The wonderful folks at Partners in Development Foundation are holding a quick little sweepstakes where the winner receives a free copy of their charming keiki picture book Kai the ‘Opihi Gets the Point. From the contest, here is a snippet of what the book is about: In this story of adventure, bravery, and wisdom, little […]
A big MAHALO to everyone who sent us well wishes for Hawaii Book Blog’s third birthday! We took all of the comments we received, assigned them a number and went to random.org to select three winners. These three people will be receiving, as promised, a Hawaii Book Blog tote bag with three free books, three […]
Over the last month or so we’ve added a couple of regular features to the site. We’re very excited about our new shop where you can buy HBB merchandise (Shaka for books!) and Hawaiian language t-shirts. Plus, we’ve started a ‘Hawaiian word of the day’ on the site and Twitter (@olelooftheday). Now you can follow ʻŌlelo […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Free Books Redux… There are quite a few awesome ways to win books from local publishers and/or local authors that you should enter before it’s too late: Ending on January 31st: Win a free […]
Congratulations to Yoonmee for winning Sun and Rain by Stephanie Feeney and a bonus money fold book! Remember, even if you’ve won a book feel free to comment to enter and win again. All winners are chosen at random using random.org. The next book we are giving away is Waikiki, Magic Beside the Sea by Allan […]
Mahalo to everyone who entered our Hawaii Book Blog Birthday Giveaway! We appreciate all of the comments you provided and will take your feedback to heart as we continue to improve HBB for your enjoyment. The winner of the giveaway will be receiving a free, brand new copy of The Royal Hawaiian Band: Its Legacy […]
There’re only 2 DAYS left before our live Rec-Fest to support First Book-Oahu’s Bookfair and Fundraiser at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall! We’d love to review keiki Hawaiiana books suggested by HBB readers but no one has suggested anything yet! And we’re getting closer to our goal of having 50 retweets to encourage people to spread the word […]
Thank you to everyone who entered our Holiday Book Giveaway on Twitter. We greatly appreciate all your retweets and consider you all winners in our hearts! But enough cheese and on to the drawing! The winner of this giveaway wins a free copy of Waikiki: Nine Walks Through Time by Veneeta Acson Phd.D (HBB review […]
In celebration of the holidays, Hawaii Book Blog would like to extend our gratitude to all of our wonderful readers and give away a couple of books in December to a few lucky people. The winner of our first holiday giveaway will receive a brand new copy of the fabulous book Waikīkī: Nine Walks Through […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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