2011 Ka Palapala Awards Nominees: Excellence in Hawaiian Culture

by Alex on April 26, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I am doing a countdown, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaii Book Blog. […]

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Keiki book review: Merrie the Little Hula Dancer

by Misty on April 26, 2011
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Just in time for the Merrie Monarch Festival, we thought we’d share with you a new keiki book from Mutual Publishing. Merrie the Little Hula Dancer, written and illustrated by Maureen Quemada, is a colorful picture book about the joy of dancing hula and sharing that joy with others. Merrie is a lonely hula girl dancing by herself. One […]

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2011 Ka Palapala Awards Nominees: Excellence in Children’s Literature

by Alex on April 26, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I am doing a countdown, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaii Book Blog. […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Pea

by ʻŌlelo on April 26, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/pea.mp3″ text=”Pea” ] Bear (the animal). He ʻoiaʻiʻo: ʻAi nā pea i nā pika. Nā pea. Nā pika. Ka Battlestar Galactica. “Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.” —Jim Halpert        

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2011 Ka Palapala Awards Nominees: Children’s Illustrative/Photographic Books

by Alex on April 25, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I am doing a countdown, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category.  Where applicable, I will link to keiki book reviews from Hawaii Book […]

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2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards Nominees: Children’s Hawaiian Culture

by Alex on April 25, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6), rewarding the best in Hawaiʻi’s books.  To generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I wanted to do a little countdown, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. To begin with, let’s look […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Welina

by ʻŌlelo on April 25, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/welina.mp3″ text=”Welina” ] A greeting of affection, akin to aloha Welina mai e nā hoa mai ka hiki ʻana a ke kau ʻana o ka lā. Greetings, friends from the rising to the setting of the sun.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hauʻoli Pakoa

by ʻŌlelo on April 24, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/hauolipakoa.mp3″ text=”Hauʻoli Pakoa” ] Happy Easter! Hauʻoli Pakoa iā kākou! ʻAʻole paʻakikī e loaʻa ka hua kula nui ma ka pā. Aia ʻo Lady Gaga i loko. Happy Easter to all! It shouldn’t be too hard to find the giant golden egg in the yard. Lady Gaga is inside it.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hopuna ʻŌlelo

by ʻŌlelo on April 23, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/hopunaolelo.mp3″ text=”Hopuna ʻŌlelo” ] Pronunciation. Ke ʻoe kiʻo a kākau i ka hopuna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi me ka hewa pēia: [hay-moh-lay-lay], e make ana ka pōpoki iki. ʻAʻole ʻoe makemake i nā pōpoki iki? A little kitten dies everytime you poop out Hawaiian pronunciation incorrectly like this: [hay-moh-lay-lay]. Do you not like kittens?

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Book event & review: Night on Fire

by Misty on April 22, 2011
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A Review for Night on Fire Obnoxious Lead Characters We Love to Hate–An Essay MaiTai’s Aren’t Hawaiian: Cocktails & Misconceptions in Paradise Manwhoring: Male Promiscuity in Fiction Just kidding 😉 A Review for Night on Fire Sequels can be tricky. On one hand they’re harder to write, especially when the predecessor is an award winner. You have to keep […]

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Book End: Weekend of April 22, 2011

by Alex on April 22, 2011
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Bess Press Celebrates Keiki Earth Day with Baby Awearness Baby Awearness at Manoa Marketplace (2nd floor) is the store that sells hard-to-find, eco-friendly products, while being a resource center offering classes and workshops […]

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