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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/kauwela.mp3″ text=”Kauwela”] Summer ʻO ka wā kauwela kēia a lōliʻi ka noho ʻana. It’s summertime, and the livin’s easy.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/wahi.mp3″ text=”Wahi”] Place, location, setting ʻAʻohe wahi e like me kuʻu home ʻo Hawaiʻi. There’s no place like my home, Hawaiʻi.
Has it been three years already? June 20th is the date of Hawaii Book Blog’s inaugural post three years ago, and it just so happened to be a review of a cookbook! In celebration of our blog birthday we’ll be giving away HBB prize packs–see details below. We’ll be celebrating all week, so come back later for […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/mmpoh.mp3″ text=”Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi”] Hawaiʻi Book Blog Hauʻoli lā piha makahiki e ka Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi! Happy birthday Hawaiʻi Book Blog!
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/makuakane.mp3″ text=”Makua kāne”] Father ʻO ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, ua kapa ʻia ka ʻŌlelo Makuahine, no ka mea, hiki i nā mākua kāne ke walaʻau me ka liʻiliʻi wale nō. The Hawaiian language is also called the “Mother tongue” because fathers never get a chance to use much of it.
Alex and I were up bright and early for the start of the 64th Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale! Last year we paid the Friends of the Library membership fee during the Friday night members only sale, but this year we couldn’t go on Friday so we decided to tough it […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/mimi.mp3″ text=”Mimi”] To urinate E nā hua lōlō, mai mimi ma ke kūmano. Hey numb nuts, don’t urinate in the reservoir.
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 Hawaii. Happy Father’s Day to our own great fathers, and all the fathers in Hawaii and around the world! If you haven’t checked it out yet, we wrote a post on recommended Hawaii books […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/lunahelu.mp3″ text=”Luna helu”] Census taker I kekahi lā, ua hoʻāʻo ka luna helu iaʻu. Ua ʻai au i kona ake me kekahi mau pāpapa pawa a me ka Chianti maikaʻi. “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” —Hannibal Lecter, The Silence […]
If I get him a tie, it will never leave his dresser drawer. If I buy an aloha shirt it’ll only get added to the long cue of his, already, “favorite” aloha shirts. More tools would just be silly, and more kitchen and grilling gadgets too. Sometimes Dad is the hardest person to shop for. […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/kuikahihokeaupuni.mp3″ text=”Kuʻikahi Hōkē Aupuni”] National Hockey League Loaʻa iā Pokekona ko Stanley kīʻaha ma ke Kuʻikahi Hōkē Aupuni. Boston won NHL’s Stanley Cup.
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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