Native Use of Fish in Hawaii

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University of Hawaii Press, Nov 1, 1972 - Nature - 188 pages
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This book provides a lot of information on the importance of fishing in ancient Hawaiian society. It includes drawings of fish with both Hawaiian and scientific names.
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Descriptive list of Hawaiian fishes
56
Bibliography
165
Index
171
Copyright

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Native Use of Fish in Hawaii
Margaret Titcomb,Mary Kawena Pukui
Snippet view - 1972
Native Use of Fish in Hawaii
Margaret Titcomb,Mary Kawena Pukui
Snippet view - 1952
Native Use of Fish in Hawaii
Margaret Titcomb,Mary Kawena Pukui
Snippet view - 1952
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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (1972)

Mary Kawena Pukui was a noted authority on the Hawaiian language. She had a long professional association with the Bernice P. Bishop Museum and translated many Hawaiian historical documents. She coauthored, with Samuel H. Elbert, the Hawaiian Dictionary and Place Names of Hawaii.

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TitleNative Use of Fish in Hawaii
Volume 29 of Memoirs of the Polynesian Society
AuthorMargaret Titcomb
ContributorMary Kawena Pukui
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press, 1972
ISBN0824805925, 9780824805920
Length188 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Nature / Animals / Fish
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ichthyology & Herpetology
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Technology & Engineering / Fisheries & Aquaculture
  
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