Book Events
Is anyone else out there in Hawaii freezing their butt off? The last two nights have been extremely chilly! Hope everyone has a great weekend, please continue to help support Hawaii’s literacy by attending one of these fine literary events. Friday, Feb. 19 07:00pm – Local Writers Read Their Writing at the Living Arts Gallery […]
Are you a middle school student (grades 6-8) or have a child in middle school that enjoys writing? Then check out the Hawaii Conservation Alliance for the annual My Hawai’i Story Project 2010. For the past three years the “My Hawai‘i” Story Project, a middle school (6th-8th grade) environmental writing contest, has touched the lives […]
Check it out: My new friend, Wordsworth the Poet is now on Facebook! Do you know the story of the mouse who expresses his creative juices through the art of poetry? Have you ever heard the story of Wordsworth as told by Frances H. Kakugawa, or read the emotional tale of Wordsworth and his grandmother […]
One of the books recommended to us by Manoa Library Branch Manager Christel Collins, as part of our Library Tour Challenge, is the latest historic composition of Gavan Daws. Wayfinding Through the Storm (Watermark, 2009) is one of the most unique books I’ve ever read. With the subtitle “Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools […]
Check it out: BeachHouse Publishing is the first Hawaii publisher to bring you local children’s books available on your iPhone and iPod Touch, produced locally in Hawai’i by Bluewater Media. In addition to the colorful, whimsical illustrations and text in the printed book, the ibeachhouse books are narrated and animated so children can enjoy the book on a whole new […]
Happy Aloha Friday everyone! We here at Hawaii Book Blog hope you have a wonderful weekend. Here on Book End, we provide you with a list of the weekend’s literary/library events for you to decide. Don’t forget to check out our new Calendar which expands upon our Book End by listing literary events on the weekdays […]
Sick as dogs…no, worse, we have been sick as sloths the past week. And no, I don’t mean the types of sloths that would hire a dog to burn down a hospital; I’m talking about the laid back, slow-moving mammals that bear the moniker of one of the seven deadly sins. Yes, we’ve been blog […]
It’s 2010 and we are finally back! All of the holiday business and distractions we’ve had ended today, and I begin the year by bringing back our weekly Book End after a two week hiatus. Hope everyone had a great new year. Here are this weekend’s events: Friday, January 8 07:00pm – Volcano Art Center’s […]
Aloha Friday! It’s time for another Book End and as it’s the holiday season, the number of literary events has tailed off quite a bit in comparison to the weekends prior. However, there are still a number of interesting book signings, fun library events for the family, and other interesting happenings. Keep supporting Hawaii’s local […]
Help to support Hawaii’s literary community by attending one of these awesome literary/library events: Ongoing in December- At Kapolei Library: “Dark Clouds over Paradise: the Hawaii Internees Story,” an exhibit presented by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, will be on display from December 1 – 19 in the 2nd floor Lobby and can be […]
posted by A.Alba Another week and here’s the latest edition of Book End. There are a ton of great library and literary events happening this weekend so I highly recommend if you have time, go out and support our local literary scene by attending one of these fabulous events. We have a lot of great […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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