Independent Hawai'i Publishers
Members of the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association:
BeachHouse Publishing specializes in children's books for Hawaii's keiki celebrating the Islands' unique cultures, and showcasing local authors, illustrators, and photographers. www.beachhousepublishing.com
East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. www.EastWestCenter.org
Editions Limited publishes works pertaining to the history and arts and crafts of Hawaii, usually liberally illustrated with photographs. www.hawaiipublisher.com
Hawaiian Historical Society, organized in 1892, is dedicated to preserving historical items related to Hawaii and to publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian history and Hawaii's role in the Pacific, including the Hawaiian Journal of History. www.hawaiianhistory.org
Independent Resources specializes in publications consulting; proposal development; editing, design, production and manufacturing management; and marketing assistance for individual authors and institutional and commercial publishers. email
Native Books is a community resource focused on distributing the best na mea Hawaii books, music, and DVDs on Hawaii and the Pacific. Our priority is presenting culturally sensitive and accurate information on Hawaiian history, language, hula, navigation, moolelo and other areas of Island Interest. www.nativebookshawaii.com
A Concise History of the Hawaiian Islands
October 3rd, 2009
A decade after its initial publication, this book has been updated with new information, notably the election of Hawai‘i-born Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency. Written in informal style, history comes to life through interesting anecdotes and new, compelling pictures. The author touches upon everything from the geologic forces that formed the Island chain; to the first human landfall; through the sovereignty movement of the late 1990’s; into the dawn of the 21st century.
Hawaii Wins "What Book Got You Hooked?" Campaign
October 3rd, 2009
First Book, a nonprofit organization providing new books to children in need, has announced Hawaii as the winner of 50,000 books for low-income children in its "What Book Got You Hooked?" campaign. Read more...
We Love Math with Miss Jenny
October 2nd, 2009
Music CD-Book Set for Parents, Teachers, & Kids!Miss Jenny teaches pre-K to first grade math concepts in her 27-songs audio CD-book set. Songs use fun characters like Zero the Hero and the Pizza-Eating Alligator to teach basic concepts and skills. Book includes all lyrics, simple instructions, and simple activities that parents and teachers can begin using immediately. This innovative program supports standards created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Available at: www.edutunes.com, www.is [...]
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Honu The Green Sea Turtle
October 1st, 2009
by Barbara E Berg"Wonderful things do come in small covers. That is exactly what a new children's book is - a tiny treasure to be savored by people of all ages who love the sea and its creatures and/or lovely watercolor drawings. Welcome "Honu the Green Sea Turtle" to your Hawaiiana book collection and do share it with young and old. Accept the author's invitation to go below the ocean's surface for an up-close and personal encounter with the marvelous green turtles that frequent our environs."
Edie Anderson, The Dispatch
"Honu: Th [...]
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Mystery - Thriller - Detective Novels in Hawai'i
September 28th, 2009
Honolulu Cop is real, but plenty of novelists have decided there's no better place for a crime than Hawai'i. Here's a list of mysteries, both old and new, set in our islands. List courtesy of www.LeftCoastCrime.org and Kane'ohe librarian Cindy Chow.
6-Traits Writing with Miss Jenny
September 27th, 2009
Music CD-Book Set for Parents, Teachers, & Kids!Miss Jenny's 6-Traits Writing program teaches children six components of great writing in 28 songs. The 64-page book includes lyrics to all songs, along with dozens of ideas for improving writing skills. Fun and easy to use for parents & teachers. Recommended for grades K-5.
Available at: www.edutunes.com, www.islandergroup.com, Borders Waikele, Borders Windward Mall, Borders Ward Center, Borders Express Mililani, Borders Express Kahului, Bord [...]
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My Surf Tricks
September 27th, 2009
Designed to get children acquainted with the different surf moves. Keikis will progress through a variety of surfing maneuvers to enhance their understanding of surfing."The ocean is such a big part of my life and I want my kids to have the same feeling. Getting them familiar with the ocean through a book is a great way to make that happen. It's the best thing ever, golden!"
