The Ho'ulu Hou Project - Stories Told By Us

Timeless. Full of love, kaona, Hawaiian place names and legends. Beautifully crafted, these special books have been produced by The Ho'ulu Hou Project, locally grown in Ko’olauloa.

You will want these special books in your library if you are

• 18 months to 5-years-old, or older
• A grandparent, parent or guardian of a toddler
• A student or teacher of Hawaiian language and culture
• An advocate of Native Hawaiian sovereignty
• A collector of Native Hawaiian literature
• Looking for a unique and educational gift
  
  These quality children's books are only $12.95 each

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A favorite island swimming spot is popular with the neighborhood children on hot summer days. Read why.

Ka Hui Makua O Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Hau’ula, contributor

What’s For Lunch? He Aha Ka Mea ‘Ai No Ka ‘Aina Awakea?

Three children go to Tutu’s house. Seeing there is only poi to eat, they volunteer to gather food from the land and sea for a meal they help prepare.

Ko’olauloa Hawaiian Civic Club, contributor

ISBN 0-9760892-2-X

The youngest crew member of a Hawaiian double-hulled canoe tells the story of the boat’s beginnings from his point of view.

Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai’i, contributor

Keana

ISBN 0-9760892-3-8

Two boys and their dog are turned to stone because their father fails to take care of them. This mo’olelo or Hawaiian story helps families talk to young children about abuse and neglect.

Punana Leo o Ko’olauloa,
contributor

Lei Pipipi

When Anuhea complains that she is bored, her grandfather shows her two things she can do with pipipi shells.

Ko′olauloa Hawaiian Civic Club, contributor

Two girls find adventure and sea creatures at a special tide pool area. They help younger children learn to count.

Ka Hui Makua O Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Hau’ula, contributor

Pouli introduces readers to a taro garden
patch and shows them how poi is made.

Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai’i, contributor

Images of endangered and extinct native bird species help tell the love story about a Hawaiian chieftess and a Hawaiian chief, and the rewards of patience.

Pūnana Leo O Ko′olauloa, contributor

Two Hawaiians brave a trip to another world to bring back a little girl to her tutu. They are honored in the names of the two reefs at Hau’ula.

Ka Hui Makua O Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Hau’ula, contributor

Everyone has a kuleana, responsibility and privilege to mālama or care for our ‘āina, both the land and the sea. Kuleana is a kākou thing.

Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural studies, Brigham Young University Hawai’i, contributor

The worker who is responsible for announcing the time to net fish turns to stone when the chief discovers he has been sleeping on the job. Readers learn how villagers in the ahupua’a of Kahana cooperate for a
self-sustaining life style.

Ko’olauloa Hawaiian Civic Club , contributor

KaLani takes us on a tour of her neighborhood and describes the activities she and her family like to do close to home in the ahupua’a of Papa’akoko.

Ka Hui Makua O Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Hau’ula, contributor