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My Name is Makia–A Memoir of Kalaupapa (book review)

by Misty on September 29, 2012
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[gn_quote]Kalaupapa started to be like a playground for me. School only for three hours in the morning, seven-thirty to ten-thirty. All I cared was I didn’t have to work taro patch anymore. On Oahu every weekend my parents made us work in the taro patch out in Laie. The whole family pitched in because this […]

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Book End: Weekend of September 28, 2012

by Alex on September 28, 2012
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, September 28 Book Launch: Border Walls – Come on campus for the book launch […]

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Huki-Links: September 27, 2012

by Alex on September 27, 2012
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share […]

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Book Fair and Blog-a-Thon Benefit!

by Misty on September 26, 2012
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This weekend, Sept. 29th and 30th,  First Book Oahu is having a Book Fair Fundraiser at Barnes & Noble! Make any purchase, EVEN at the coffee shop, at any B&N or online using the code 10886000, and help First Book Oahu raise money to provide new books to needy children and organizations in the local […]

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Book End: Weekend of September 21, 2012

by Alex on September 21, 2012
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Saturday, September 22 Writing Family History and Personal Memoir – Volcano’s resident writing expert Tom Peek […]

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Mini Con 2012 featuring Hawaii Reads!

by Alex on September 20, 2012
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One of our favorite library events of the year is back and this time we get to be a part of it. That’s right, Misty and I have finally made the big show: MINI CON 2012! This is the third iteration of the successful brainchild of McCully-Moiliili Public Library’s Hillary Chang. In 2010 and 2011, we […]

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Book End: Weekend of September 14, 2012

by Alex on September 14, 2012
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, September 14 Friends of Wahiawa Public Library Book Sale – The Friends of Wahiawa Public […]

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Author Interview: Julia Flynn Siler

by Misty on September 13, 2012
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In celebration of her appearances this weekend with the Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program, we wanted to do an interview with bestselling author Julia Flynn Siler on her book Lost Kingdom. Q: What inspired you to write Lost Kingdom? A few years ago, my family and I were invited to spend the weekend at […]

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Kumu Hula: Roots and Branches (book review)

by Misty on September 12, 2012
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Kumu Hula Roots and Branches (Island Heritage, 2011) by Dr. Ishmael Stagner is one of the most comprehensive books about the art and history of hula. It’s the story of hula from an insiders intimate perspective. Uncle Ish is a cultural leader and educator of the highest degree and using his many years of expertise, has created […]

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Huki-Links: September 12, 2012

by Alex on September 12, 2012
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share […]

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Filipinos and African-Americans in Hawaii (Book Review)

by Alex on September 12, 2012
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I briefly described Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series a while back in a review of The North Shore of Oʻahu by Joseph Kennedy.  Continuing in that series is a book released late in 2011 covering one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi.  This book is Filipinos in Hawaiʻi by Theodore S. Gonzalves, an […]

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