Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 11, 1 November 1999 — Claire Hughes tops [ARTICLE]

Claire Hughes tops

I just wanted to write and say how mueh I enjoy the health articles by Claire Hughes. They are wonderful! Her articles are the first thing I tum to when I receive my OHA paper. I have an 1 8-month-old daughter so I especially enjoy the articles on maternity, infant and child health and nutrition. Does Claire Hughes have a book out? Fd love to read more about ancient Hawaiian methods of infant and child care as well as how the women dealt with pregnancy and childbirth. There were no cold hospitals, doctors or epidurals back then. Thank you again. Luana Whitford-Mitcheii Wailuku anglfish @mauigateway. eom Editor: Claire Hughes has not yet published a book. To those who want to know more about Native Hawaiian practices, she recommends the source to whieh she eonstantly turns: Mary Kawena Pūku'i's "The Polynesian Family Systems in Ka'ū," available at publie libraries andfor sale at Native Books and Beautiful Things and the Bishop Museum. Claire Hughes advises would-be purchasers to eall the storesfirst.