Leo Hoonani

Honolulu(1902 But Reprinted 1945): Ka Papa Hawaii. Oblong 12 Mo. 285p. Hawaiian Language. Reprinted in 1945 as the congregation of the Kawaiaa'o Church was now filled with servicemen who loved the old hymns which here were often sung in Hawaiian and English. It was at one time the national church of the Hawaiian Kingdom and this was its hymnal based on the selections of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, includes the section He Buke No Ka Paepae ana i Ka Huhan O Ke Anaina Hoomana--page [233]-285. Some are such passages as I Korineto 13 which discusses faith, hope and love, Epeso 6:10-17 which presents the Christian's armor. Pasted in the front endpaper is the Hawaiian words to Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah [E kai oe, e Iehova, I kou ihini nei" Prefaces in English and Hawaiian. Originally property of the Kawaiahao Church, this older version still has survived in good condition with original black cloth cover.