You’ve probably heard the Beamer Brothers’ song about Mr. San Cho Lee, which pinpointed an aspect of local culture that is sometimes bewildering to newcomers. Its chorus goes like this: One thing I wen’ notice ’bout this place All us guys we tease the other race It’s amazing we can live in the same place…
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Hawaii Books Make Good Reading
Hawai`i has a long history of storytelling. The Polynesian people who first arrived here more than 1,000 years ago believed fervently in the power of the word, and though they never developed writing, they memorized long, subtle, elaborate chants to preserve their history. When Christian missionaries came in 1820, their first task was to create…
