Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii / / Robert C. Schmitt; ed. by Ronn Ronck.

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...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Alphabetical List of "Firsts" -- Reference Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Island Residents -- Birds and Beasts -- Insects and Arthropods -- Vegetation and Crops -- Weather and Geology -- Energy Sources -- Communication -- Transportation -- Buildings and Amenities -- Currency and Banking -- Commerce -- Office Aids -- Government and Social Services -- Crime and Justice -- Medicine and Health -- Religion -- Amusements and Diversions -- Art and Music -- Sports -- Special Foods and Drin -- References -- Articles by Robert C. Schmitt -- About the Authors
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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.
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Contents --
Alphabetical List of "Firsts" --
Reference Abbreviations --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Island Residents --
Birds and Beasts --
Insects and Arthropods --
Vegetation and Crops --
Weather and Geology --
Energy Sources --
Communication --
Transportation --
Buildings and Amenities --
Currency and Banking --
Commerce --
Office Aids --
Government and Social Services --
Crime and Justice --
Medicine and Health --
Religion --
Amusements and Diversions --
Art and Music --
Sports --
Special Foods and Drin --
References --
Articles by Robert C. Schmitt --
About the Authors
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Alphabetical List of "Firsts" --
Reference Abbreviations --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Island Residents --
Birds and Beasts --
Insects and Arthropods --
Vegetation and Crops --
Weather and Geology --
Energy Sources --
Communication --
Transportation --
Buildings and Amenities --
Currency and Banking --
Commerce --
Office Aids --
Government and Social Services --
Crime and Justice --
Medicine and Health --
Religion --
Amusements and Diversions --
Art and Music --
Sports --
Special Foods and Drin --
References --
Articles by Robert C. Schmitt --
About the Authors
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Contents --
Alphabetical List of "Firsts" --
Reference Abbreviations --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Island Residents --
Birds and Beasts --
Insects and Arthropods --
Vegetation and Crops --
Weather and Geology --
Energy Sources --
Communication --
Transportation --
Buildings and Amenities --
Currency and Banking --
Commerce --
Office Aids --
Government and Social Services --
Crime and Justice --
Medicine and Health --
Religion --
Amusements and Diversions --
Art and Music --
Sports --
Special Foods and Drin --
References --
Articles by Robert C. Schmitt --
About the Authors
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