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Nonfiction Reads
For those who are looking to learn about history and nonfiction reads please check out these books written by  Polynesian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors! 
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Voices of Fire: Reweaving the Literary Lei of Pele and Hi‘iaka by Ku‘ualoha Ho‘omanawanui

Voices of Fire: Reweaving the Literary Lei of Pele and Hi‘iaka

Ku‘ualoha Ho‘omanawanui

285 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Water of Kane: And Other Legends of the Hawaiian Islands by Oliver C. Kinney, Mary Kawena Pukui, Caroline Curtis

The Water of Kane: And Other Legends of the Hawaiian Islands

Oliver C. Kinney, Mary Kawena Pukui, Caroline Curtis

213 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

nonfiction adventurous slow-paced
From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i by Haunani-Kay Trask

From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i

Haunani-Kay Trask

272 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Facing the Spears of Change: The Life and Legacy of John Papa `Ī`ī by Marie Alohalani Brown

Facing the Spears of Change: The Life and Legacy of John Papa `Ī`ī

Indigenous Pacifics

Marie Alohalani Brown

248 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography history informative medium-paced
Waikiki 100 B.C. to 1900 A.D.: An Untold Story by George S. Kanahele

Waikiki 100 B.C. to 1900 A.D.: An Untold Story

George S. Kanahele

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history
Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen by George S. Kanahele
Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen
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George S. Kanahele

Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen

George S. Kanahele

441 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Kū Kanaka--Stand Tall: A Search for Hawaiian Values by George S. Kanahele
Kū Kanaka--Stand Tall: A Search for Hawaiian Values
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George S. Kanahele

Kū Kanaka--Stand Tall: A Search for Hawaiian Values

Kolowalu Books (Paperback)

George S. Kanahele

554 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing by Sebastien Galliot, Sean Mallon

Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing

Sebastien Galliot, Sean Mallon

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art informative reflective medium-paced
Sweat and Salt Water by Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa

Sweat and Salt Water

Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry challenging informative reflective medium-paced
She Is Not Your Rehab: One Man's Journey to Healing and the Global Anti-Violence Movement He Inspired by Sarah Brown, Matt Brown

She Is Not Your Rehab: One Man's Journey to Healing and the Global Anti-Violence Movement He Inspired

Sarah Brown, Matt Brown

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir self help challenging emotional reflective medium-paced