NOTE: This review originally appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
The best Hawaiʻi fiction provides a sense of place, a sense of time and an authentic representation of the collective local culture. Tyler Miranda’s debut novel, ‘Ewa Which Way (Bamboo …
In the final, dramatic pages of Kamehameha: The Rise of a King (Kamehameha Publishing, 2013) author David Kāwika Eyre elegantly writes what the last moments of life may have been like for Kamehameha I–the beloved chief’s parting words …
Welcome to Huki Links – 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, …
I dunno about everyone else, but I’m still recovering from this year’s schedule-busting Hawaii Book & Music Festival. But before those post-HBMF blues start here’s a few more big literary events coming up in the next few weeks.
The Kauai …
Constance Hale, a north shore native and author of several books on grammar and style, was a hit at the Hawaii Book & Music Festival yesterday. She packed a lot of great info into an hour and left the audience …
In the spirit of popular web content sites like Buzzfeed and Uproxx, and the hopes that this will help us spread Hawaii literature to broader audiences, Alex and I often sit and think about different ways to spin interesting posts …
Last night’s Ka Palapala Po’okela Awards organized by the Hawai’i Book Publisher’s Association, was short and sweet. As usual, there were things we were very happy to see and other things not so much. Special guest and emcee for …
It’s finally here! The 2014 Poem In Your Pocket: Hawaii Edition
Click here for the 2014 pocket
…an eclectic mix of words, thoughts and feelings bonded by place.
This year we are excited to feature eleven poems by very talented …
On Thursday, April 24, we celebrate Hawaiʻi publishing with the 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala. We present to you, our readers, the annual tradition of counting down all of the wonderful locally published books nominated for awards in each …
On Thursday, April 24, we celebrate Hawaiʻi publishing with the 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala. We present to you, our readers, the annual tradition of counting down all of the wonderful locally published books nominated for awards in each …
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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