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Hawaii Best-sellers
This list of last month's best-selling local titles was compiled using figures from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Bookline distributors, and reflects sales by Hawaii-based publishers. Numbers in parentheses indicate a title's previous ranking.
Children's
1. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (3)
2. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-Out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (5)
3. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (4)
4. "Limu - The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (6)
5. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (9)
6. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (8)
7. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (7)
8. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (10)
9. "Honue'a & Honu Red & Green Turtles of Hawaii," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
10. "Baby Honu's Incredible Adventure," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage
Gift and Travel
1. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications (1)
2. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual Publishing (8)
3. "Hawaii," Douglas Peebles, Mutual
4. "A Hawaiian Luau," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
5. "Maui Revealed, 2nd Edition," Wizard (6)
6. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual (9)
7. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual (2)
8. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 4th Edition," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard (7)
9. "Sam Choy's Little Hawaiian Cookbook," Sam Choy, Mutual
10. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
Hawaiiana
1. "This is Kauai," Mutual
2. "Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch," Billy Bergin, University of Hawaii Press
3. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service (3)
4. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (7)
5. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual (5)
6. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, Bess Press
7. "Hawaii Place Names: Shores, Beaches and Surf Sites," John R.K. Clark, University of Hawaii Press
8. "Hula: Hawaiian Proverbs & Inspirational Quotes," Mutual (8)
9. "Hawaii Looking Back," Glen Grant and Bennett Hymar, Mutual (10)
10. "Hawaiian: A language Map," Kristine K. Kershul and Lilinoe Andrews, Bess Press
Literature
1. "Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii," Various, Health Communications Inc. (1)
2. "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual (5)
3. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press (2)
4. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," A. Grove Day, Mutual (10)
5. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (6)
6. "Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual
7. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual (8)
8. "Honolulu Homicide," Gary Dias and Robbie Dingeman, Bess Press (4)
9. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual
10. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press
Reference
1. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees & Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual (8)
2. "Making Eyelash Crochet Leis," Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki, Bess Press (1)
3. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage (3)
4. "Things Hawaiian - Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual (5)
6. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual (7)
7. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual (4)
8. "Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian," Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert, University of Hawaii Press
9. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert with Esther T. Mookini and Yu Mapuanqa Nishizawa, University of Hawaii Press (2)
10. "So You Want to Live in Hawaii," Toni Polancy, Barefoot Publishing
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