2. Three Whales Who Won the Heart of the World Suzanne Kita, Island Heritage
3. The Musubi Man Sandi Takayama and Pat Hall, Bess Press
4. Gecko Hide and Seek Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading
5. Aloha Bear and the Meaning of Aloha Dick Adair, Island Heritage
6. Fishes of Hawaii Susan and Thomas Kelly, Bess Press
7. The Legend of the Laughing Gecko Bruce Hale, Geckostufs
8. Adventures of Aloha Bear and Maui the Whale Mark A. Wagenman, Island Heritage
9. Muffin & the Lesson of Kokua Carmen Geshell, Island Heritage
10. Native Animals of Hawaii Patrick Ching, Bess Press

2. Viewbook (series) Douglas Peebles, Hawaiian Resources
3. With Sam Choy: Cooking from the Heart Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
4. From the Skies of Paradise (series) Glen Grant, Chris Cook, Tom Stevens and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
5. Islands of Hawaii Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service
6. Scenic Hawaii Series Island Heritage
7. Hawaii Blossoms Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves, Island Heritage
8. Maui on My Mind Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual Publishing
9. Kauai - The Garden Isle Allan Seiden, Island Heritage
10. Hawaii, the Big Island Allan Seiden, Island Heritage

2. Legends and Myths of Hawaii David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing
3. Myths and Legends of Hawaii W.D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
4. All I Asking for Is My Body Milton Murayama, University of Hawai'i Press
5. Hawaiian Mythology Martha Beckwith, University of Hawai'i Press
6. The Betrayal of Liliuokalani Helena G. Allen, Mutual Publishing
7. Mark Twain in Hawaii Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing
8. Mark Twain's Letters From Hawaii Mark Twain, University of Hawai'i Press
9. A Hawaiian Reader edited by A. Grove Day and Carl Stroven, Mutual Publishing
10. Stories of Hawaii Jack London, Mutual Publishing

2. Chicken Skin: True Spooky Stories of Hawai'i Rick Carroll, Bess Press
3. Hawaiian Journey Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing
4. Shoal of Time Gavan Daws, University of Hawai'i Press
5. Hawaiian Names English Names Eileen Root, Press Pacifica
6. Obake - Ghost Stories in Hawaii Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
7. Pele - Goddess of Hawaiian Volcanoes Herb Kane, Kane Press
8. Na Mele O Hawaii Nei Samuel Elbert and Noelani Mahoe, University of Hawai'i Press
9. Honolulu Mysteries Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
10. Ka Lei Ha 'Aheo: Beginning Hawaiian Alberta Hopkins, University of Hawai'i Press

2. Handy Hawaiian Dictionary Compiled by Henry P. Judd, Mary Kawena Pukui and John F.G. Stokes, Mutual Publishing
3. Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was Scott C.S. Stone, Island Heritage
4. Hawaiian Dictionary (revised) Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, University of Hawai'i Press
5. Atlas of Hawaii O.A. Bushnell, Gavan Daws and Andrew Berger, Island Heritage
6. Hawaii's Fishes: A Guide for Snorkelers, Divers and Aquarists John Hoover, Mutual Publishing
7. Tropical Trees of Hawaii Dorothy & Bob Hargreaves, Island Heritage
8. Hawai'i: A Floral Paradise Douglas Peebles and Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing
9. Exotic Tropicals of Hawaii Angela Kay Kepler and Jacob R. Mau, Mutual Publishing
10. Trees of Hawaii Angela Kay Kepler, University of Hawai'i Press

These are best-selling books in Hawaii during the year 1996. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Booklines distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers. A star () denotes a title that has been on the market at least five years.