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There’s something to be said for the simple things in life. Sometimes the smallest gestures mean the most, and the humblest of gifts are better than the expensive, ostentatious ones. Like in the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” when Paul engraves the ring from the CrackerJack box so that Holly could have something from her favorite store (*girlish sigh*). Most […]
Check it out: My new friend, Wordsworth the Poet is now on Facebook! Do you know the story of the mouse who expresses his creative juices through the art of poetry? Have you ever heard the story of Wordsworth as told by Frances H. Kakugawa, or read the emotional tale of Wordsworth and his grandmother […]
One of the books recommended to us by Manoa Library Branch Manager Christel Collins, as part of our Library Tour Challenge, is the latest historic composition of Gavan Daws. Wayfinding Through the Storm (Watermark, 2009) is one of the most unique books I’ve ever read. With the subtitle “Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools […]
Michelle Cruz Skinner’s In the Company of Strangers (Bamboo Ridge, 2009) is the book of the month in February for the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii (JCCH) Book Club. Skinner’s book, a collection of short stories published by Bamboo Ridge Press in 2009, will be discussed by the author on “Thinking Out Loud,” a radio-call in program hosted by Willa […]
Check it out: BeachHouse Publishing is the first Hawaii publisher to bring you local children’s books available on your iPhone and iPod Touch, produced locally in Hawai’i by Bluewater Media. In addition to the colorful, whimsical illustrations and text in the printed book, the ibeachhouse books are narrated and animated so children can enjoy the book on a whole new […]
We recently reviewed mythology surrounding the legend of Maui (see “Book Review- How Maui Slowed the Sun”). Let’s stay with the Valley Isle and focus on its culinary delights and local cuisine. One of the most enjoyable aspects of visiting a new place is trying out the local dining scene. When we are in an […]
Artist and author Monika Mira recently sent us a copy of the latest edition of The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book (Lucid Publishing) now printed on recycled paper! As a long time diver and artist, Mira put a lot of love and knowledge into making this book and it really shows. What a fun […]
Happy Aloha Friday everyone! We here at Hawaii Book Blog hope you have a wonderful weekend. Here on Book End, we provide you with a list of the weekend’s literary/library events for you to decide. Don’t forget to check out our new Calendar which expands upon our Book End by listing literary events on the weekdays […]
A wise songwriter dubbed him the “Hawaiian Superman” and immortalized one of his tales into a hit song—one cultural icon singing about another. The songwriter was Israel Kamakawiwo’ole and the “Hawaiian Superman” is the mythological hero, Maui. Living in Hawaii you’d be hard pressed to avoid the tale of how Maui snared the sun, and variations of his many exploits […]
Well, it’s a new year and one of our blog resolutions was to finally change the layout of Hawaii Book Blog. We’ve been running the simple “default” template since the beginning of Hawaii Book Blog (HBB) back in 2008. You may recall we did a makeover of our logo and banner back in August, which really helped to […]
Sick as dogs…no, worse, we have been sick as sloths the past week. And no, I don’t mean the types of sloths that would hire a dog to burn down a hospital; I’m talking about the laid back, slow-moving mammals that bear the moniker of one of the seven deadly sins. Yes, we’ve been blog […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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