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Place Names of Hawaii by Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel H. Elbert; Esther T. Mookini
Call Number: DU622 .P79 1976 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Reference copies also available (Request from Circulation Desk)
ONLINE VERSION
OR Search via Hawaiian Dictionaries Tip: Under CUSTOMIZE SEARCH, select PLACE NAMES OF HAWAII
Hawai'i Place Names: shores, beaches, and surf sites by John R. K. Clark
Call Number: DU622 .C546 2002 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

ONLINE VERSION
Native Planters of Old Hawaii by E. S. Handy; E. G. Handy; Mary Kawena Pukui
Call Number: GN424 .H3 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

See pt. 5: Descriptions of areas of habitation on each island.
Olelo No'eau: Hawaiian proverbs & poetical sayings by Mary Kawena Pukui
Call Number: PN6519.H4 P84 1983 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

See p. 344 for Index to Place Names
Hawaiian Surfing by John R. K. Clark
Call Number: GV839.65.H3 C53 2011 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Includes historical information on surf spots.
ONLINE VERSION

Oʻahu

The moku (districts) of Oʻahu (click to see a map of the ahupuaʻa of each district):

Sites of Oʻahu by Elspeth P. Sterling (Compiled by); Catherine C. Summers (Compiled by)
Call Number: DU628.O3 S8 1993 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Detailed index
Ancient Sites of Oʻahu by Van James
Call Number: DU624 J36 1991 (Hawaiian Reference-Request at Circulation desk)
Hawaiian Street Names by Rich Budnick; Duke K. Wise
Call Number: DU629.O3 B84 1989 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Beaches of O'ahu by John R. K. Clark
Call Number: GB458.8 .C59 2005 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Hawaiian Place Names: the significance of Hawaiian sites, their locations, and interpretation of their names
Call Number: DU622 .H388 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
The View from Diamond Head by Don Hibbard; David Franzen
Call Number: HD268.H66 H53 1986 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Na Wahi Pana o Ko'olau Poko by Anne K. Landgraf; Fred K. Meinecke (Translator)
Call Number: DU628.O3 L36 1994 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Pana O'ahu
Call Number: DU624.65 .P36 1999 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

ONLINE VERSION
Ancient Oahu: stories from Fornander & Thrum by Dennis Kawaharada (Editor)
Call Number: GR110.H3 A53 2001 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
O'ahu's Hidden History by William H. Dorrance
Call Number: DU628.O3 D67 1998 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Secrets of Diamond Head: a history and trail guide by Denby Fawcett
Call Number: DU629.D53 F39 2014 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
North Shore Place Names by John R. K. Clark; Keao NeSmith
Call Number: DU628.O3 C59 2014 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
The saga of the Sandwich Islands.
Call Number: DU623 S37 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Includes historic photos. See Part 2: Place Names on Oʻahu

Maui

Sites of Maui by Elspeth P. Sterling
Call Number: DU628.M3 S72 1998 (Hawaiian Reference-Request from Circulation desk)
Ancient Sites of Maui, Molokai and Lanai by Van James
Call Number: DU624 .J35 2002 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
The Beaches of Maui County by John R. Clark
Call Number: DU628.M3 C55 1989 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Maui Street Names: the Hawaiian dictionary and history of Maui street names by Rich Budnick
Call Number: DU628.M3 B84 1991 (Hawaiian Reference-Request from Circulation Desk)

Molokaʻi

Tales of Molokai by Gloria L. Cronin (Editor); Harriet Ne
Call Number: GR110.H38 N4 1992 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Ancient Sites of Maui, Molokai and Lanai by Van James
Call Number: DU624 .J35 2002 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Lanaʻi

Ancient Sites of Maui, Molokai and Lanai by Van James
Call Number: DU624.65 E47 1969 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
The Story of Lana'i by George C. Munro
Call Number: DU628.L3 M86 2007 (Hawaiian Reference-Request from Circulation Desk
The Island of Lanai
Call Number: DU624.65 E47 1969 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Lana'i: the Elusive Hawaiian Island by Anderson Duane Black
Call Number: DU628.L3 B52 2001 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Kahoʻolawe

Kaho'olawe: na leo o Kanaloa by Wayne Levin
Call Number: DU628.K25 K26 1995 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Kahoʻolawe Island : restoring a cultural treasure : final report of the Kahoʻolawe Island Conveyance Commission to the Congress of the United States
Call Number: DU628.K25 K255 1992 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Alphabetical listing of known place names: pp. 131-147

Hawaiʻi Island

Beaches of the Big Island by John R. Clark
Call Number: DU628.H28 C53 1985 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Ancient Sites of Hawaii by Van James
Call Number: DU624.H32 J36 1995b (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Kauaʻi

Archaeology of Kauai by Wendell Clark Bennett
Call Number: GN670 .B4 no.80 (Hawaiian Reference-Request from Circulation desk)
Kauaʻi in History: a guide to the resources by Christopher Leland Cook
Call Number: DU628.K3 K346 2000 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Kaua'i: ancient place names and their stories by Frederick B. Wichman
Call Number: GR110.H38 W47 1998 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Kauai Tales by Frederick B. Wichman
Call Number: GR385.H3 W53 1985 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
More Kaua'i Tales by Frederick B. Wichman
Call Number: PS571.H3 B35 no.70 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)
Polihale and Other Kaua'i Legends by Frederick B. Wichman
Call Number: GR110.H38 W5 1991 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Land Divisions: maps & names

AVAKonohiki.org
ʻAhupuaʻa and ʻIli names. historic maps

Kīpuka Database
Geographical information system (GIS) that utilizes the latest mapping technologies to provide a window into native Hawaiian land, culture and history.

