This book surveys all the village homes that were at least 50 years old in 1993. Learn all about the architectural details including photographs of nearly 100 homes in the area. The updated 2010 edition also includes a written history of the village's early days.

Japanese-born James Tsuchiya came to the village as a teenager in 1916 and worked as a bookkeeper and cashier at the Volcano House Hotel. Tsuchiya raised a family that still has ties to the area. This book includes more than 100 pictures taken by Tsuchiya, an avid photographer, that depict many aspects of life in the national park, the village, and surrounding areas.

W. C. Shipman arrived in Lahaina, Hawaii in 1854. He, his wife, and young son, W. H. Shipman, soon moved to a small community in the southern part of the island of Hawaii. Written by Emmett Cahill, this book tells the story of the family’s journey from then until the latter part of the 20th century.

Notecard assortment. Watercolor paintings of Volcano homes by Martha Hernandez.

Five different images with envelopes, blank inside.

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