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| Title: | Puako
: An Affectionate History |
| Author: | Puako Historical Society |
| ISBN: | 1894694007 : 9781894694001 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 160 |
| Weight: | .296 Kg. |
| Published: | Granville Island Publishing - June 2000 |
| List Price: | 14.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Social & cultural history: Hawaii |
This book documents the life story of a small community on the Island of Hawai'i. For nearly a millennium the startling beauty of the coastline and an almost mysterious sense of place have drawn settlers to this spot. Preserving the cultural history of this community is an ongoing project of the Puako Historical Society.
The First to Arrive; Small-Town Polynesian Life, 1000 to 1779; Captain Cook, Kamehameha and the First European 1779 to 1835; The Missionaries Appear 1823 to 1895; Raising Cane -- The Sugar Plantation 1895 to 1914; Starting Over 1914 to 1969; Three Trendsetting Newcomers 1929 to 1960; We Get Modern 1960 to Present.
