"Art of Taiko Drums" performance by Kenny Endo, 9 a.m. Saturday, Aina Haina Public Library.

Sandi Takayama, author of "The Musubi Man," tells stories 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Hawaii State Library. Musubi-making activity to follow. Call 831-6877.

Adele Ne Jame, Academy of American Poets award winner, will read poems from her book "Field Work," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes and Noble. Call 737-3323.

Andrew J. Weaver, co-author of "Counseling Troubled Older Adults: A Handbook for Pastors and Religious Caregivers," speaks 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Kewalo Conference Room, Ward Warehouse. Call 596-8890, Logos Bookstore.

Joan Johnson, author of "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, It's All Small Stuff," visits noon Sunday, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Local authors will read from "The Musubi Man," "Muffin and the Lesson of Kokua," "A Bug Hunt in Hawaii Nei," "Honu" and "My Tutu Kane and Grandpa," 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Ahuimanu Elementary School. Call 239-5333.

Wade Cook, author of "Wall St. Money Machine, Stock Market Miracles," 7 p.m. Thursday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-7820.

Gail Harada, Mavis Hara and Sylvia Watanabe present "Three Friends," 7 p.m. April 25, Japanese Cultural Center. Call 945-7633.

Speed reading workshop, 4 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Waikele.

Shakespeare on Sunday Acting Troupe performs 7 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes and Noble. Call 737-3323.

"Publicity Is Free ... How To Get It" workshop, 7 p.m. Thursday, Barnes and Noble.

Children 3-years and older will enjoy hearing about Popoki, a disobedient cat who survives a cane fire and tsunami. Every page has colorful illustrations by Andrea Evans Winton.

Tongue Fu!": Sam Horn, $22.95, 231 pages, St. Martin's Press

Horn provides tips and strategies for any verbal conflict. The book shows how to turn conflicts into cooperation, what words to use in arguments and how to choose arguments worth battling. It also shows how to disarm disputes and how to defuse any explosive situation.

"Child of Two Worlds": Norman Reyes, $16, 289 pages, Three Continents Press

In his autobiographical story of a boy's struggle with being Filipino-American, Reyes provides cultural insights and the history of the Philippines from 1922-42.

"LAVA": Pamela Ball, $21, 192 pages, W.W. Norton & Company

Novel set in Hilo tells about a woman whose ex-husband re-enters her life after a bizarre fishing accident that results with a bounty placed on all sharks.

"May Sky: There Is Always Tomorrow": Compiled and translated by Violet Kazue de Cristoforo, $29.95, 288 pages, Sun & Moon Press

Collection of haiku, or verse, written by Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II. De Cristoforo, who was born in Hilo, was interned at the Jerome Concentration Camp.

"Field Work": Adele Ne Jame, $10, 69 pages, Honolulu Petronium Press

Collection of poetry by Ne Jame, who teaches at Hawaii Pacific University. In 1990, Jame received a fellowship in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts and has been published in the American Nature Writing anthology.

"The Pacific Way: A Memoir": Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, $42 cloth and $14.95 paperback, 227 pages, University of Hawai'i Press

Mara, appointed president of Fiji, tells about his early education at Otago and Oxford universities, and his chiefly heritage. The book also covers his political career and sporting achievements.

Gift and travel
1. Scenic Hawaii Series Island Heritage (3)
2. Viewbook (series) Douglas Peebles, Hawaiian Resources (1)
3. Hawaii Blossoms Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves, Island Heritage (8)
4. From the Skies of Paradise (series) Glen Grant, Chris Cook, Tom Stevens, Douglas Peebles; Mutual Publishing (7)
5. Maui Travelogue Curt Sanburn, Jan TenBruggencate, Ui Goldsberry, Steve Goldsberry; Mutual
6. Islands of Hawaii Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service (5)
7. Maui on My Mind Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual (9)
8. Hawaii The Big Island Glen Grant, Peter French, Greg Vaughn;Mutual
9. Maui's Hana Highway Angela Kay Kepler, Mutual
10. Pidgin to Da Max Douglas Simonson, Pat Sasaki, Ken Sakata; Bess Press (10)

Hawaiiana
1. Chicken Skin: True Spooky Stories of Hawai'i Rick Carroll, Bess Press (1)
2. Fornander's Ancient History of the Hawaiian People Abraham Fornander, Mutual (4)
3. Shoal of Time Gavan Daws, University of Hawai'i Press H (3)
4. Obake Files Glen Grant, Mutual (2)
5. All About Hawaiian Al Schutz, UH Press
6. Hawaiian Names English Names Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (6)
7. Ka Lei Ha 'Aheo: Beginning Hawaiian Alberta Hopkins, UH Press (8)
8. Honolulu Mysteries Glen Grant, Mutual (6)
9. Na Mele O Hawaii Nei Samuel Elbert, Noelani Mahoe; UH Press (10)
10. Big Island History Makers LaRue W. Piercy, Mutual

Literature
1. The Betrayal of Liliuokalani Helena G. Allen, Mutual (10)
2. A Hawaiian Reader edited by A. Grove Day,Carl Stroven; Mutual (2)
3. Legends and Myths of Hawaii David Kalakaua, Mutual (8)
4. Mark Twain in Hawaii Mark Twain, Mutual (6)
5. Stories of Hawaii Jack London, Mutual (3)
6. Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual (1)
7. Myths and Legends of Hawaii W.D. Westervelt, Mutual (6)
8. Mark Twain's Letters From Hawaii Mark Twain, UH Press (9)
9. Nahi'ena'ena, Sacred Daughter of Hawaii Marjorie Sinclair, Mutual
10. Hawai'i Chronicles Bob Dye, UH Press (2)

Reference
1. Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual
2. New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary Mary Pukui, Samuel Elbert; UH Press (1)
3. Hawaii's Birds Hawaii Audubon Society (2)
4. Hawaii's Beautiful Birds H. Douglas Pratt
5. Handy Hawaiian Dictionary Compiled by Henry P. Judd, Mary Kawena Pukui, John F.G. Stokes; Mutual (3)
6. Growing Native Hawaiian Plants Heidi Bornhorst, Bess Press (8)
7. Hawai'i: A Floral Paradise Douglas Peebles.Leland Miyano; Mutual
8. Gardening In Hawaii Peggy Hodge, Mutual
9. Hawaiian Dictionary (revised) Mary Pukui, Samuel Elbert; UH Press (10)
10. Tropical Trees of Hawaii Bob & Dorothy Hargreaves, Island Heritage (7)

These are best-selling books in Hawaii during the period noted.
Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and
Book-lines distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers.
A star () denotes a title that has been on the
market at least five years or more; a number in parenthesis
indicates a title's previous ranking.