Herb Kane (1928-2011): author, historian, cultural leader and artist

by Misty on March 11, 2011
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Herb Kawainui Kane, or Uncle Herb to many, died this week on March 9th 2011. An accomplished artist and historian, Kane’s passing is a great loss to the Hawaiian community. His paintings and art will forever be treasured and …

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Book End: Weekend of March 11, 2010

by Alex on March 11, 2011
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This Book End is a little different—depending on what happens overnight, the events listed here may or may not happen as listed.

As I’m typing this now, we’re a few hours into the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit off the …

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Book review: Skye Object 3270A

by Misty on March 10, 2011
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It may surprise some, but I’ve read heaps more science fiction than Alex has.  It may also be surprising that there are more female science fiction authors than you’d think, which is preposterous because why should anyone think about the …

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Gallery: The Cocktail Handbook Launch Party

by Alex on March 10, 2011
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This past Tuesday, we attended the launch party for the new Watermark Publishing book The Cocktail Handbook: Cool Drinks from Hawaii’s Hottest Bartenders at Duke’s Restaurant & Barefoot Bar.  With the $20 entrance fee you received a copy of …

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Book Review: The Cocktail Handbook

by Alex on March 7, 2011
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The fact is, many drinks associated with Hawaiʻi aren’t even originally from the Aloha State.  The piña colada, chi-chi, mai tai, zombie, hurricane and rum runner, for instance, carry bloodlines from all over the world!

“Rest assured,” say authors of …

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Book End: Weekend of March 4, 2011

by Alex on March 4, 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 weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.

Akule on the wall

 

photo courtesy Bess Press

If you’re ever at the Borders book store …

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Book Review: Captain Cooked

by Alex on February 27, 2011
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I tensed to the significance:  someone, presumably in the van, tried to kill me.

Thoughts such as these are shared to us in the novel Captain Cooked by S.P. Grogan, told from the first-person narrative of one Madison Merlot Dayne, …

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Guest Post (part 2): A Haole Reads

by Guest Post on February 26, 2011
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A Haole Writes…A Haole Reads

Paul G. Bens Jr.

 

And that is when I became fascinated with Hawai‘i, the history of it, the literature, the people. I began devouring everything I could read or listen to about the Islands.

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Book End: Weekend of February 25, 2011

by Alex on February 25, 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 weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.

Captain Cooked Weekend!

Big Island Geocachers met last weekend to discuss cache clues in *Captain Cooked*. O'ahu

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Guest Post (part 1): A Haole Writes…

by Guest Post on February 24, 2011
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A Haole Writes…

Paul G. Bens Jr.

Home. Such a simple word, but one with amazing power; a word that evokes the strongest of feelings in each and every one of us, whether it is a place we run to …

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Introducing guest blogger: Paul G. Bens Jr.

by Misty on February 24, 2011
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It’s been awhile since we’ve had a guest blog post. The last time was author Margaret Dilloway who blogged about the joys and challenges of novel writing while living in Hawai’i [read post here]. We like to have guests …

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