Library: Plants of Hawai'i: Hawaiian Ethnobotany

Books with Hawaiian Language References to Plants

Hawaiian Names for Vascular Plants by Porter, John R.
Call Number: Hawaii Collection S399 .E32 no.1
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Publication Date: 1972
Hawaiian Dictionary
Call Number: HAWN PL6446 .P78 READ ONLINE
ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings by Mary Kawena Pukui
Call Number: HAWN PN6519 .H4 P84 1983
Place names of Hawaii by Pukui, Mary Kawena
Call Number: HAWN DU622 .P79 1974 READ ONLINE

ISBN: 082480208X

Selected Books on Plants in Hawaiian Culture

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii by Te Rangi Hiroa
Call Number: HAWN DU624.7 .B75 2003
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Lāʻau Hawaiʻi: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants by Isabella A. Abbott
Call Number: HAWN QK473.H4 A33 1992

ISBN: 9780930897628
Nalei Makamae by Marie A. McDonald; Paul R. Weissich ; Jean Cote (Photographer)
Call Number: HAWN SB449.5.L4 M34 2003

ISBN: 0824826493
Native Planters in Old Hawaii: Their Life, Lore, & Environment by E.S. Craig Handy
Call Number: HAWN AM101 .B442 no.233 1991
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Plants in Hawaiian Culture by Beatrice Krauss
Call Number: HAWN DU624.65 .K72 1993

Searching for Legends

The first step in researching Hawaiian Mythology is looking for books that have been written about your chosen topic. Luckily, we have an excellent online index called the Hawaiian Legends Index that can help you find all kinds of books about your topic.

To begin:

1. Go to the online Hawaiian Legends Index
2. If you know your topic, start with a "subject search"
3. If you don't know your topic, start with a "subject browse"

The library also has a printed version of the Hawaiian Legends Index.