Kava - Remote Library Catalogs

Using telnet or hytelnet via the Internet to access remote catalogs is extremely valuable to the researcher. In several hours I traveled virtually from Illinois to Hawaii, with stops in such out-of-the-way places as Harvard and Yale. Note, though, that I tried on several occassions to access Australian library catalogs with no success. Without this technology, I would have had to rely primarily on print sources, which may not be current or allow for certain types of searches.

Alternatively, I could have physically traveled to these locations or contacted them via phone or mail. In fact, someone researching this subject would certainly benefit from visiting these locations, as the knowledge of a holding may be only the first step in the research process. Who wouldn't want to go to Hawaii for research?

Utilizing the Hytelnet feature, I examined libraries in the Pacific, including Hawaii. The best place to visit was University of Hawaii, at Manoa. Not only did it provide instant access to its own holdings, but it has links to the Bernice P. Bishop museum and a special version of UnCover devoted to Hawaiian and Pacific journals.

The results of the UnCover search are in the journal bibliography.
Interested persons may wish to telnet to:
UHCARL.LIB.HAWAII.EDU or 128.171.19.3
Follow the on-screen instructions.

These are some of the choices at the University of Hawaii, Manao:

1. Books, Audiovisuals, Other Materials - UH Manoa Library
3. Journal Article Indexes (Exp Acad, UnCover, ABI/Inform, ERIC, Hawn/Pac, Nursing)
7. Other University of Hawaii Library Catalogs (Community Colleges, UH Hilo, UH West
Oahu,UHM Law Library)
8. Hawaii Libraries, Databases and Indexes (includes Bishop Museum, Hawaii Medical
Library)

Entering the first database, I searched using the title keyword "kava" and found the following
records. These are not all the records found using "kava," just some of the more interesting ones,
e.g. films, recordings, and older materials that were no t found in any other database searches.

- Dance for the king [videorecording]. Honolulu : Palm Frond Productions, c1994. 1
videocassette (7 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Producer/editor, Wendy Arbeit ; camera, Wendy
Arbeit, Taueva Christensen. Summary: On July 1, 1993 King Taufaahau Tupou IV of Tonga
came to Honolulu, Hawaii to honor Lester Moore, President of the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Typical of such occasions, the air was filled with ritual, food, and the dance for the King.
Shows dancing, kava ceremony, food and gift presentations. VHS. Preservation copy

- Faikava [sound recording] : the Tongan kava circle. Leiden, Netherlands : Pan Records,
p1993. 1 sound disc (64 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Anthology of Pacific music ; no. 2. Ethnic
series Compact disc. Sung in Tongan ; program notes and ethnological information in English on
insert.

- Pacific report segments, tapes 3-4 [videorecording]. [1992-1993] 1 videocassette (46 min.) :
sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Title supplied by cataloger. Contents: Bruce Yamashita -- Hawaii healthcare --
Vaka pageant -- Admiral Larson -- Kava -- Film critics -- Onipaa Hawaiian sovereignty --
Nauru vs. Australia -- Waikiki AIDS --Central ID lab. Summary: Compilation of segments from
Pacific report, produced by KHET Hawaii Public Television for the television program Asia
now, telecast Oct. 16, 1992-May 28, 1993. VHS. Preservation copy (3/4")
[Note: I have the transcript for the bit about kava - see results of veronica search]

- Deihl, Joseph R. Kava and kava-drinking [microform]. Washington, DC : Catholic
Anthropological Conference, 1932. p. 61-68 In Primitive man, v.5, no.4, Oct. 1932. Microfilm.
Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, 197-. 1 microfilm reel : negative (PMB doc. ; 213 item
11)

- Hough, Walter, 1859-1935. Kava drinking as practised by the Papuans and Polynesians
Washington : Smithsonian Institution ; 1905. p. 85-92 ; 25 cm.

- Hamilton, W On the ava root of the Sandwich Islands. Negative photostat of article in
Pharmaceutical journal, v.9, p.218-220, 1849.

The Hawaii UH Manoa Library Catalog provides access to other Hawaiian databases, including
the Bernice Pauhi Bishop Museum. I have copied the first screen of the Museum's database:

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (BPBM), the State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is
located at 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. The Bishop Museum Archives and Library
offer unique research materials on Hawaii and the Pacific area.
The Bishop Museum Databases are:

75. Bishop Museum Archives/Library Catalog
76. Bishop Museum Mele (Chant & Song) Index
77. Bishop Museum Visual Materials Catalog
78. Bishop Museum News and Information
The online database is funded by the Bishop Museum's Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts
Program with assistance from the Hawaii-Bishop Research Institute and the National Science
Foundation

After accessing # 75, Bishop Museum Archives/Library Catalog, I performed a keyword search
for the word "kava." While many of the entries were not "new" to me, I discovered several
citations for interviews that relate to the topic. Here is one of these records:

- BPBM Archives/Library Kin In, Herbert Kuumi, 1903-1971, interviewee. Interview with
Kuumi Kin In, Alice Kin In, William Meinecke and Mary Kawena Pukui. 1 sound tape reel (23
minutes) : analog ; 7 in., 1/4 in. tape. Recorded at the home of Herbert Kuumi Kin In in Naalehu,
Kau, Hawaii Island, August 6, 1964.
Summary: Discussion of: place names in Kau and their meanings (Kailikii, Puupuehu, Kanenelu,
Kalalau), love sorcery. Sayings about: a wily person skilled at avoiding capture, the Hawaiian
Islands. Chant about love sorcery. Story of Kamiki and Kamakaiole who stole their parents'
kava at Waipio and were later almost attacked by Kumauna.1964.301.In Hawaiian. Available
on cassette.

With the exception of the Asia Now piece, I did not find these records anywhere else. Because
many of the materials at the Bishop Museum are unique and comprise primary sources of
information, the researcher would be negligent not to look here.

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