Are you one of those travelers who loves browsing local bookstores? (You are our people!) Hawaiʻi has a bunch of cool independently owned book shops across the Islands, from the beloved Talk Story Bookstore in Hanapēpē on Kauaʻi to Big Island BookBuyers in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island. Honolulu has its own collection of indie bookstores, […]
From the history of high-end audio design to unfiltered glimpses of Brooklyn’s intimate inner-city streets, it seems there’s a coffee table book for every subject. Fortunately, that applies to Hawai‘i, too. So if you’re looking to spruce up your home with Island-inspired tomes filled with glossy pages and attractive covers, check out these five coffee table books. “Kau Kau,
A decade ago, Watermark Publishing, our magazine’s sister company, published a book that became the go-to resource to understanding Hawai’i’s unique culinary history. And I loved it because it was filled with Island-style recipes! But “Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian Islands” by Hilo-based writer Arnold Hiura had been out of print for years—until
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Books offer the perfect escape during these uncertain times. And you can literally travel anywhere—even to Hawaiʻi—while you’re stuck at home. Here are a few suggestions of books to order (or download) for whatever mood you’re in. You’re Into True Crime In the early hours of Sept. 13, 1931, Thalia Massie, a young Navy wife,
Hawai‘i has a thriving regional publishing industry, complete with a children’s book scene crowded with fantastic titles. It’s also a favorite topic for national children’s book publishers looking to celebrate the story of diversity in America. Here are five favorites by local authors about the 50th state. Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones: Naupaka, Hina, Maui
If you think you know a thing or two about coffee, pick up “The Hawaiʻi Coffee Book: A Gourmet’s Guide From Kona to Kauaʻi” (Watermark Publishing, $17.95) and prepare to be enlightened. The 154-page love letter to coffee and Hawaiʻi’s coffee culture is written by Shawn Steiman, a coffee scientist—he holds a doctorate in horticulture from
It doesn’t matter where I’m visiting—Kenosha, Wisconsin or Kyoto, Japan—I seek out independent bookstores. I love browsing the shelves, running my fingers along tattered spines or finding something unexpected in the not-always-organized rows of books. And you can learn a lot about the place you’re visiting from these locally own shops, too, which often showcase staff
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino Sara Ackerman, author of “Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers,” is back with her latest historical and romantic tale. In it, Eva Cassidy, a new Women’s Army Corps nurse, is on the run from secrets of her own when she encounters the mysterious Lt. Clark Spencer en route to Hawaii. When
Did you know Iolani Palace on Oahu had electric lighting two years before the White House? Or that the world’s largest dormant volcano is Haleakala on Maui? Or that billboards are not allowed in Hawaii—at all?
