Cookbook Countdown Week 7

by Misty on December 23, 2010
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I’ve got a really bad case of “holiday brain” at the moment. No matter how old I get, I am always excited for Christmas… and aside from thoughts of baking yummy cookies, playing games with the family and watching cheesy …

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Cookbook Countdown Week 5

by Misty on December 10, 2010
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I can’t believe this is week 5 of our cookbook countdown to New Year’s. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many cookbooks in such a short time frame. There’s no doubt books make great presents, in fact I’m pretty …

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Book Review – Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawaii’s Republican Reformer

by Alex on December 9, 2010
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Being retired from politics for some time now, Fred Rohlfing isn’t afraid to say “I told you so” on a number of political matters—in fact, he literally does so when it comes to the topic of mass transit.  Early in …

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Book End: Weekend of December 3, 2010

by Alex on December 3, 2010
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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.

This Friday, Watermark Publishing will be hosting a Holiday Book Fair from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

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Arnold Hiura’s “Kau Kau” is onolicious reading

by Misty on November 5, 2010
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Almost a year ago Alex and I stumbled into Haili’s on Kapahulu to buy a combo laulau plate and a new book from Watermark Publishing. Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands had just been released and …

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Hawaii Publishers on Facebook & Twitter

by Alex on October 9, 2010
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Social networking has exploded in the last couple of years with the rise of Facebook and Twitter into the mainstream media. Many people you know on an everyday basis, friends from youth, co-workers, relatives and more are on Facebook and …

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New Book: “Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawai’i’s Republican Reformer”

by Alex on September 15, 2010
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Press Release via Watermark Publishing

Fred Rohlfing’s Island Son Presents an Alternative View of Hawai‘i Politics

A fresh look at Hawai’i politics, past and present, is the theme of Fred Rohlfing‘s autobiography—Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawai‘i’s

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Kau Kau Author to Share Stories of Hawaii’s Mixed Plate

by Alex on August 24, 2010
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Press Release:

Award-winning author Arnold Hiura will present a special “talk story” and book-signing program at Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii at Ward Warehouse on Sunday, August 29, 3-5PM.

Hiura’s presentation will feature stories and excerpts from his book, Kau

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Book Review: The Hawai’i Farmers Market Cookbook, Volume 2

by Alex on June 24, 2010
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“Buy local, eat local: It will help to sustain the important role that agriculture plays in our community.”–Dean Okimoto President of the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation

“Buy local, eat local” is the positive message echoing in my head when thumbing …

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Book Release: The Hawai’i Farmers Market Cookbook-Volume 2

by Alex on May 29, 2010
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PRESS RELEASE

Watermark Publishing announces the release of The Hawai’i Farmers Market Cookbook-Volume 2: The Chefs’ Guide to Fresh Island Foods.  Edited by Joan Namkoong, this companion volume to the original Hawai’i Farmers Market Cookbook contains more than 75 …

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May Day is Lei Day in Hawai’i!

by Misty on May 1, 2010
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Happy Lei Day! *kiss kiss* Alex and I will definitely check out the festivities going on all weekend at Kapiolani Park (hopefully it doesn’t rain!) but first we’ve got a busy Saturday of attending book signings. You should check one …

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