Moʻolelo: Find stories/legends - Hawaiian Legends Index

Search here to help you locate myths and legends indexed in 77 books.

Nā Makani & Nā Ua: Winds & Rains

Winds & Rains of Hawaiʻi
compiled by Annie Thomas
The Wind Gourd of Laʻamaomao by Esther T. Mookini (Translator); Sarah Nakoa (Translator)
Call Number: PL6448.9 N34413 1990 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

See pp. 132-135 for "Winds and Rains of Hawai'i" list (compiled from the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary).
Treasury of Hawaiian Words in One Hundred and One Categories by Harold W. Kent
Call Number: PL6446 K46 1993 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

See list of rains on p. 377 & winds on p. 437
Na Makani o ka Mokupuni by Compiled by Roy Kākulu Alameida
Winds by Island (PDF)
Winds of Oahu
Ahupuaʻa maps & wind names. Asia-Pacific Digital Library.
Ka Ua: mai ka puke wehewehe ʻōlelo ʻo Hawaiian Dictionary by e Samuel Elbert a me Mary Kawena Pukui
Rains from the Hawaiian Dictionary by Elbert & Pukui (1971); PDF
Index of Winds by Genie Alvarado
Index of Winds by Island by Genie Alvarado
Index of Rains by Genie Alvarado
Index of Rains by Island by Genie Alvarado
Hānau Ka Ua: Hawaiian Rain Names by Collette Leimomi Akana with Kiele Gonzalez
Call Number: PL6449 .A43 2015 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection)

Nā Mele: Place Names in Song & Chant

Huapala: Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives
Hawaiian lyrics & translation. Many Hawaiian mele (songs) describe special places in Hawaiʻi.
Hawaiian Sheet Music Index
Search Hawaiian songs and sheet music in the Bishop Museum Library, the Hawaiʻi State Library and the UH Manoa Libraryʻs Hawaiian Collection.
MELE: Hawaiian Music Archive

Websites

Hawaiian Place Names (via Ulukau.org)
A Catalog of
Hawaiian Place Names Compiled from the Records of the Boundary Commission and The Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Collected and annotated by Lloyd J. Soehren
Papakilo Database - Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Includes historic sites database, mahele aina index, maps.
Ulukau - the Hawaiian Electronic Library
Traditions of Oʻahu: Stories of an Ancient Island
Historic Waikiki
"Historic Waikiki is a project by DownWind Productions, a collaborative of artists, writers, teachers and activists who examine the impact of colonialism, capitalism, and tourism in Hawai'i."
Waikīkī Research Guide
Census Interactive Online Maps
eVols at UH Mānoa
"eVols is an open-access, digital institutional repository for the University of Hawaiʻi community and researchers around the world."
ScholarSpace at UH Mānoa
"ScholarSpace is an open-access, digital institutional repository for the University of Hawaii at Manoa community. ScholarSpace stores the intellectual works and unique collections of the UH at Manoa academic community and also provides a permanent web location for those accessing these resources. "
Place Names in Hawaiʻi Research Guide
Created by UH-Mānoa Hamilton Library Hawaiian Collections librarians
Wehewehe
Online Hawaiian dictionary.
Search for a Hawaiian word or definition.

Newspaper Articles

Current:

Honolulu Star-Advertiser (ProQuest Database)
Full text access to articles from:
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (6/7/10 - present)
Honolulu Advertiser (11/20/02-5/13/10)
Honolulu Star-Bulletin )11/26/91-6/6/10)

Civil Beat (online newspaper)

Historic:

Chronicling America: Hawaiʻi English-language Newspapers (1836-1922)

Papakilo Database: Search Hawaiian-language newspapers (1834-1948), Mahele records, and more

Hawaiʻi Newspaper Index

Search these indexes of Honolulu newspapers going back to 1929.

1989-current: Hawaiʻi Newspaper Index Online

1929-1988: Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Print;
Located in the Hawaiian
Reference Collection)

1929-1967: Online access to index

Once you find a citation to an article in the index, you must then go to the newspaper microfilm to find the full-text. Newspaper Microfilm is available at selected public libraries, including Kaimukī Public Library, and UH-Mānoa Hamilton Library.

1840-1944: Bob Krauss Research Index
                      an index of select English-language
                      newspapers from Hawaiʻi,
                      links to full-text if available online

Journal & Magazine Articles

Hawaiʻi Pacific Journal Index
An index to magazines and journals published in or about Hawaiʻi & the Pacific.
The Hawaiian Journal of History
An annual scholarly journal devoted to original articles on the history of Hawai‘i, Polynesia, and the Pacific area. Available in full-text online.
Thrum's Hawaiian Annual
"A handbook of valuable and statistical information relating to the Hawaiian Islands." 1875-1936
Paradise of the Pacific
Vol. 6-15 available online, full-text (1893-1902)
Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines
Select articles available online. 2002-current
Honolulu Magazine
Select articles available online. 2004-current