"Hawaiian Islands" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Kamehameha First, of the Hawaiian Islands, conquered his foes in a great battle, driving them over the high mountain peak known as Pali- -one of the famous scenic views of the world, and the goal of all visitors ...
— Poems of Experience • Ella Wheeler Wilcox
... Folktales. A collection of Native Legends. By Thomas G. Thrum. Chicago, 1907. The Hawaiian Annual; the reference book of information and statistics relating to the Hawaiian Islands. Edited by Thomas G. Thrum. Honolulu, 1874-. ...
— The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai • Anonymous
... 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu at the western end of Hawaiian Islands group, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo; closed to ...
— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency
... QUOTED to this list include the prepayment of postage to all parts of the United States, Mexico, Canada, Hawaiian Islands, Islands of Guam, Philippine Archipelago, Porto Rico, Tutulia, and Cuba and U. S. Postal district at ...
— Wholesale Price List of Newspapers and Periodicals • D. D. Cottrell's Subscription Agency
... also the possessor of a very fine collection of English Colonials, etc.; among his greater rarities being the "Post Office" Mauritius, the complete set of Hawaiian Islands (first issue), the 2 cents, rose, British Guiana, and many other gems. He also is a member of ...
— Stamp Collecting as a Pastime • Edward J. Nankivell
... Francis gave up all these means. He first served the lepers for a month, living with them and taking care of them. This should especially interest us to-day; since Father Damien's self-immolating life among the lepers of the Hawaiian Islands in recent years is so well known to us, and since the first refuge of Saint Francis from the world was St. Damien's church, in Assisi. Portiuncula, "The Little Portion," was one of the churches which he had rebuilt, and was his favorite. While he was listening to the Gospel there, one day ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 • Various
... violent, and, from the oriental standpoint, lacking in dignity. Yet, when Chinese residing abroad do take up Western athletic sports they prove themselves the equals of all competitors, as witness their success in the Manila Olympiad, and the name the baseball players from the Hawaiian Islands Chinese University made for themselves when they visited America. Nevertheless, were the average Chinese told that many people buy the daily paper in the West simply to see the result of some game, and that a sporting ...
— America Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat • Wu Tingfang
... writing the above, I have had the pleasure of receiving a letter from this gentleman, who has for some time held the responsible and interesting position of superintendent of public instruction in the Hawaiian Islands, his son, a graduate of the University of Michigan, having been Secretary of ...
— Volume I • Andrew Dickson White
... last century the Hawaiian islands have been the topic of various works of merit, and some explanation of the reasons which have led me to enter upon the same ...
— The Hawaiian Archipelago • Isabella L. Bird |
