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The moving story of a young woman who showed great bravery in a time of heartbreaking change, The Last Princess is illustrated with exquisitely detailed paintings by Diane Stanley and includes a note on the Hawaiian language, a map, and a bibliography. Illustrations in full color. ... Read more

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Absorbing Biography of a Woman I Had Never Heard Of Before
I thought I'd buy this to help teach history in school to my middle school ESOL students, I also am a fan of Diane Stanley, the illustrator.I didn't count on how absorbing the story would be and that I would be drawn into a world I barely knew existed.I had never heard of Princess Kaiulani before.I thought I would be reading about Queen Liliuokalani and it took me back a bit when I found out the story was about her niece.Kaiulani has a touching and very short life.I really want to read more about her.What more can an author hope for if they spur an interest in the subject they wrote about?

A beautiful and sad true tale
My daughter and I loved this book, even though the text was challenging for her as a 4-year old.The story of Princess Ka'iulani's childhood, and her bravery, poise, and eloquence in defending Hawaii when the Haoles brought in an army to depose Hawaii's queen, is beautifully told and made a deep impression.Also beautifully illustrated.

A very worthy true story with terrific illustrations
Fay Stanley's very worthy true story, "The Last Princess," is the tale of the life of Princess Ka'ilulani of Hawaii (or "Hawai'i" as it's more correctly spelled throughout the book).The book is illustrated by Fay Stanley's daughter, Diane Stanley, and this mother-daughter team has come up with a captivating and sad true story about a portion of history little of us know anything about.

Princess Ka'iulani was the niece of the king of Hawaii when she was born towards the coming of the 20th century.Great rejoicing attended her birth, as the king himself had no children.By all accounts, Ka'iulani was cheerful, beautiful, polite, kind, intelligent, and more than worthy of taking over the throne when the time came.Unfortunately, Americans intervened and little by little usurped the king's power.By the time Ka'iulani returned to the island after her schooling in England, the Hawaiian islands were an entirely different place--and not for the better.

Ka'iulani appealed to President Grover Cleveland's better nature and although he did his best to help her, upon leaving the White House after his presidency, Ka'iulani now had no American political friends.It was far more in America's interests to annex Hawaii to America than it was to help this charming, serious princess regain her rightful access to the Hawaiian throne.

This is a terrifically absorbing tale.Ka'iulani is presented beautifully by the illustrations, which show different aspects of her personality while always emphasizing her dignity and popularity among the Hawaiian people.The two Stanley ladies have taken a little-known subject and presented it to us with power and handsome decoration, and the end result is highly compelling.

Educational, full of history and culture, nice pictures!
Gives children a real look at the history of Hawaii.A beautiful, sad and true story.Would like to buy a bunch more and give to children for gifts. ... Read more

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Hawaii remains one of America's favorite destinations, offering an incredible range of accommodation choices. Whether you're looking for an adventure hideaway, a romantic inn, a beachside luxury hotel, or a bed and breakfast, this totally revised and expanded volume of Best Places to Stay in Hawaii provides more than 200 reviews of establishments to best suit your style, budget, and interests. Veteran travel writers Bill Jamison and Cheryl Alters Jamison offer a thorough introduction to each of Hawaii's six islands, with tips on rental cars, guidebooks, airfares, and descriptions of climate, food, recreation, and interisland touring. ... Read more

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An EXCELLENT Resource for Planning a PERFECT Hawaii Vacation
I just got this book and I was so impressed with the writer's straight-forward style that I felt like an old friend was suggesting the best places to stay in Hawaii.It is honest and detailed and a must-havebook for planners who want to make the most of their stay inParadise.

Grant categorizes the many B&Bs, resorts, inns, condos etc.according different travellers' tastes and needs.Each island has herrecommendations for "Best Romantic Hideaways," "Best Resortsfor Wordly Elegance," "Best Family Resorts," "BestResort Values," etc.

Based on her description and pictures we saw onthe web, we are confident we have found exactly what we are looking for onthe three islands that we want to visit on our honeymoon.

