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. Hawaii author wins award Over the Top & Back Again: Hiking X the Alps, the latest travel adventure book by long-time Hawaii author Brandon Wilson, has been named 2010 Book of the Year […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/07/make.mp3″ text=”Make”] 1. To die, perish 2. To kill, execute Ke make nei au iā ʻoe e Smalls! You’re killin’ me Smalls!
So, I’m that crazy person who always has a pen (or three) on hand at all times. I also carry a notepad, but I’m especially vigilant of my pens since I can easily jot down words and ideas on receipts, napkins, beer labels… really anything I can get my hands on if my notepad is too […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/anoe.mp3″ text=”ʻAno ʻē”] Strange, freakish He kālena ʻano ʻē kō koʻu tutu kāne e ʻike ʻē i nā mea lanakila o nā hoʻokūkū hīmeni me ka pololei. My grandpa has a strange talent for accurately predicting the winners of singing competitions.
If you were to ask me where my favorite place to have a book event would be, the first thing that would come to my mind is Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu. The first book event I went to there was for Feng Feng Hutchin’s Plenty Saimin children’s book [read our review here]. It was […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/elikemekaluna.mp3″ text=”E like me ka luna”] Like a boss ʻAi i ka palaoa pōʻai… e like me ka luna. Eat a bagel… like a boss.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/hipakane.mp3″ text=”Hipa kāne”] Ram Ua ʻike ʻoe i ka hipa kāne ma ka pā? Did you see the ram in the ya-a-a-a-a-ard?
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/keleponalawelima.mp3″ text=”Kelepona lawelima”] Mobile phone, cell phone Ke maopopo he maikaʻi ʻole kēia kiʻi ʻoniʻoni, akā e hoʻohāmau aku i kāu kelepona lawelima ma ka hale kiʻi ʻoniʻoni, e ka luahine. Geez! I know it’s not a great movie, but silence your cell phone while in the theater, old lady. Geez!
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/kamakawiwoole.mp3″ text=”Ka maka wiwo ʻole”] The fearless eye Kuʻu ka luhi, ua maha ʻo Kamakawiwoʻole. Kamakawiwoʻole has let down his weariness and is at rest.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/malalo.mp3″ text=”(Ma) Lalo”] Below, under neat Nā kalokalo leo ʻana e Suzanne… Ma lalo o kēnā… E haʻo ana mākou iā ʻoe Best wishes Suzanne… Under neat that… We will miss you
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. Last Chance: The Big Book Sale This weekend is your last chance to clean up on cheap books at the Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale McKinley High School. The […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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