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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. LAST CHANCE This weekend is your last chance to see the photo and art display presented by the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii at the Hawaii State Library lobby. It’s on display until October […]
News Releases via BeachHouse Publishing Lio the Carousel Horse Illustrator Ruth Moen has teamed up with her sister, Carol Moen Wing, to create a new children’s book that introduces kids to Hawai‘i through a horse’s eyes—Lio the Carousel Horse—and introduces the concept of discovering one’s place in the world. Lio is a carousel horse at […]
Do you ever wish you could go to Comic-Con in San Diego? Or even attend Kawaii Con here in Hawai’i? Then you’ll dig the Mini Con that’s coming to McCully-Moiliili Public Library on Saturday, October 23! In celebration of Teen Read Week 2010 (October 17-23), Mini-Con will feature local artists, lots of animation and free […]
Tis the season for new book releases. One of the things we enjoy here at HBB is discussing trends in publishing, reading and technology. Right now, a particular trend has got us excited to see what’s next. If the movies have them, video games have them, and prime time tv shows have them… why not books? We’re […]
Check out the treasures I’ve received in the mail the last few weeks! The last piece I finally pulled from my mailbox today and in gratitude I wanted to post about it and thank the giveaway host. Back during Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW), a blogger who goes by the name of Maischeph hosted a […]
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. […]
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. Tis’ the season! Teen Read Week is coming next week (October 17-23) with the theme “Books with Beat!” With that in mind, the Hawaii State Library has scheduled a multitude of awesome events over […]
… the Honolulu house was condemned by the Territory of Hawai’i for a highway, a main artery to bring in office workers from the country to the city. Never before had residents lost houses to a highway; they received various explanations on embossed letterhead in long legal envelopes. … Gloria cried on her bed. …The […]
In 2008, the Hawaii State Legislature enacted into law that October will be designated Filipino-American History Month to annually commemorate the contributions of Filipino-Americans to Hawaiʻi and the United States.1 104 years ago in 1906, the first sakadas emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaiʻi to work on sugar plantations. Since then, Filipinos have become one […]
I got a quick update from Judie Fernandez, the publicity director for author Bill Fernandez: If you will be in attendance or access to the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement convention at the Convention Center from October 11 – 14 you will have the opportunity to purchase Bill Fernandez’s book Rainbows Over Kapa’a. You can […]
Those of us watching the recent episode of Hawaii Five-O last night were hard pressed not to notice the grassy hills and stoic marble buildings of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Generous (and gorgeous) shots of the iconic Honolulu Memorial at Punchbowl served as a backdrop for the sibling reunion of Lt. Steve […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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