Hawaiian and Polynesian Voyaging
General Sources
HWST
197 & HWST 197L Polynesian Voyaging Course Topics
Sam Low’s
Library – Sailing and Navigation
Polynesian Voyaging Society. Voyaging
manual. Honolulu, Hawaii: The Society, 1996.
HAWN GN440.2 .P659 1996
Wayfinding and Polynesian Navigation
Ancient Polynesian ways of reaching a destination without the use of instruments.
Akerblom, Kjell. Astronomy and navigation
in Polynesia and Micronesia, A survey. Stockholm, Etnografiska
museet, 1968.
HAWN
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Irwin, Geoffrey. The prehistoric
exploration and colonization of the Pacific. Cambridge; New York:
Cambridge University Press, 1994, c1992.
GN871 .I78 1994
Lewis, David. We, the navigators:
the ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific. Honolulu : University
of Hawaii Press, c1994
HAWN GN440 .L48 1994
Kane, Herb Kawainui, et. al. "Steering
by Stars and Sea" by in Polynesian Seafaring Heritage (ed.
by Cecilia Kapua Lindo and Nancy Alpert Mower; Kamehameha Schools Press,
1980).
(On order for WCC)
Kane, Herbert Kawainui. Voyagers. Bellevue, WA: WhaleSong,
Inc., c1991.
HAWN DU625.K3 V6 1991
Mower, Nancy Alpert. The voyage to Tahiti = Ka huaka‘i
i Kahiki. Honolulu: Polynesian Voyaging Society, c1976.
Nunes, Susan. To find the way. Honolulu, HI: University
of Hawaii Press and Curriculum Research and Development Group, University
of Hawaii, c1992.
HAWN PZ7.N96454 To 1992
Pacific navigation and voyaging,
compiled by Ben R. Finney. Wellington: Polynesian Society, 1976.
GN871 .P29
Vaka moana: voyages of the ancestors:
the discovery and settlement of the Pacific.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2007.
HAWN
GN670 .V35 2007
Survival, Resources and the Environment
Surviving on land and sea, balancing human needs and the limited natural resources on board a sailing canoe.
Holmes, Tommy. The Hawaiian canoe. 2nd ed. Honolulu:
Editions Limited, c1993.
HAWN GN440.2 .H62 1993
History of Exploration
Past and present voyages of exploration and future exploration of space.
Finney, Ben R. Sailing in the wake
of the ancestors: reviving Polynesian voyaging. Honolulu: Bishop
Museum Press, c2003.
HAWN DU624.65 .F56 2003
Finney, Ben R.
Voyage of rediscovery: a cultural odyssey through Polynesia. Berkeley:
University of California Press, c1994.
HAWN GN670 .F56 1994
De Porti, Andrea. Explorers: the
most exciting voyages of discovery, from the African expeditions to
the lunar landing. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, 2005.
G200 .D46 2005
The Discoverers: an encyclopedia
of explorers and exploration. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1980.
REF
G200 D53
The Cambridge encyclopedia of space.
Cambridge [England]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
REF TL788 .E7713 1990
Man in space: an illustrated history
of space flight. New York: Smithmark, 1993.
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TL793.5 .M38 1993
Hawaiian Canoe-Building Traditions
Ancient rituals and techniques, ethics and beliefs of canoe-building.
Buck, Peter Henry. Arts and crafts
of Hawaii. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, [2003].
HAWN DU624.7 .B75 2003
Chun, Naomi N. Y. Hawaiian canoe-building
traditions.
Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1995.
HAWN DU624.65 .C48 1995
Vaka
Taumako – the Art and Craft of a Polynesian Voyaging Canoe
The Literature of Polynesian Seafaring
Hawaiian folklore, ancient Hawaiian life, and Hawaiian values as described in the literature and stories on Polynesian seafaring.
Beckwith, Martha Warren. Hawaiian mythology. Honolulu:
University of Hawaii Press, c1970.
HAWN GR385 .B43 1970
Voyaging
chiefs of Havai‘i.
Honolulu, HI: Kalamaku Press, 1995.
HAWN GR380 .V6 1995
Voyaging as a Metaphor for Life
Connections between voyaging and our personal lives.
Pukui, Mary Kawena. ‘Olelo
no‘eau: Hawaiian proverbs & poetical sayings. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press, 1983.
HAWN
PN6519 .H4 P84 1983
Hawaiian Voyaging Proverbs: selected
from Mary Kawena Pukui's 'Olelo No'eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical
Sayings, with illustrations
by Melanie Lessett and Helene Iverson. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1983. http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/proverbs/proverb.html
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