I can't sayenough about it!If you are going to Hawaii and you don't want acookie-cutter-travel-agent-planned vacation, but you still want value foryour money, do yourself a favor and buy this book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cities of the United States, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 197 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Provides a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. Includes thorough coverage of the area's largest or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial or commercial significance. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of the Aloha State. ... Read more

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This long-established series of pocket travel guides has been revised and updated. An A-Z section provides access to key information, and expanded contents include sightseeing, accommodation, restaurants and shopping. The cover flaps carry maps and feature help with essential points of language. ... Read more

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Chapters: Kula, Hawaii, South Maui Coastal Heritage Corridor, Omaopio, Kahakuloa, Hawaii. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kula is a district of East Maui, Hawaii that stretches across the "up-country", the western-facing slopes of Haleakal, from Makawao to Ulupalakua. Most of the residential areas lie between about 500 to 1,100 m (1,800 ft to 3,700 ft) in elevation. The district has traditionally been where full-time residents prefer to live, as distinct from the generally hotter and busier tourist town near sea level such as Kihei and Lahaina. Kula roughly extends from Haleakala Highway (Hawaii Route 37) in the north to Keokea in the south-a distance of about 16 miles around . The largely rural area known as Upper Kula includes the region up-slope from Lower Kula, the more densely populated area spread along the Kula Highway. The word Kula means "open meadows" in the Hawaiian language. On Maui Kula is one of the island's 12 districts of ancient Hawaii called moku. Generally, Kula is a zone of arid, open country slopes between the inhabited and productive shoreline areas the densely forested zone higher on the mountain. Maui's Kula district is the island's largest district, extending from dry coastal areas to the wetter high pasture lands of three major ranches (Haleakala, Erewhon, and Ulupalakua) that cap the region about halfway up the slopes of Haleakala. It laterally extends from Keokea to near Makawao where the rainforest of East Maui once began. In leeward areas, away from the prevailing moist tradewinds, - called the rain shadow of Haleakala - the lower portion of Maui consists of a broad, arid expanse where little cultivation is possible. This zone consists of dry, desert-like open range just inland from the sea in artificially irrigate...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=313162 ... Read more

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Chapters: Census-Designated Places in Kauai County, Hawaii, Settlements on Niihau, Unincorporated Communities in Kauai County, Hawaii, Kekaha, Hawaii, Hanalei, Hawaii, Wailuā Homesteads, Hawaii, Kapa'a, Hawai'i, Poipu, Hawaii, Lihue, Hawaii, Wailua, Hawaii, Lawai, Hawaii, Kaumakani, Hawaii, Koloa, Hawaii, Hanapepe, Hawaii, Omao, Hawaii, Kilauea, Hawaii, Princeville, Hawaii, Anahola, Hawaii, Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii, Kalaheo, Hawaii, Puhi, Hawaii, Eleele, Hawaii, Kalihiwai, Hawaii, Pakala Village, Hawaii, Hanamaulu, Hawaii, Pu'uwai, Hawaii, Kealia, Hawaii, Halehomaha, Hawaii. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 102. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Anahola, Hawaii Anahola (literally "deadly winds" in Hawaiian ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kaua i County , Hawai i , United States . The population was 1,932 at the 2000 census. History During the reign of King Kamehameha I , the islands of Kaua i was one of the last Hawaiian islands to join Kamehameha's Kingdom of Hawai i . The ruler, Kaumualii , resisted Kamehameha for years, surviving two attempts to invade Kaua'i.Geography Anahola is located at 22°8 42 N 159°18 47 W / 22.145°N 159.31306°W / 22.145; -159.31306 (22.145049, -159.312969) .According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (4.57 %) is water.The community is located on Hawaii Route 56 at the northeast coast of the island of Kauai . Anahola is adjacent to Anahola Bay, a bay of the Pacific Ocean .Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,932 people, 549 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 514.8 people per square mile (198.9/km²). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 161.5/sq mi (62.4/km²). The... ... Read more

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The Best-selling Map Guide in Hawaii.The Hawai'i TMK O'ahu Map is a 6"x 8" full-color spiral bound book consisting of 99 maps and features many indexes, most of them particularly important to visitors. Hotels, condominiums, bed & breakfasts, gas stations, shopping centers, golf courses, museums, schools, colleges, parks, landmarks and beaches all over the island.Also included are two larger pullout maps for Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki. These are enlarged to show the detail of streets, hotels, office buildings and other landmarks.If you have any questions about our map please contact us at 808-536-0867 and we will be happy to help.Mahalo & Aloha. ... Read more