New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary: With a Concise Grammar and Given Names in Hawaiian
In a compact and portable format, this dictionary contains more than ten thousand entries, a welcome chapter on grammar explained in non-technical terms, and a pronunciation guide.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Mary Kawena Pukuiwas a noted authority on the Hawaiian language. She had a long professional association with the Bernice P. Bishop Museum and translated many Hawaiian historical documents. She coauthored, withSamuel H. Elbert, theHawaiian DictionaryandPlace Names of Hawaii.
Samuel H. Elbert, professor emeritus of Pacific languages and linguistics at the University of Hawaii, taught the Hawaiian language for many years and is considered one of the foremost authorities on the language today. He is the author of the textbookSpoken Hawaiianand is co-author withMary PukuiofHawaiian Dictionary, and withMary PukuiandEsther MookiniofPlace Names of Hawaii.
