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The Hawaii State Public Library System will change its furlough days from the usual Wednesdays to Fridays during March 2010. All public libraries and administrative offices will be closed on March 5, 12 and 19.
In addition, six public libraries …
The big news for us is that next week, Hawaii Book Blog will be on vacation (and as a result, hiatus) in the Land of the Rising Sun! Misty and I will both be in Tokyo for our very first …
Native Books will be featuring local Kamehameha alum author, Bill Fernandez, with an author talk on Sunday, March 14 from 3 to 5 PM. Bill’s talk will start with an oli and include singing a little Don Ho. After the …
Is anyone else out there in Hawaii freezing their butt off? The last two nights have been extremely chilly! Hope everyone has a great weekend, please continue to help support Hawaii’s literacy by attending one of these fine literary events.…
Okay…so a little under a year ago I got my very own first iPod–a second generation 32MB iPod Touch. I ended up loving this thing, because of the intuitive touch screen and awesome collection of applications. In fact, one of …
Mutual Publishing recently announced a new publishing division called SCRIPTA, which will offer book production services to authors who want to self-publish either because their book is meant for private circulation or because they want to avoid the manuscript submission …
There’s always a party to be had here in Hawaii–always something to celebrate. It doesn’t hurt that so many different ethnic holidays and festivals have been adopted by the general population as a part of local culture. One of those …
Hey, some exciting news from Watermark Publishing. Following on the heels of BeachHouse Publishing developing iPhone apps, hopefully now we will start seeing more and more eBooks coming out from local publishers. Here’s the official press release:
Watermark Publishing of …
Are you a middle school student (grades 6-8) or have a child in middle school that enjoys writing? Then check out the Hawaii Conservation Alliance for the annual My Hawai’i Story Project 2010. For the past three years the “My …
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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