Rob Machado - 3 Time US Open Surfing Champion
Available at your local bookstore or online at www.olasbooks. [...]
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Hawaiian Massage Lomilomi: Sacred Touch of Aloha
September 27th, 2009
Featuring more than 30 practitioners of this ancient art, this book won a "Keep It Hawai'i" Award from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority for respectful and accurate depiction of authentic Hawaiian culture. Combining inspirational quotes from many kumu such as Auntie Margaret Machado, Kahu Abraham, and kumu Dane Silva, with stunning photographs of lomilomi in action, it is designed for people who want to participate in the lomilomi they receive, by introducing practices of prayer, breath and forgiveness or ho‘oponopono. It also contains a director [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Cabo & Coral Go Surfing!
September 26th, 2009
Cabo & Coral Go Surfing, an inspirational and educational children’s color picture book authored by Del Mar surfer Udo Wahn M.D. and the talented artist Jami Lyn of Encinitas, California. Their approach to the book is not only captivating and entertaining, but it offers the child an opportunity to learn about the “Aloha spirit” and the culture of surfing. Aloha is much more than just hello or goodbye-it is about love, sharing and living in harmony with the environment.The aut [...]
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Other books for this site?
September 26th, 2009What books would you like to discuss on this site? What books "should" be here that aren't? We'll see about getting them listed.
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What would you like to see on this site?
September 26th, 2009What are we missing? What should we have more -- or less -- of? How would you like to interact with us through this site?
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Alohahonu
September 25th, 2009
"Artist Berg clearly has a love affair with the Hawaiian sea turtle, and it shows in the brillantly colored illustrations she produces of the creature.This hardback edition is part of a Berg-turtle extravaganza that also includes (Honu teh Green Sea Turtle) and a CD(DVD) that has Hawaiian-English reading of the titles, plus turtle tunes by Pekelo Cosma. It's turtlicious."
Features, Star Bulletin
Mililani Mauka by Chris McKinney
September 21st, 2009Secretly, a man welds steel to a bulldozer. Later, another watches a ghost walk along his dry-walled hallways. A woman raises her teenage son in a homeless encampment where the boy has to fight to survive with the help of a strange, lonely cop.
In Mililani Mauka, the lives of two families, the Motts and the Krills, come together as they try to keep afloat in a changing Honolulu, a city with growing suburbs and homeless camps. The Motts, new home owners in one of suburban Mililani’s fastest growing enclaves, crave the American Dream while the Krills, now homeless in Wai‘anae, are nearly destroyed by it.
The fate of both families collide as Banyan Mott searches for answers after his new house becomes haunted by its previous owner, and Kai Krill fights to get [...]
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Bolohead Row by Chris McKinney
September 21st, 2009From the author of best-selling The Tattoo and Queen of Tears, Bolohead Row is the story of a Honolulu family surviving the only way they know how, through the numbing affects of various addictions; alcohol, drugs – or computer games. Chris McKinney's talent for being brutally honest when creating characters makes the reader a part of the story. The story becomes their life, their friends and their quest for the meaning in life. Bolohead Row is a story everyone will identify with, whether they choose to admit it or not.
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The Queen of Tears by Chris McKinney
September 21st, 2009McKinney invents a reigning queen of Korean historical romance films, Soong Nan, who is no stranger to real-life drama. But it wasn't until she went to live with her estranged adult children in Hawaii that she began to understand what drama really is. Ne'er-do-well son Donny has yet another business venture he's hoping Soong Nan will bankroll. Daughter Won Ju is in an unhappy marriage, held together for the sake of her troubled teenage son. And younger daughter Darian has dropped out of college on the mainland, searching for a way to honor her ethnic heritage. As Soong Nan becomes more deeply enmeshed in her childrens' lives, she finds herself reflecting on the turbulence of her early years as a teenage survivor of Korea's civil war, her movie career, and her marriages to two powerfu [...]
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