Naupaka

Detailed instructions for growing native Hawaiian plants from cuttings or seeds, air-layering, grafting, watering, xeriscaping, transplanting, etc., and basic landscape maintenance. Also explains the plants' importance in Hawaiian culture.

As a pregnant Kapukini stands on a precipice at the edge of an ancient volcano in the middle of the pacific where the sky meets the sea, she faces the winds of an uncertain future. With her hands resting on her swollen belly, she decides to comfort her child by sharing the story of their family, how they came to be, and the love that is the roots of this blossom. While Kapukini is present with her unborn child for this one last eternal moment, the tale of an ancient Hawaiian chief’s family lineage unfolds, depicting a forbidden royal romance. Within three generations of love stories creatively retold, the myth about the origin of the native Naupaka flower comes to life as Kapukini returns to ancient Hawaii where gods slide down rainbows to find beautiful maidens, men battle sharks to prove their devotion, women dance hula to share stories and passions, and lovers send kisses on the moonlight to communicate their affections. Naupaka: A Hawaiian Love Story shares fantastical tales about Hawaiian culture, love, family, courage, compassion, adventure, loyalty, mystical realms, and above all, aloha.

In Naupaka Emmalee Gray Denning is trying to cope with the death of her husband. Burying herself in work, her children and the Lodge. She believes she is finding peace in her new existence until a documentary showcasing her as an artist appears on a local television station bringing with it danger. She chooses to flee life as she knows it, in order to protect her children and family. Can she find solace and safety in the new life she is trying to make for herself?

Lideweij is thousands of miles away from her true love. They'd been inseparable for years, fighting Hodgkin Lymphoma side by side, until Lideweij make the excruciating decision not to be at his side when he passes away. She leaves for Hawaii, the place where only then months earlier Sander had proposed to her and told her about the legend of the Naupaka flower. Her journey helps her to work through the deep sorrow. Tears are gradually replaced by inspiring insides and new dreams. Grazia Magazine gave Naupaka 4 stars. Daily newspaper de Volkskrant mentioned Naupaka the most controversal novel of the year.

After accidentally getting lost on the 3rd floor of the school, Mason Pierce finds himself returning day after day outside the music room of his high school. He sits outside in the hallway, listening to music coming out from the locked room and enjoying every minute of it. Despite someone being inside, Mason never had a chance to meet the person inside until one day, he found it slightly open. He opened the door and found himself with something different in his despairingly controlled lifestyle. From the problems with his father to his belittling towards himself, Mason will find that there was more than one way to live and to feel towards himself and other people.

Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical and geographic, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of Hawaiian ecology into non-technical accounts of 32 plants important to early Hawaiians.

A thorough treatment of the many plant and animal species found in Hawai'i.

Almost everyone loves a lei--the making, giving, receiving, and wearing of the lei is a cherished Hawai'i tradition recognized worldwide. With the renaissance in Hawaiian culture sweeping the islands, growing plants that provide lei materials can be a source of pride and pleasure for the home gardener, an economic opportunity for green-thumb entrepreneurs, and can reduce gathering pressure on the few precious remaining areas of native Hawaiian vegetation. This book contains information on growing 85 plants that can provide flowers or foliage for lei. Some are traditionally used native species; others are relatively new introductions with a potential place in the lei industry. In addition to the 170 pages detailing the plants, sections of the book provide useful basic plant production information and helpful tips for anyone wishing to get into the lei material business in a small or large way. In a special section written for this book, two experts on Hawaiian tradition and native Hawaiian plants explain the spiritual and cultural significance of the lei and lei making in ancient Hawai'i. These authors highlight the ancient Hawaiian conservation ethic and concept of sustainable agriculture, a revival of which could help preserve the islands' threatened native ecosystems. This book is a must-have for anyone wanting to help preserve Hawai'i's plant and cultural heritage!