Perspectives on Hamakua History - Dr. P. Quentin Tomich

Perspectives on Hamakua History

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From author Dr. P. Quentin Tomich comes Perspectives on Hamakua History.

The setting for these easy-to-read excursions by Dr. P. Quentin Tomich is a remarkable portion of the southernmost land mass in the U.S.A., Hawai'i Island. Hamakua, an ancient land division carried forward to the present, includes the remote and rugged areas of the island. A glimpse at the Contents hints at the truly diverse and fascinating subject matter gleaned from decades of field work and historical research for inclusion in this volume. The small Island map here used to mark chapter headings establishes the bounds of this District on Hawai'i Island; its origin was a logo for a long-standing community organization with which the author was deeply involved.

Dr. Tomich’s family history recounts his interest in the study of animal life in many of its aspects as manifesting almost as soon as he began to walk and talk. Titles of his publications listed on the back of the jacket confirm that this passion did not wane. Quentin Tomich came to Hawai'i in 1959 (after projects in Egypt, California, and Alaska) as a highly experienced zoologist/ecologist. His first mission for the State Department of Health (DOH) — a project to research and report on the past and then the current status of bubonic plague in Hawai'i. The primary focus was on the known carriers and transmitters of the disease, rats and their fleas.

His studies with DOH lasted until retirement, for a total of 26 years; and this Hawai'i sojourn has now grown to nearly 50 years, all centered in Hamakua. Perspectives on Hamakua History is derived largely from the records, observations and photographs collected by Tomich since 1959, but some source materials have been drawn from past eras. References are well documented via an extensive bibliography; and the entire work is fully indexed.