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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Ka lio

by ʻŌlelo on May 11, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kalio.mp3″ text=”Ka lio”] The horse He waikekē na ke kanaka, a he pia na ka lio. Whiskey for the man, and beer for the horse.

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HBB on ‘Scene of the Blog’!

by Misty on May 10, 2011
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This week, Hawaii Book Blog was invited to participate in Kittling: Books ‘Scene of the Blog’. Selected book bloggers send in pictures of their work and reading areas and talk a little bit about what inspires them. Check out our ‘Scene of the Blog’ here. Alex and I think  this is a brilliant idea and […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Ka leo

by ʻŌlelo on May 10, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kaleo.mp3″ text=”Ka leo”] The voice “Mai paʻa i ka leo.” “Do not withhold the voice.”

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ʻŌlelo of the Day–Giveaway!

by Misty on May 9, 2011
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Over the last month or so we’ve added a couple of regular features to the site. We’re very excited about our new shop where you can buy HBB merchandise (Shaka for books!) and Hawaiian language t-shirts. Plus, we’ve started a ‘Hawaiian word of the day’ on the site and Twitter (@olelooftheday). Now you can follow ʻŌlelo […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Pākī puke iāia

by ʻŌlelo on May 9, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/pakibuke.mp3″ text=”Pākī puke iāia”] or pākī buke iāia e Danno “Book ’em, Danno.”

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Māmā

by ʻŌlelo on May 8, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/mama.mp3″ text=”Māmā”] Mother, see also: makuahine ʻO kona māmā ka hoa pili o kekahi keiki kāne. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” —Norman Bates, Psycho

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Book Review + Event: Waves of Resistance

by Alex on May 7, 2011
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[gn_quote] Ka poʻina nalu became an intense zone where Hawaiians, including politically astute and elite ones, clashed with haole on a battleground over more than simply a Hawaiian sport, but their physical and cultural domination. [/gn_quote] From its Polynesian origins, surfing has grown exponentially into a multi-million-dollar-a-year sport practiced along beaches and coastlines worldwide—even indoors1—covered […]

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3 Hawaii books Mom will love

by Misty on May 7, 2011
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  Happy Mother’s Day to all the great Mums! I saw this article on “Ideas for Mother’s Day Book Lists“. It’s a collection of links to different book-lists on the web with popular titles that Moms like. Inspired by this, I thought it might be nice to make a list of our own. So, if your household matriarch is […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Makuahine

by ʻŌlelo on May 7, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/makuahine.mp3″ text=”Makuahine”] Mother Mea mai koʻu makuahine, huhū nā ʻalakeka no ka mea, nui nā niho o lākou a ʻaʻohe palaki niho. “Momma says that alligators are ornery cause they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.” –Bobby Bouchet, Waterboy

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2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela WINNERS!

by Misty on May 6, 2011
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Hawaii’s biggest literary award night is coming to a close. There was ʻono food, scrumptious chocolates, nahenahe music, a few surprises and a lot of cheers. All of this in spite of the gloomy, watery weather. Mahalo and congratulations to the Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association for another successful year. Here is the list of honorable […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kokokika

by ʻŌlelo on May 6, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kokokika.mp3″ text=”Kokokika”] Tigerblood He koko kika ko kākou i loko o ko kākou mau kino. We all have tigerblood within us.

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