{"product_id":"reflections-in-stone-and-bronze-exploring-hawai-i-s-history-culture-through-sculpture","title":"Reflections in Stone and Bronze: Exploring Hawai‘i’s History \u0026 Culture Through Sculpture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStatues are very much in the news today and the center of a national debate over who gets honored and what that says about our society. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReflections in Stone and Bronze \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elooks through the lens of Hawai‘i’s statues to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexplore sixty historical figures, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etheir ties to Hawai‘i’s history \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand culture, and how their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evalues and accomplishments are memorialized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStatue subjects fall into four \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecategories: royal, religious \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003espiritual, music \u0026amp; entertainment, and national \u0026amp; international figures. Each sculpture is a story unto itself and serves as part of the fabric of the body \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof sculptures. Individually and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecollectively, the statues form \u003c\/span\u003ea portal into the lives and communities of Hawai‘i and a unique sense of place. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe reader is invited to browse at their leisure. Well-researched text complimented by photographs and illustrations explain the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esubjects’ lives and times and the relationships between major \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efigures. Statue sponsors are identified and the intentions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe artists revealed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout the book, stories are shared, challenges and controversies are unveiled, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea fascinating web of past and present is created sure to delight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe reader, whether a long-time kama‘āina or a newcomer to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eisland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCheryl D. Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoftcover, 288 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotography by Renea Gavrilov Stewart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islander","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":43157904064678,"sku":"9781949307306","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0465\/5765\/9302\/products\/Reflections-Stone-and-Bronze-scaled.jpg?v=1658620256","url":"https:\/\/na-mea-hawai-i.myshopify.com\/products\/reflections-in-stone-and-bronze-exploring-hawai-i-s-history-culture-through-sculpture","provider":"Hawaiian Council dba Nā Mea Hawaiʻi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}