This cancellation marks the U.S.S. Pennsylvania's visit.
This cancellation marks the U.S.S. Pennsylvania's visit.
Many of the full-color illustrations show ship-commissioning cancellations for each of the ships at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The 230-page book also shows cachets and an explanation of naval cancellations or postmarks, plus photographs of ships and a history of subsequent memorials.
"Lest We Forget" was published by Hagadone Printing in a limited edition of 3,000 and is $59.50, including postage and tax. Order through Hawaii Book Distribution Company, P.O. Box 75291, Honolulu Hawaii 96836. Call 941-2673.
How much do you know about Hawaii? The new "Hawaii Trivia," compiled by Ed. Cassidy, former editor and publisher of Honolulu magazine, tests your knowledge. The $6.95 paperback poses questions such as who first created aloha shirts (answer: missionaries) and who created Pele's Curse (a park ranger).
Carmen Geshell visits readers at the Hawaii State Library 11 a.m. tomorrow. Her children's book, "Muffin & The Lesson of Kokua," covers the plight of Hawaiian monk seals.
Dr. Anita Johnston talks about eating disorders, the subject of her book "Eating in the Light of the Moon," 4 p.m. tomorrow at Borders, Waikele.
Borders Books and Music in Waikele hosts a club for young writers, 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Publishing representatives explain what book distributors do, 7 p.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. The free presentation with Claudia Cannon from Booklines Hawaii and Kei Furukawa from Mutual Publishing is part of a series sponsored by the Hawaii Publishers Association.
Judith Hughes talks about Elsie Wilcox, Hawaii's first woman senator, at a meeting of the Friends of Hawaii Kai Library, 10:30 a.m. Monday. Hughes' book, "Women and Children First," is a biography of Wilcox.
The Asian-Pacific Reading Group examines Patricia Grace's award-winning novel "Potiki," 7 p.m. Wednesday at Barnes & Noble, Kahala.
Paula Danziger, author of "The Cat Ate My Gym Suit," will speak Sept. 28 at Kamehameha Schools. Her appearance is part of the Hawaii Council of Teachers of English convention, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration begins 8 a.m. Call Mike Marler at 293-3604.
Shakespeare on Sunday presents "Hamlet," 7 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble, Kahala.
The Honolulu Writers Conference offers workshops on writing, publishing and ensuring you get paid for your work Oct. 5 at the University of Hawaii. Speakers include Martha Noyes, Iris Wiley, Susan Yim, Jim Borg and Bob Krauss.Participants may submit manuscripts for critique by Sept. 21, for $20 per manuscript.
Registration is $85 in advance, $99 at the door; students, $50. Pick up forms at major bookstores. Call 395-1161.
Author Karin Ireland, Les Honda and Diane Decorte of Borders bookstore and librarian Brenda Freitas-Obregon explore "What's Happening in Children's Literature" Oct. 5.
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators mini-conference will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yum Yum Tree, Ward Centre. Admission is $65, including lunch and beverages.
Call Elaine Masters at 926-0115. Or send a check to: SCBWI-Hawaii, 2355 Ala Wai Blvd. #502, Honolulu 96815.
"Fire in the Sea: An Anthology of Poetry and Art": Selected by Sue Cowing, $29.95, 138 pages, University of Hawai'i PressPoems by Cathy Song, Eric Chock, Juliet Kono and other Pacific islanders are accompanied by lines from Shakespeare, Keats, Langston Hughes and W.S. Merwin, and such sayings as: "Spits straight up/learns something" (Japanese). Alongside the poems are luminous color and black-and-white images of art that, as Cowing says, "make the experience of each doubly memorable."
Bamboo Ridge: A Hawai'i Writers Journal: Edited by Eric Chock and Darrell H.Y. Lum, 339 pages, Bamboo Ridge Press
No. 69 Spring 1996 opens with Chock's essay clarifying Bamboo Ridge's desire to represent the best writing about Hawaii and assessing the issues that have been raised by critics and supporters since its founding in 1978. Selections include a portfolio and profile of ceramic artist Toshiko Takaezu, an excerpt from Shirley Geoklin Lim's "Among the White Moon Faces" and "The Crossing" by Lois-Ann Yamanaka. Subscriptions are $16 for two issues a year.
"Longboarder's Start-Up": Doug Werner, $9.95, 136 pages, Tracks Publishing
Guide to longboard surfing accommodates surfing beginners as well as shortboarders, explaining equipment and the basics as to how pros execute the sweeter maneuvers of the sport. Black-and -white photos show surfers in action; an interview with Bill Stewart illuminates surfboard design.
"Shaping History: The Role of Newspapers in Hawai'i": Helen Geracimos Chapin, $29.95, 345 pages, University of Hawai'i Press
Examination of Hawaii's newspapers, their coverage, influence and business from the advent of the missionaries to modern times, focusing on selected events. Chapin also discusses ethnic and community newspapers, Americanization, labor unions, racism and corporate ownership, and describes individuals such as Heloise Cruse, Frank Fasi and Corky Trinidad.
"T-Shirts for Fun or Profit": Eric Meyers & Ricker Alford, $12.95, 64 pages, True North Productions
Step by step guide to producing T-shirts of your own design for fun, promotion or profit, from the founders of Native Earth Ware, a clothing line currently based in Maui. The text includes advice from the authors' personal experience on avoiding mistakes with money and legal and business procedures, and a glossary and source directory.
"Why, Boddah You?": James Mercado, 120 pages, W.E.C. Plant Publishing
Collection of cartoons about life in Hawaii. The artist was selected as one of the top 100 political cartoonists in America in 1994.
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