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This listing of new books about Hawaii or by Hawaii authors is published on the last Friday of each month.

"Kaua'i: Ancient Place-Names and Their Stories:" Frederick B. Wichman, $19.95, 172 pages, University of Hawai'i Press

Visit Kauai's districts and the rivers, mountains and valleys within them. Author Wichman also shares some legends of Kauai. Contains some black-and-white photos.

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Author signings

Malcolm Chun: Editor of "Ka Mo'olelo O La'ieikawai," noon tomorrow, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Linda Georgian: Author of "Your Guardian Angel" and "Create Your Own Future," 4 p.m. tomorrow, Borders, Waikele, call 676-6699; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Ward, call 591-8995.

Groups

Martha Stewart Good Things Group: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Honolulu Chapter of the National Writers Association: Meets 7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, Manoa Gardens, 2790 Kahaloa Drive. Information, 845-9585.

Literature Readers Group: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Get in touch with your creative side: Two group studies focus on books by Julai Cameron. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, a group will discuss Cameron's book "Artist Way." From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, another group will discuss Cameron's "The Vein of Gold." Call Sue at 678-0561 for locations.

Romance Readers Anonymous: 6:30 p.m. second Thursday of every month, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Professional Writers Group of Hawaii: Meets 4-6 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Call Susan, 941-1768.

Miscellaneous

"Your Baby Can Read!": Robert C. Titzer, infant researcher and professor at Southeastern Louisiana University, discusses a multi-sensory reading approach for infants and toddlers, noon Monday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

"Writing History": Jonathan Spence, professor of history at Yale University, speaks 7:30 p.m. July 1, UH-Manoa, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall. Free. Call 956-3836.

Crafts and stories: 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Noble. Call 737-3323.

Open mic: Poets and writers are welcomed to share their works, 7 p.m. third Friday of each month, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.

Workshops

"Script Breakdown: The Next Stop Towards Production": Bob Enrietto covers casting, sets and props, insurance, financing, locations, and above- and below-the-line considerations, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 27, UH-Manoa, Kuykendall 207. Cost: $175. Register at 956-7221.

"Empowering Teenage Writers": Tom Peck shows how writers ages 13-18 can free the writer within them, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 1, Volcano Art Center. Cost: $25. Reservations: 1-(808) -967-8222.

Specials

"Taste of Ua Mau": Sampling of Ua Mau Na Po'e o Wai'anae, the Wai'anae Coast Community Cultural Festival, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Waikele. With storytelling with Glen Grant, 11 a.m.; entertainment and demonstrations, noon; storytelling with Gordon Freitas, 1 p.m.; Polynesian fashion parade, 2 p.m.; and entertainment by Kulia and guests, 3 p.m. Information, 696-1217.

"Makana Akamai": Friends of the Library is asking for book donations to help the library's book budget. For a brochure listing wanted books, call 536-4174.

Books may be donated to a favorite library.

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"Read All About It" presents news and notices from Hawaii's
literary scene. Send items -- at least two weeks in advance of
publication date -- to Read All About It, P.O. Box 3080,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96802.

LOCAL BEST SELLERS

April 1998 favorites

Children's

1. Keiki's First Books (series) Wren and Maile, Bess Press (5)
2. The Goodnight Gecko Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (2)
3. Gecko Hide and Seek Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (4)
4. Rainbow Readers Resi J. Ditzel, Bess Press
5. Baby Honu's Adventure Tammy Yee, Island Heritage
6. Native Animals of Hawaii Patrick Ching, Bess Press
7. Brave Little Turtle Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (6)
8. Popoki the Hawaiian Cat Diana C. Gleasner, Bill Gleasner Press (10)
9. The Whale Who Wanted to Be Small Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (8)
10. Three Little Hawaiian Pigs Donivee Martin Laird, Barnaby Books

Gift and travel

1. Viewbook (series) Douglas Peebles, Hawaiian Resources (3)
2. Scenic Hawaii (series) Island Heritage (1)
3. Island Travelogues (series) Curt Sanburn, Jan TenBruggencate, Ui and Steve Goldsberry; Mutual Publishing (4)
4. From the Skies of Paradise (series) Glen Grant, Chris Cook, Tom Stevens, Douglas Peebles; Mutual Publishing (2)
5. 50th Anniversary Maui Cookbook various contributors, Maui Association for Family and Community Education (5)
6. Hawaii Blossoms Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves, Island Heritage (8)
7. The Choy of Cooking Sam Choy, Catherine Enomoto,; Mutual Publishing (6)
8. Maui on My Mind Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual Publishing (10)
9. Hawaii's Catch of the Day Kristine Vassey Smith, Mutual Publishing
10. Driving & Discovering Oahu Richard Sullivan, Island Heritage Publishing

Hawaiiana

1. Shoal of Time Gavan Daws, University of Hawai'i Press (5)
2. Chicken Skin: True Spooky Stories of Hawai'i Rick Carroll, Bess Press (1)
3. Hawaiian Journey Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (3)
4. Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales Rick Carroll, Bess Press (4)
5. Exiles From Time Stories of Hawaii Ian MacMillan, Anoai Press
6. Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii Kristin Zambucka, Green Glass Productions
7. Obake Files Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
8. Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai Gavan Daws, UH Press (8)
9. Remember Pearl Harbor! Blake Clark, Mutual Publishing
10. Ka Lei Ha 'Aheo: Beginning Hawaiian Alberta Hopkins, UH Press (9)

Literature

1. Legends and Myths of Hawaii David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing (3)
2. A Hawaiian Reader edited by A. Grove Day, Carl Stroven; Mutual Publishing (5)
3. Stories of Hawaii Jack London, Mutual Publishing (7)
4. Mark Twain's Letters From Hawaii Mark Twain, UH Press (8)
5. The Betrayal of Liliuokalani Helena G. Allen, Mutual Publishing (4)
6. Hawaiian Mythology Martha Beckwith, UH Press
7. Plantation Boy Milton Murayama, UH Press (1)
8. From the Mountains to the Sea Julie Stewart Williams, Kamehameha Schools
9. Dancing the Waves and Other Poems Steven Curry, Anaoi Press
10. Horror in Paradise edited by A. Grove Day, Bacil Kirtley; Mutual Publishing

Reference

1. Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing
2. New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary Mary Pukui, Samuel Elber; UH Press (3)
3. Things Hawaiian, A Pocket Guide to the Language Al Schutz, Island Heritage (5)
4. Hawaii's Birds Hawaii Audubon Society, Island Heritage (2)
5. Pocket Guide to Flowers Leland Miyano, Douglas Peebles; Mutual Publishing (1)
6. Handy Hawaiian Dictionary Compiled by Henry P. Judd, Mary Kawena Pukui,John F.G. Stokes; Mutual Publishing
7. Hawaii An Underwater Paradise John P. Hoover, Mutual Publishing
8. The Elder Law Hawaii Handbook: Protecting Your Health, Wealth, and Personal Wishes James Pietsch and Lenora Lee, UH Press
9. Atlas of Hawaii O.A. Bushnell, Gavan Daws, Andrew Berger; Island Heritage (6)
10. Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 3rd Edition A. Doughty , H. Friedman; Wizard Publications

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These are best-selling books in Hawaii during April 1998.
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; a number in parenthesis indicates last month's ranking.