Love buying books? Then you will love this sale. You can help celebrate University of Hawai‘i Press’ 66th anniversary by saving up to 66% for an entire week during their biggest online sale of the year. The sale lasts from Thursday, October 3, noon (HST) until Thursday, October 10, noon (HST). You can save 47%* or […]
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. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! We wish everyone and their families a safe and happy Halloween for the weekend. While I’m sure you and your children will be busy going to parties for kids and adults, trick-or-treating, or […]
News Release via Aiko Yamashiro We Value Hawai’i: Art/Music/Dialogue Saturday, Sept. 25, 1 pm–1 am Fresh Café, 831 Queen Street, Honolulu Free and all ages until 8 pm, 18+ and $5 cover after 8 pm. Support local art and music with an all-day, all-ages celebration of the creative arts in Hawai’i, with hands-on printmaking and […]
It’s undeniable that Hawai’i is a special place and our temperate climate is part of what makes it so. When I was in high school I would lament the absence of “seasons” and was only too happy to move away to college and experience them. But it was while I was away that I remembered how subtly […]
PRESS RELEASE Based on oral history interviews conducted by the Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa, Talking Hawai‘i’s Story: Oral Histories of an Island People presents a rich sampling of the landmark work done by the Center, making accessible 29 first-person narratives that previously only appeared in the COH semiannual newsletter. The book’s three […]
There’s always a party to be had here in Hawaii–always something to celebrate. It doesn’t hurt that so many different ethnic holidays and festivals have been adopted by the general population as a part of local culture. One of those is Chinese New Year, which happened to also fall on Valentine’s Day this year! Per […]