The Power of the Steel-tipped PenIn The Power of the Steel tipped Pen Noenoe K. Silva reconstructs the indigenous intellectual history of a culture whereusing Western standardsnone is presumed to exist. Silva examines the work of two lesser known Hawaiian writersJoseph Hoonaauao Knepuu (1824ca. 1885) and Joseph Mokuhai Poepoe (18521913)to show how the rich intellectual history preserved in Hawaiian language newspapers is key to understanding Native Hawaiian epistemology and ontology.