It’s summer time and that means one of our favorite book events of the year! The Friends of the Library of Hawaii Annual Book sale is one of the oldest and largest used book sales in the United States and a dream come true for literary lovers and collectors. With nine straight days of books […]
This Saturday, June 22, there will be an historical presentation, The History of the Waialua Sugar Company, presented by local historian Boyd Ready at the Historic Haleʻiwa Gym from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The University of Hawaiʻi Center for Oral History (authors of Talking Hawaiʻi’s Story) will also be on hand to perform dramatizations of stories from […]
Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more from across the ‘net! For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share them […]
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 Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, June 7 It’s Book Time with Ronald McDonald! – Free. Ronald McDonald will offer a […]
Twinkle, Twinkle, Small Hoku illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong is the latest keiki board book from Beachhouse Publishing. Based on the popular children’s rhyme, this charming local version shows kids the important role of stars in Hawaiʻi. Following the stars brought people to these islands and the story in this book follows a small group […]