Hawai'i Place Names

Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites

John R. K. Clark (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2003
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-2451-8 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

This title gives us the many captivating stories behind the hundreds of Hawai'i 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 colourful: from the purely descriptive (Black Rock, Blue Hole) to the humorous (No Can Tell, Pray for Sex).

John R. Kukeakalani Clark is a former lifeguard and a retired deputy fire chief of the Honolulu Fire Department. He is the author of ten books about Hawai'i's beaches, surf spots, and ocean lore, including North Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka'ena and Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2003
Verlagsort	Honolulu, HI
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	600 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	0-8248-2451-2 / 0824824512
ISBN-13	978-0-8248-2451-8 / 9780824824518
Zustand	Neuware