There’s something to be said for the simple things in life. Sometimes the smallest gestures mean the most, and the humblest of gifts are better than the expensive, ostentatious ones. Like in the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” when Paul engraves the ring from the CrackerJack box so that Holly could have something from her favorite store (*girlish sigh*). Most […]
Check it out: My new friend, Wordsworth the Poet is now on Facebook! Do you know the story of the mouse who expresses his creative juices through the art of poetry? Have you ever heard the story of Wordsworth as told by Frances H. Kakugawa, or read the emotional tale of Wordsworth and his grandmother […]
One of the books recommended to us by Manoa Library Branch Manager Christel Collins, as part of our Library Tour Challenge, is the latest historic composition of Gavan Daws. Wayfinding Through the Storm (Watermark, 2009) is one of the most unique books I’ve ever read. With the subtitle “Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools […]
Michelle Cruz Skinner’s In the Company of Strangers (Bamboo Ridge, 2009) is the book of the month in February for the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii (JCCH) Book Club. Skinner’s book, a collection of short stories published by Bamboo Ridge Press in 2009, will be discussed by the author on “Thinking Out Loud,” a radio-call in program hosted by Willa […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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