Non-Fiction
How can you not be drawn into that cover? I first saw it on Mutual Publishing’s Facebook page months before it was released. Those puppy dog eyes, and puppy dog ears, nose, tongue; I was surprisingly eager to check this book out. [Full Disclosure: I admit I have a soft-spot for scrappy, little puppies. I […]
89 years ago today the Hawai‘i Theatre, “Pride of the Pacific”, opened its beautifully decorated doors. Several decades, a couple of renovations and countless shows later, the theater is still entertaining residents and visitors alike. Its neoclassical exterior and colorful neon sign have made the theatre center an icon of Downtown Honolulu. Celebrate this historic jewel by perusing some […]
Did you know that August 10 through August 16 is officially designated as Elvis Week? Graceland (in Memphis, TN) will be hosting a week full of Elvis-related festivities for the diehard Elvis tourist. Even if you can’t be in Memphis during Elvis Week, Elvis.com provides you with a number of ways you can celebrate online: […]
[gn_quote]Surfing is Hawaiʻi’s gift to the world. Actually, board sports are Hawaiʻi’s gift to the world, so that includes surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, kite surfing, windsurfing—basically anything that’s done on a board, the concept came out of Hawaiʻi and went around the world. –Stuart Holmes Coleman, HBB Interview[/gn_quote] Between Isaiah Walker’s excellent Waves of Resistance [read our […]
[gn_quote] Ka poʻina nalu became an intense zone where Hawaiians, including politically astute and elite ones, clashed with haole on a battleground over more than simply a Hawaiian sport, but their physical and cultural domination. [/gn_quote] From its Polynesian origins, surfing has grown exponentially into a multi-million-dollar-a-year sport practiced along beaches and coastlines worldwide—even indoors1—covered […]
The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we are counting down the potential winners, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we are counting down the potential winners, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we are counting down the potential winners, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we are counting down the potential winners, quickly highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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