Book Review – Damien: The Making of a Saint

by Alex on November 21, 2011
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Father Damien is likely the most famous religious figure to come out of Hawaiʻi.  Everyone more or less knows the story of the man who would become a Saint.  Born Jozef de Veuster in Belgium, he would later take his …

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Hawai’i’s Saint

by Misty on October 12, 2009
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posted by M.L. Sanico

On Sunday, October 11th (or Saturday night Hawai’i Standard Time) the world was officially introduced to Hawai’i’s patron saint. It was nonstop news coverage all week as Hawai’i residents flocked to Rome for the canonization of …

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Book End: Weekend of Oct. 10

by Alex on October 9, 2009
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Well, another long work week is finally finished!  TGIF, right?  This week we introduced our latest contributor to Hawaii Book Blog, Dawn Sueoka.  She comes to us with a strong background in Library Science, creative writing, poetry and film.  Her …

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