| Title | : | Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii (Kolowalu Books (Paperback)) |
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| ISBN | : | 0824812824 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780824812829 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 |
| Publication | : | First published December 1, 1995 |
This is the first book-length look at how and when a wide range of items made their first appearance in the Islands: from cockroaches, slot machines, and drive-ins to aloha shirts, parking meters, and shipwrecks. To satisfy the curious and the skeptical, endnotes and a bibliography listing more than 200 publications are provided, making this work a valuable reference for scholars and an entertaining handbook for trivia buffs.
