HMCSL Hawaiian Language Imprints

Title

HMCSL Hawaiian Language Imprints

Description

The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library's Hawaiian Language Imprints Collection contains published titles in 'Ōlelo Hawaiian anywhere in the world between 1822-1899.

The majority of this collection is not digitized. If you would like to view the rest of the collection, contact [email protected]

Image "N-1218 - Alphabet. Photograph "shows the first page of the first book printer by Elisha Loomis on the Mission press, January 1822. 

Date

1822-1899

Rights

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Language

haw

Collection Items

Ka Robina gula : oia he mau mele a he mau himeni laulaha i houluuluia. ...
Songs and hymns, with titles in English and in Hawaiian.

Ka Hae hoonani : [oia na mele a pau i pai pu ia me na leo maloko o "Ke Alaula," mai ka hoomaka ana a hiki i ka makahiki 1871 /
Binder's title.

Hymns, with music; Hawaiian words.

Includes index.

Title page wanting; title from B. Judd. Hawaiian language imprints, 1822-1899.

He Mau mele Kula Sabati
Songs for Sunday schools.

Ka Lei alii : he buke mele no ka Kula Sabati / i hoomakaukauia e L. Laiana.
Melodies in four parts, with Hawaiian words.
Previous eds. published in 1878, 1884.
1 hymnal (160 p.) ; 13 x 18 cm.

He Wahi Olelo Ao No Ka Piliolelo Hawaii (Some Words About Hawaiian Grammar)
A textbook focusing on grammar in the Hawaiian language.

He Moolelo Hooniua Puuwai No Olanda Kaaka (A Heart Stirring Tale of Orlando Kaaka)
"A heart-stirring tale of Orlando Kaaka, the youth that dwelt in the forest, skilled in the use of rifles, tender-hearted and brave" (title page), written by W.D. Alexander, Jr. and translated by F. Metcalf.

Ka Moolelo O Ka Moi Kalakaua I (The History of King Kalakaua I)
A biographical account of King Kalakaua I.

Ka Buke Moolelo O Hon. Robert William Wilikoki (The Memoirs of Hon. Robert William Wilcox)
A biographical account of the Honorable Robert William Wilcox.

He Moolelo No Kekahi Mau Koa Kaulana (A History of Some Famous Soldiers)
A history of some famous soldiers and other accounts.
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