First off, as a disclaimer, Walter Davis sent me a copy of A Reasonable Person in exchange for my honest review. While it sat in my never-ending queue of books, he sent me this review from a person by the name of Ray Iwamoto. I still wanted to read it and provide my own feedback, and so […]
September 15 marked the beginning of the month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month across the country. Given the preponderance towards Asian, Anglo and Polynesian traditions here in Hawai’i, you might not think this celebration would bear as much relevance here, yet Hispanics have had a lasting influence to the unique shared culture found in Hawai’i. […]
Press Release via Watermark Publishing Fred Rohlfing’s Island Son Presents an Alternative View of Hawai‘i Politics A fresh look at Hawai’i politics, past and present, is the theme of Fred Rohlfing‘s autobiography—Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawai‘i’s Republican Reformer, newly released by Legacy Isle Publishing. In his 280-page memoir, the former state senator […]
Look what came in the mail today! A little under a month after I ordered it, our new Amazon Kindle 3G finally arrived! This is actually a gift that I bought for Misty (she’s been vocalizing lately about getting the latest version). She doesn’t know I bought it and hasn’t seen it yet, so hopefully […]
Okay! Here we are at day 2 of Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Today we’re participating in a book blogger interview swap. We were randomly given a blogger to interview and include in a post. The same person interviewed us and will post our answers on their site (see here). So, without further ado, meet one […]
Happy Book Blogger Appreciation Week! (PS: It’s still Monday in Hawai’i!) For those who don’t know: Book Blogger Appreciation was started by Amy Riley of My Friend Amy in an effort to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Sorry, I don’t have any fun features to highlight this week. If you know of anything interesting going on, please leave us a comment; I’d love to hear about it. Now on to the […]
Here’s to a Happy Labor Day for all. What will you be doing today? When you think of Labor Day a number of things typically come to mind: the end of summer, the start of NFL season, backyard barbecues, one last hurrah at the beach—that is if you lived somewhere other than Hawaii and the […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Hawaii wins 20,000 books First, some really awesome news: Hawaii wins! Hawaii recently placed in the Top 5 (4th overall) of the First Book and Cheerios Challenge which means our keiki in need will […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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