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ANO HOʻIKE Book Review

Hawaiian Genealogies:q Vol. 1 Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, ed. by Ishmael Stagner lnstitute for Polynesian Studies Distributed by University of Hawaii Press S 12.95

The accessibility of using old Hawaiian language newspapers for research, especially for genealogical study has been a problem in the Hawaiian community as well as in academic circles. Only in recent times has there been an effort by Hawaiian scholars to bring to light the weahh of information preserved in those newspapers. Hawaiian Genealogies is a part of that effort and provides a valuable reference source. The information presented by Mczie are genealogies and commentary '842 to 1896, most from Ka

Makaainaana of 1896. As the first of three volumes, this volume contains an index of 1,300 names whieh will help researchers utilize the book in an easier fashion. The commentary and editor's footnotes provide some insight into Hawaiian rank and status structure and the relationship of various chiefly families. The inclusion of Hawaiian text along with the English translation will also help to serve as a literary material for language students and classes. 1 believe that those interested in buying this publication should realize that it is presented by McKinzie as a "handy reference source" and "and additional reference" to previous genealogical collections and research papers. Hawaiian Genealogies may be a good book for book shelf collectors but those who need to seek their lineage will find it an important work to help them out of the maze of intensive research. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie is an instructor of Hawaiian language, literature and culture at Honolulu Community College. She is well known in hula as a foremost instructor and lecturer. Her work on genealogies is an extension of her interest in hula and mele. Ishmael Stagner is an Associate Professor of Education and Psychology at Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus. He is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools and has lectured extensively on Hawaiian culture here and on the mainland.