Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language
Author: L. Andrews
Publisher: Whitney
Publication date: 1865
Number of pages: 572
Format / Quality: Rar'd djvu
Size: 34 MB

Here is a pleasant and comprehensive dictionary of the Hawaiian language as it was spoken before the catastrophe of the late nineteenth century which wiped out most of the speakers and culminated in annexation.

We'll see how the pseudo-feudal saga in Ni'ihau ends, for all of its nastiness it preserved the language better than anywhere else.

I don't like kings and queens in general, but I couldn't resist illustrating this one with the unfortunate Lili'uokalani rather than a hula dancer.