Book Beginnings on Friday

by Misty on September 17, 2010
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Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re …

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Book Review: Written in the Sky

by Alex on August 5, 2010
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I picked up this little gem by author Matthew Kaopio at the Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii book sale at McKinley High School this year for only $1.  It looked like a quick and simple read, so I …

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Book Release: A Pocket Guide to the Battle of Nuuanu

by Alex on July 30, 2010
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*The following is a press release from Mutual Publishing

HONOLULU—Mutual Publishing and historian Neil Bernard Dukas are proud to announce the publication of A Pocket Guide to the Battle of Nu‘uanu, an easy-to-follow and richly illustrated guide to this …

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Guest Review: Mililani Mauka

by Misty on June 24, 2010
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A few weeks ago I received an email from a student at my alma mater expressing an interest in what we do here at HBB. As part of her English project she wanted to learn a bit about blogging, and …

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Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook, Second Course

by Alex on April 29, 2010
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The second helping of Hawai‘i’s Bento Box Cookbook is here!  Local chef Susan Yuen, who authored the first book in 2008, presents the second course of her appetizing and visually stimulating cookbook.  As the bento box continues its popularity with …

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Book Review: The Polynesian Tattoo Today

by Misty on April 21, 2010
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While he was attending UH Manoa’s Hawaiian Studies program, my younger brother spent a semester abroad in Tahiti. We were all very excited for him, me especially, and were eager to hear about his experiences and adventures across the Pacific. …

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Have a merry Merrie Monarch 2010!

by Misty on April 8, 2010
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We’re right in the middle of Merrie Monarch week! The entire festival runs from April 4th to the 10th with craft and culture events all week long culminating in a hula competition that starts today at 6:00 pm HST. You …

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March is Arts & Crafts Month!

by Misty on March 31, 2010
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Whew! March was a busy month for us and this last week there seemed to be a void in motivation on my part. But it’s only the 31st so it’s not quite over yet and I have one more day …

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New Book & Event: The Polynesian Tattoo Today

by Alex on March 18, 2010
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HONOLULU—The Polynesian Tattoo Today is a compilation of over 200 detailed images of the beautiful and unique tradition that is Polynesian tattooing.  In addition to the photographs of the artwork, thirty of today’s top tattooists are featured in this …

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March Rec-Fest Book 1: Grandpa’s Magic Banyan Tree

by Alex on March 13, 2010
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I am coming to you live from Barnes & Noble Kahala where we are proud sponsors of the First Book-Oahu Book Fair here today.  The Book Fair will be ongoing throughout the day and tomorrow—basically it is a fundraising event …

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Local publisher announces self-publishing division

by Alex on February 17, 2010
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Mutual Publishing recently announced a new publishing division called SCRIPTA, which will offer book production services to authors who want to self-publish either because their book is meant for private circulation or because they want to avoid the manuscript submission …

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