Manoa : The Story of a Valley

Manoa : The Story of a Valley by Manoa Valley Residents. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781566470674.

In 1978, a small group of Manoa residents, many of whom had been born and raised in the valley, met, with the assistance of the Lyon Arboretum, to begin to tell the rich history of their home. Dividing topics among themselves, these amateur historians began to sift through archives, family records, attic boxes and libraries in search of documents, maps, photographs and old newspaper clippings that would help to tell the story of Manoa. The process was long and tedious, but rewarding. The tapes, photographs and documents gathered through their combined efforts have been donated to the Hawaiian-Pacific Collection of the Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaii for the benefit of future researchers. An edited portion of that collection of materials is presented in this history. Filled with photos, stories, maps, remembrances, and images of famous homes and sites, this book is a treasure of the history of Manoa.