Lāʻau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants beginner Eddie Wen’ Go tells the

Eddie Wen’ Go tells the story of the Hokule‘a’s disastrous journey—over 40 years ago—from the canoe’s launch to the crewmembers’ rescue

in the tradition of Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce

finds her Hawaiʻi Japanese American identity clashing with Japan's cultural norms when she is sent to live with relatives in Tokyo in 1941 and becomes trapped there with the outbreak of war

—Careless Navigator

Lāʻau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants beginner Eddie Wen’ Go tells theWith the generous support of the Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation, Bishop Museum Press has reprinted Lau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants in celebration of the 100th birthday of the author, Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (19192010). The preeminent Hawaiian ethnobotanist assembled this comprehensive collection of chapters on the traditional Hawaiian uses of plants. A wide variety of subjects are gathered together in a single volume: food,