This past weekend, Alex and I were lucky enough to visit the Waipahu Plantation Village for the launch of a new keiki book Plenty Saimin (Island Paradise Publishing, 2010). With original and replica buildings from the plantation era, it was the perfect setting to promote this delightful book about sharing food and aloha. Saimin was inspired by […]
Happy New Year! Hau’oli Makahiki Hou! You may have noticed a slight decrease in posts here at HBB (especially regarding our Library Tour— where we hit a bit of a snag and have not recovered). Despite failing to complete our Library Challenge by the end of the year (and my tendency to wallow) we’re still here and eager to […]