• Samuel M. Kamakau Hawai‘i Book of the Year Award:

Ben: A Memoir, from Street Kid to Governor by Benjamin J. Cayetano
(Watermark Publishing)

• HawaiiReaders.com Readers’ Choice Award:

Under Maui Skies and Other Stories by Wayne Moniz
(Koa Books)

• Excellence in Childrens' Hawaiian Culture, winner:

No ka Wai o ka Puna Hou / The Water of ka Puna Hou by Kawehi Avelino; illustrated by Eve Furchgott
(Kamehameha Publishing and Hale Kuamoo)

• Excellence in Childrens' Hawaiian Culture, honorable mention:

O Kaina ke Kumu Koa / Kaina the Koa Tree by Kulamanu Kawaiaea, Emilia Kaawa, Kawehi Keolanui, and Malia Kruger; illustrated by Eve Furchgott
(Kamehameha Publishing and Hale Kuamo‘o)

• Excellence in Childrens' Illustrative or Photographic Books, winner:

When the Cassowary Pooped: A Tale of New Guinea by Tamara Montgomery and Jodi Parry Belknap; illustrated by Joseph D. Dodd
(Calabash Books)

• Excellence in Childrens' Illustrative or Photographic Books, honorable mention:

Too Many Mangos by Tammy Paikai, illustrated by Don Robinson
(Island Heritage Publishing)

• Excellence in Childrens' Literature, winner:

Pulelehua and Mamaki by Janice Crowl; illustrated by Harinani Orme
(Bishop Museum Press and Kamahoi Press)

• Excellence in Childrens' Literature, honorable mention:

Too Many Mangos by Tammy Paikai, illustrated by Don Robinson
(Island Heritage Publishing)




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