Pleasantly

wealthy

The Peopling of Hawaii by Eleanor C. Nordyke. Published for the East- West Center by the University Press of Hawaii, 1977. Paper SUS4.95; cloth $12.

To know Hawaii, one must

begin by looking at its people.

When visiting the islands, the observer sees its multi-ethnic population immediately. If printed material is used, the reader swiftly learns that Hawaii’s population is a cosmopolitan one.

Thus, whatever subject is pursued a knowledge of the people of Hawaii is important.

Eleanor C. Nordyke’s The

Peopling of Hawaii provides an

excellent source on the subject.

A demographic study, the work has many figures and tables with technical information de scribed. Age and sex character istics, ethnic groups, immigration patterns and the like are included as well as such interesting facts as motor ve hicle registration, water usage and social welfare costs per

capita.

This book is written in a light and felicitous style and has a

good selection of photographs

to beguile the reader. Con sequently the work is a useful one for the general reader. It is

also good supplementary read

ing for courses in the liberal arts and the sciences. Rarely has such a wealth of material been presented in so pleasant

a manner.

Pauline King

Joerger.