Hawai\i Place Names
In his latest book, John Clark, author of the highly regarded Beaches of Hawaii series, gives us the many captivating stories behind the hundreds of Hawaii place names associated with the ocean--the…
Specifikacia Hawai\i Place Names
In his latest book, John Clark, author of the highly regarded Beaches of Hawaii series, gives us the many captivating stories behind the hundreds of Hawaii place names associated with the ocean--the names of shores, beaches, and other sites where people fish, swim, dive, surf, and paddle. Significant features and landmarks on or near shores, such as fishponds, monuments, shrines, reefs, and small islands, are also included. The names of surfing sites are the most numerous and among the most colorful: from the purely descriptive (Black Rock, Blue Hole) to the humorous (No Can Tell, Pray for Sex).Clark began gathering information for the Beaches series in 1972, and during the years that followed interviewed hundreds of informants, many of them native Hawaiians, and consulted dozens of Hawaiian reference books, newspapers, and maps. A significant amount of the oral history he
Hawai\i Place Names