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Finding meaning [electronic resource] :kaona and contemporary Hawaiian literature / Brandy Nalani McDougall.

By: McDougall, Brandy Nālani [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Critical issues in indigenous studies: ; UPCC book collections on Project MUSE: Publisher: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780816533855; 0816533857.Subject(s): Hawaiian literature -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 810.9/9969 Online resources: Full text available:
Contents:
Introduction. Living Moʻolelo -- Chapter 1. Hiding and seeking meaning : kaona and kaona connectivity -- Chapter 2. Kaona connectivity to the Kumulipo -- Chapter 3. Kaona connectivity to Papa, Wākea, and Hāloa Naka -- Chapter 4. Kaona connectivity to Pele and Hiʻiaka -- Conclusion. Living Moʻolelo, living decolonial.
Summary: "The first extensive study of contemporary Hawaiian literature, Finding Meaning examines kaona, the practice of hiding and finding meaning, for its profound connectivity. Through kaona, author Brandy Nalani McDougall affirms the tremendous power of Indigenous stories and genealogies to give lasting meaning to decolonization movements"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Living Moʻolelo -- Chapter 1. Hiding and seeking meaning : kaona and kaona connectivity -- Chapter 2. Kaona connectivity to the Kumulipo -- Chapter 3. Kaona connectivity to Papa, Wākea, and Hāloa Naka -- Chapter 4. Kaona connectivity to Pele and Hiʻiaka -- Conclusion. Living Moʻolelo, living decolonial.

"The first extensive study of contemporary Hawaiian literature, Finding Meaning examines kaona, the practice of hiding and finding meaning, for its profound connectivity. Through kaona, author Brandy Nalani McDougall affirms the tremendous power of Indigenous stories and genealogies to give lasting meaning to decolonization movements"--Provided by publisher.

English and Hawaiian.

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