: Petroglyph, 1999

Provides a historical framework for Hawaiian society and the challenges that have been faced. It examines religious implications of the arrival of the Missionaries, the economic impact of the whalers and the sugar industries, the politics of the fall of the monarchy and statehood.  There is also discussion on the sovereignty movement.

Beckwith, Martha. Hawaiian Mythology. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1970

Ancient Hawaiians assigned living souls to animals and to inanimate objects like plants, clouds and stars.  This book charts a path through the oral histories of the Hawaiian people recorded in articles and manuscripts. The myths, legends and stories provide insight into the religion, politics, economics and family of Hawaiian society. 

Clarke, Thurston. Pearl Harbor Ghosts: A Journey to Hawaii Then and Now. New York: Morrow, 1991

A reexamination of the attack on Pearl Harbor through the lens of present-day Hawaii.  The book includes investigation into the societal impact of internment and persecution of Japanese Americans in the aftermath of the attack.

Discovery Channel. Insight Guides: Hawaii. New York: APA, 2002

A tourist guidebook with interesting facts about sights and activities in Hawaii.

Frierson, Pamela. The Burning Island: A Journey through Myth and History in Volcano Country. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1991.

A Hawaiian with a traditional Western education, Frierson shows the contrasts of the cultural attitudes and their contrasting views from a native and a Western perspective.  Her observations illustrate the conflicts arising from the clash of cultures.

Goldsberry, U'i and Steven. Sunday in Hawaii: Celebrating Life in the Islands. Honolulu: Mutual, 1997

A photo-journal of leisure day in Hawaii.  Photographers scattered throughout the islands to capture the activities of the people on a Sunday afternoon.  Photos include family activities, sports, religious observances and military parades.

Hawaiian Roots. 2006. Hawaiian Roots, 3 March 2006 <http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/index.htm>

This site includes information regarding the monarchy, missionaries, immigration, US Census data and additional resources.  It is primarily designed for tracing genealogy, but has useful information for a sociology research source incluidng such areas as the monarchy, hula, missionaries and the impact of immigration.

Henslin, James M. Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach. Boston: Pearson, 2005

        This book is the assigned text for this course.  It provides the basis for the definitions and theories applied to this assignment.

Ii, John Papa. Fragments of Hawaiian History. Trans. Mary Kawena Pukkui. Ed. Dorothy B. Barrere. Honolulu: Bishop, 1983

This book is a compilation of writings by John Papa Ii.  The original articles were written for a Hawaiian language newspaper between 1866 and 1870.  Ii lived in the time of the kapu system but was educated by the missionaries.  With his early training in the areas of government and ancient religious rites, he was able to write on a broad range of historical and cultural subjects.

 Kalakaua, David. The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People. Tokyo: Tuttle, 1972

The author of this book lived from 1836 to 1890.  He was King of Hawaii and an initiator of the renaissance of Native culture.  The stories included are traditional legends as well as stories about historical incidents.  The stories touch on religious topics and on the politics of royalty.

Rodman, Julius Scammon. The Kahuna Sorcerers of Hawaii, Past and Present. New York: Exposition-Banner, 1979

A detailed study of the kahunas' rigorous training and miraculous healing arts and their role in Hawaiian religion.  The book contains a glossary of kahuna terminology, compiled by Hawaiian scholar Leinani Melville Jones.  These topics will be used to explore the religious political and health impacts of kahuna belief systems.

Warren, Jim. Pele Rising. 1994. Experience the Art of Jim Warren. 18 March 2006. <http://www.jimwarren.com/fine_34_pelerising.html>.

A lovely painting by one of my favorite artists, Jim Warren.  His depiction of the not-always-nice goddess, Pele, illustrates the power and beauty of one of the most destructive forces in nature and the legendary volcanic home of Pele.