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April is officially National Poetry Month and since there will be several poets at the Celebrate Reading Festival this Saturday I decided to review No Choice But to Follow, a book of linked poetry or renshi, written by four …
Kahakai
Beach, seashore
Aia ka mokuna hou o Hawaiʻi Five-0 i kapa ʻia o “Ma Ke Kahakai”* i kēia lā. I ko lāua mākaʻikaʻi ʻana ma ka wao nahele no ka ʻike ʻana i nā kiʻi kaulana, loaʻa iā McGarrett
…Kime
Team
ʻOi aʻe ka maikaʻi o kā Iakopa kime ma mua ʻo Ekualo mā.
Team Jacob is better than Team Edward.…
Puolo
Music
Tsā! Hiki iā lākou ke hoʻomamao ka makana puolo.
They can keep the music award.
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.
Friday, April 8
- The Friends of Ewa Beach Library Book Sale – Preview Sale for Members. Includes
Aupuni Pekelala
Federal government
ʻO #govtshutdownpickuplines ka mea hoʻomākeʻaka wale nō e pili ana i ka pani ʻana o ke aupuni pekelala.
The only thing witty concerning the government shutting down is #govtshutdownpickuplines (Twitter hashtag).…
Kūkala pōʻino kai eʻe
Tsunami warning
ʻO ke kūkala pōʻino kai eʻe, ua hoʻopau. Akā, ke hoʻomau nei i ke kūkala makaʻala wai hālana. Huhū ka ʻāina.
The tsunami warning was lifted. But the flood watch remains. The land is …
Next week will be the week to celebrate. Not only is the Oahu Celebrate Reading Festival on Saturday, April 16th but according to the American Library Association (ALA), April 10-16th is National Library Week! This year’s honorary chair is author …
Haku wale
Invent, make up, improvise
Ua haku wale wau i ka hua ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi o nehinei.
I made up yesterdayʻs Hawaiian word of the day.…
Press Release via Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association:
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Gala Event Celebrates the 2011 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Book Awards
HONOLULU—The 2011 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Awards will be presented by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association at …
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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