Hawaiian literature - Wikipedia Hawaiian literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Hawaiian literature has its origins in Polynesian mythology. It was originally preserved and expanded solely through oral traditions, as the ancient Hawaiians never developed a writing system.[1] Written literature in the Hawaiian language and literary works in other languages by authors resident in Hawaii did not appear until the nineteenth century, when the arrival of American missionaries introduced the English language, the Latin alphabet, and Western notions of composition to the kingdom. The earliest compilations of traditional Hawaiian writing were made by John Papa ʻĪʻī, Samuel Kamakau, Kepelino Keauokalani, and David Malo.[2] They were succeeded by King Kalākaua, Martha Beckwith, Abraham Fornander, and William Drake Westervelt, all of whom produced later collections retelling or adapting Hawaii's oral histories. Other noted authors whose works feature Hawaiian settings and themes, or who were temporarily resident in Hawaii, include Herman Melville,[3] Mark Twain,[4] Robert Louis Stevenson,[5] and Jack London.[6] Detective novelist Earl Derr Biggers is remembered chiefly for his books set in early twentieth century Honolulu, whose protagonist is Chinese-Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan.[7] Hawaiian literature in the latter half of the twentieth century was characterized by both rapid growth and an increasing emphasis on realism, sometimes influenced by the Second Hawaiian Renaissance and the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.[1][8] List of Hawaii authors[edit] Lilith Affairs Noelani Arista Robert Barclay, author of Hawaii Smiles Alan Brennert, author of Moloka'i and Honolulu Lee Cataluna Eric Chock Kiana Davenport Gavan Daws Darlaine Mahealani Dudoit Beau Flemister Glen Grant Kaui Hart Hemmings, author of The Descendants John Dominis Holt IV Garrett Hongo George Kahumoku, Jr. Matthew Kaopio Nora Okja Keller Maxine Hong Kingston Juliet Kono Ralph Simpson Kuykendall George Parsons Lathrop, journalist, poet R. Zamora Linmark Darrell H. Y. Lum Wing Tek Lum Terence McKenna Chris McKinney, author of Boi No Good Ian MacMillan, author of The Red Wind Susanna Moore Rodney Morales Milton Murayama Ingrid Naiman Barack Obama Gary Pak Mark Panek, author of Hawai'i: A Novel Tim Parise Lehua Parker, author of One Boy, No Water Mary Kawena Pukui Shawna Yang Ryan Eric Paul Shaffer Noenoe Silva Tara Bray Smith Cathy Song Lee Tonouchi Haunani-Kay Trask Kirby Wright Lois-Ann Yamanaka List of magazines[edit] Bamboo Ridge Hana Hou! Hawaii Business Magazine Hinduism Today Magazine Honolulu Honolulu Family Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine SMART Magazine References[edit] ^ a b Dudoit, Mahealani (1999). "Against Extinction: A Legacy of Native Hawaiian Resistance Literature" (PDF). Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2014-01-24. ^ Bushnell, Oswald (1993). The Gifts of Civilization: Germs and Genocide in Hawaiʻi. University of Hawaii Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780824814571. Retrieved 2014-01-24. ^ Forsythe, Robert (March 1935). "Herman Melville in Honolulu". The New England Quarterly. 8 (1): 99–105. doi:10.2307/359432. JSTOR 359432. ^ Mark Twain (1997). Edgar Marquess Branch (ed.). Mark Twain's Letters: 1872–1873. Volume 5. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20822-3. ^ Staff report (June 20, 2012). "Historic Robert Louis Stevenson grass hut restored in Manoa". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2014-01-24. ^ London, Charmian (September 1917). "Jack London and Hawaii". Mills & Boon. Retrieved 2014-01-24. ^ Gregorich, Barbara (March–April 2000). "Earl Derr Biggers: A brief life of a popular author". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-24. ^ Sumida, Stephen (1991). And the View from the Shore: Literary Traditions of Hawaiʻi. University of Washington Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780295803456. 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