Lanai Culture and Heritage Center Publications

The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center will be offering a Holiday Discount on selected purchases noted below, made between November 25th and December 30th, 2011. Perfect for gift giving.

Interested in the history of Lanai? We have several publications available for sale at the Lanai CHC. Three of the publications have been published by the center itself, and feature unique facets of Lanai’s history, including: native lore and historical accounts (some never before translated from their original Hawaiian language texts to English); eyewitness accounts from the missionary, ranching and plantation days (sugar and pineapple); and memories of Lanai’s elders. 

E Ike Hou Ia Lanai-To Know Lanai Once AgainE Ike Hou Ia Lanai…” is a historical reference guide to noted places and histories of Lanai—some familiar, and others all but forgotten ($12.00).

 

Lanai City TourA Brief History and Walking Tour Guide of Lanai City (1924 to 2008)provides residents and visitors alike with a rich history of Lanai City and the people who made it. ($3.50).

 

Lanai Folks"Lanai Folks" — Commemorating The Land And People of Lanai ($20.00)

This important photographic book, documenting a significant span of the “Pineapple” Islands’ plantation history, has been republished. Copies are now available for sale at the Lanai CHC “Lanai Folks,” originally published in 1982, was photographed and written by Robin Kaye, with supporting grants from the Hawaii Bicentennial Commission, the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, the Hawaiian Historical Society, private Foundations and other organizations.

The work has become a classic—a reminder of what has made Lanai a unique place, worth caring for. Out of print for nearly 25 years, this publication of the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center, has been made possible through a grant by the Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The author is donating all proceeds to the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center, to support the center’s programs and promote awareness about the rich history of Lanai.

 

The Story of Lanai

The Story of Lanai, George Munro. ($42.00)

 

 

Map of Lanai Detailed Topographic Map of Lanai, by Robert Hobdy ($8.00)

 

 

Lanai CHC t-shirtsLanai Culture & Heritage Center assorted color T-Shirts ($15.00 each or two for $25.00). Small, Medium, Large, X-Large sizes available.

 

The Story of James DoleThe Story of James Dole by Richard Dole & Elizabeth Dole Porteus ($7.95)

 

 
 

Lanai The Elusive Island by Duane BlackLanai, The Elusive Hawaiian Island—the One that Captain Cook Missed by Anderson Duane Black ($10.95)

 

  

Hawaii Historic CorridorsHawaii's Historic Corriders with a chapter by Alberta de Jetley ($18.00)
 

 

 

Reflections of Lanai (DVD)   

Reflections of Lanai, a 1987 Oral History of Lanai's people on DVD. ($20.00)
 

 

For more information, contact us at (808) 565-7177 or email us. Mahalo.