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

"Growing Up Local: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose From Hawaii": Edited by Eric Chock, James R. Harstad, Darrell H.Y. Lum and Bill Teter; $15, 370 pages, Bamboo Ridge Press

Remember small kid time? This book brings back those memories that we treasure and those that we try to forget. Works are written by students, emerging writers and established writers.

"Malamalama: A History of the University of Hawaii": Robert M. Kamins and Robert E. Potter, $35, 310 pages, University of Hawaii Press

This book tells the story of Hawaii's university from its roots as the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Manoa, which started with five students, to the statewide system which now enrolls approximately 50,000 students annually.

"Money, Color & Sex": Chad Blair, $12.95, 199 pages, Mutual Publishing

What makes our society tick? Blair writes about the influence money, color and sex have on Hawaii's politics and economics.

"The Red Wind": Ian MacMillan; $14.95, softcover and $22.95, hardcover; 448 pages, Mutual Publishing

Readers will share in the joys and tragedies of the McKay family, a Windward Oahu family whose patriarch is a canoe builder.

"Talkies: Ghost Stories of Hawaii": Roland Roy, $4.95, 96 pages, Island Heritage

A white-haired man on the Pali late at night, an obake, an unusual fishing spot, a Japanese pilot and a kahuna, and a strange house in Nuuanu Valley all come to life when friends get together to read these spooky stories. This book for ages 10 and up is written in script format with instructions for creating appropriate sound effects.

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Author signings

Ian MacMillan: Author of "Red Wind," 7 p.m. today, Barnes & Noble, Call 737-3323; and noon-2 p.m. tomorrow, Walden Books, Kahala, call 732-1709.

Steven Goldsberry: Author of "Luzon," 2 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Groups

Borders Other Reading Group: Concludes its discussion on Wally Lamb's "I Know This Much Is True," 7 p.m. Tuesday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Romance Readers Group: 7 p.m. last Tuesday of every month, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Science and Fantasy Fiction Reading Group: 7 p.m. last Wednesday of the month, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Miscellaneous

Book sale: At the McCully Moiliili Library during September. Textbooks are priced from 50 cents-$5 for earlier editions. Fiction and nonfiction books will also be sold. Information, 947-2931.

Recapping the conference: Hawaii Christian Writer's Guild discusses the Maui Writer's Conference over dessert and coffee, 6:30-8 p.m. tomorrow, Waioli Tea Room. Reserve by calling Melanie at 839-9031.

LOCAL BEST SELLERS

These are best-selling books in Hawaii during August 1998. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Booklines Distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers. An asterisk (*) denotes a title has been on the market at least five years; a number in parenthesis indicates previous ranking.

August 1998 Favorites

Children's
1. Keiki's First Books (series) Wren and Maile, Bess Press
2. (tied) Baby Honu's Adventure Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (8)
2. (tied) The Goodnight Gecko Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (1)
4 Fables From the Garden Leslie Ann Hayashi and Kathleen Wong Bishop, University of Hawaii Press (3)
5. Tutu Nene-The Hawaiian Mother Goose Rhymes Debra Ryll, Island Heritage
6. Gecko Hide and Seek Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (4)
7. Popoki the Hawaiian Cat Diana C. Gleasner, Bill Gleasner Press (2)
8. Brave Little Turtle Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (5)
9. Hawaiian Wildlife Tammy Yee, Bess Press
10. The Legend of the Laughing Gecko Bruce Hale, Geckostufs (7)

Gift and travel books
1. Viewbook (series) Douglas Peebles, Hawaiian Resources (2)
2. Scenic Hawaii Series Island Heritage (1)
3. 50th Anniversary Maui Cookbook various contributors, Maui Association for Family and Community Education (5)
4. From the Skies of Paradise (series) Glen Grant, Chris Cook, Tom Stevens and Douglas Peebles, Mutual (10)
5. Island Travelogues (series) Curt Sanburn, Jan TenBruggencate, and Ui and Steve Goldsberry, Mutual
6. Maui's Hana Highway Angela Kay Kepler, Mutual
7. Discover Kauai Stu Dawrs, Island Heritage (4)
8. Beautiful Hawaii Ui and Steven Goldsberry, and Curt Sanburn, Mutual (3)
9. The Essential Guides (series) Island Heritage H (8)
10. Pidgin to Da Max Douglas Simonson, Pat Sasaki and Ken Sakata, Bess Press *

Hawaiiana
1. Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales Rick Carroll, Bess Press (4)
2. Hawaii the Big Island Revealed Wizard Publications
3. Hawaiian Names English Names Eileen Root, Press Pacifica
4. Chicken Skin: True Spooky Stories of Hawai'i Rick Carroll, Bess Press (2)
5. Shoal of Time Gavan Daws, UH * (3)
6. Obake Files Glen Grant, Mutual (5)
7. Hawaiian Journey Joseph Mullins, Mutual
8. Pele -- Goddess of Hawaiian Volcanoes Herb Kane, Kane Press
9. The Secret Obake Casebook Glen Grant, Mutual
10. Obake -- Ghost Stories in Hawaii Glen Grant, Mutual

Literature
1. Money, Color & Sex Chad Blair, Mutual
2. Hawaiian Folk Tales compiled by Thomas G. Thrum, Mutual (1)
3. Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual *
4. Myths and Legends of Hawaii W.D. Westervelt, Mutual *
5. Mark Twain in Hawaii Mark Twain, Mutual *
6. Hawaiian Mythology Martha Beckwith, UH
7. Five Years on a Rock Milton Murayama, UH
8. All I Asking for Is My Body Milton Murayama, UH (7)
9. Teller of Hawaiian Tales Eric Knudsen, Mutual
10. (tied) Legends and Myths of Hawaii David Kalakaua, Mutual * (5)
10. (tied) From the Mountains to the Sea Julie Stewart Williams, Kamehameha Schools

Reference
1. Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 3rd Edition A. Doughty and H. Friedman, Wizard Publications
2. Handy Hawaiian Dictionary Compiled by Henry P. Judd, Mary Kawena Pukui and John F.G. Stokes, Mutual
3. Hawaiian Dictionary (revised) Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, UH
4. Things Hawaiian, A Pocket Guide to the Language Al Schutz, Island Heritage (4)
5. Hawaii's Birds Hawaii Audubon Society, Island Heritage * (9)
6. Things Hawaiian, A Pocket Guide to the Islands Kekoa Catherine Enomoto, Island Heritage
7. Pocket Guide to Flowers Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual
8. Hawaii's Fishes John Hoover, Mutual
9. New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, UH (2)
10. Treasury of Ukulele Chords Roy Sakuma, Island Heritage (3)