Plants in Hawaiian Culture Beatrice H. Krauss, illustrations by Thelma F. Greig For Educators and annotated by David W

and annotated by David W

to avert the 1898 annexation of her beloved islands to the United States

Four of the diaries transcribed here were not seized and remained in the Queen’s possession

including Bernice Pauahi Bishop and Ruth Ke‘elikōlani

as well as the modes of cultivation and collection

Plants in Hawaiian Culture Beatrice H. Krauss, illustrations by Thelma F. Greig For Educators and annotated by David WThis book is intended as a general introduction to the ethnobotany of the Hawaiians and as such it presumes, on the part of the reader, little background in either botany or Hawaiian ethnology. It describes the plants themselves, whether cultivated or brought from the forests, streams, or ocean, as well as the modes of cultivation and collection. It discusses the preparation and uses of the plant materials, and the methods employed in building houses