• Excellence in Illustrative or Photographic Books

Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art by Adrienne L. Kaeppler (Mark and Carolyn Blackburn)


Honorable mention: Akule by Wayne Levin
(Editions Limited)

• Excellence in Natural Science

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawaii: The Main Islands and Offshore Waters by Jim Denny (UH Press)


Honorable mention: Hawaiian Birds of the Sea: Na Manu Kai by Robert J. Shallenberger (UH Press)

• Excellence in Cookbooks

The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong by Alan Wong and Arnold Hiura (pictured, above) (Watermark Publishing)

Honorable mention: What Maui Likes to Eat by Chef Tylun Pang and Gail Ainsworth (Mutual Publishing)

• Excellence in Text or Reference Books

Ancient Sites of Oahu, Revised Edition by Van James (Bishop Museum Press)


Honorable mentions: Asian Supernatural by Alex Paman (Mutual Publishing) and Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii, Second Edition by David L. Callies (UH Press)

• Excellence in Special-Interest Books

The Polynesian Tattoo Today by Tricia Allen (pictured, right) (Mutual Publishing)


Honorable mention: Ancient Sites of Oahu, Revised Edition by Van James (Bishop Museum Press)

• Excellence in Nonfiction Books

Mai Paa I Ka Leo: Historical Voice in Primary Hawaiian Materials, Looking Forward and Listening Back by M. Puakea Nogelmeier (Bishop Museum Press/Awaiaulu Press)


Honorable mention: The Value of Hawaii: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future edited by Craig Howes and Jon Osorio (University of Hawaii Press)

• Excellence in Design

Barbara Pope, Barbara Pope Book Design for Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art (Mark and Carolyn Blackburn)


Honorable mention: Kurt Osaki and Marisa Oshiro for The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong (Watermark Publishing)

• Excellence in ‘Aloha from Across the Sea’

Gaff by Shan Correa (Peachtree Publishers)

Honorable mention: Captain Cooked by S. P. Grogan (Addison & Highsmith Publishers)

And finally, the competition’s John Dominis Holt Award for Excellence in Publishing went to University of Hawaii Press Director William Hamilton. 



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