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Only two-hundred years earlier, the Hawaiians who lived during the reign of Kamehameha the Great held their carved ki’i in highest regard for their cultural significance. Now, Hawai’i’s tiki echo of this time long ago and celebrate the traditions of this time in a new and exciting way. What images are conjured when you think […]
Almost a year ago Alex and I stumbled into Haili’s on Kapahulu to buy a combo laulau plate and a new book from Watermark Publishing. Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands had just been released and author Arnold Hiura was signing copies in the restaurant. Over the course of the year Kau […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Book Signings Galore Wow! I haven’t seen this many book signings all in one weekend for a long time. Thanks to the usual Fall output of new books, we finally have a situation where […]
Nanowrimo = National Novel Writing Month = November! That’s 30 days to complete a rough draft of 50,000 words and believe me it’s quite a challenge. But it’s also a liberating experience and a great chance to get the ideas flowing and down on paper. Although I’d heard about Nanowrimo in 2004 […]
Happy Halloween everyone! To celebrate this special occasion we wanted to provide you with a reading list full of interesting mythology and frightening tales, while celebrating the release of a new book that is perfect for the Halloween holiday. This reading list is taken from Alex G. Paman’s excellent reference book Asian Supernatural (Mutual Publishing, […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! We wish everyone and their families a safe and happy Halloween for the weekend. While I’m sure you and your children will be busy going to parties for kids and adults, trick-or-treating, or […]
Misty and I love Halloween, it’s one of our favorite celebrations during the year. When October comes, the thought of ghosts, ghouls, demons and witches fill our creative heads as we work with her family to construct a frightening but fun experience for the children trick-or-treating in her neighborhood. Naturally, we love listening to ghost stories, watching […]
This week, the Mililani Public Library is celebrating 26 years of service! In recognition of this we thought we’d catch up on our Library Tour posts and send something out about their branch. There will be all kinds of festivities going on throughout the week so if you find yourself in the area stop by […]
I wanted to honor Teen Read Week by reading and reviewing some exceptional Hawaii fiction. Given my limited amount of time in planning this, I quickly perused through Mutual Publishing’s fiction section and found two books that caught my eye. While they didn’t necessarily mesh with the National Teen Read Week theme of “Books With […]
Happy Teen Read Week! If you haven’t heard, Oct. 17-23 is Teen Read Week, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association which is a division of the American Library Association. Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. Find out everything you […]
Earlier this week we mentioned that McCully-Moiliili Library will be hosting a mini-con (miniature Comic-Con) this weekend. If you haven’t seen the announcement, click here for more details. We thought we’d take this opportunity to catch up on our Library Tour and write-up a little something about this unique branch. The Building McCully-Moiliili is one […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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