Check out the treasures I’ve received in the mail the last few weeks! The last piece I finally pulled from my mailbox today and in gratitude I wanted to post about it and thank the giveaway host. Back during Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW), a blogger who goes by the name of Maischeph hosted a […]
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. […]
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. Tis’ the season! Teen Read Week is coming next week (October 17-23) with the theme “Books with Beat!” With that in mind, the Hawaii State Library has scheduled a multitude of awesome events over […]
… the Honolulu house was condemned by the Territory of Hawai’i for a highway, a main artery to bring in office workers from the country to the city. Never before had residents lost houses to a highway; they received various explanations on embossed letterhead in long legal envelopes. … Gloria cried on her bed. …The […]
In 2008, the Hawaii State Legislature enacted into law that October will be designated Filipino-American History Month to annually commemorate the contributions of Filipino-Americans to Hawaiʻi and the United States.1 104 years ago in 1906, the first sakadas emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaiʻi to work on sugar plantations. Since then, Filipinos have become one […]
I got a quick update from Judie Fernandez, the publicity director for author Bill Fernandez: If you will be in attendance or access to the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement convention at the Convention Center from October 11 – 14 you will have the opportunity to purchase Bill Fernandez’s book Rainbows Over Kapa’a. You can […]
Those of us watching the recent episode of Hawaii Five-O last night were hard pressed not to notice the grassy hills and stoic marble buildings of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Generous (and gorgeous) shots of the iconic Honolulu Memorial at Punchbowl served as a backdrop for the sibling reunion of Lt. Steve […]
20 / 20 on 10 / 10! Starting tonight at midnight, Native Books will be celebrating 20 years of being a part of community with a 20-Hour “Share the Wealth” Event at their store on the ʻEwa end of Ward Warehouse. The celebration starts tonight, Saturday October 9 at Midnight (12:00am) and continues all throughout […]
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. […]
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. October 10th marks the 20th Anniversary of Native Books Hawaii! EVERYTHING will be 20% off in the store for twenty hours! Sale starts at midnight on October 10 and continues until 8pm that day. […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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