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Hawaii Best-sellers

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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.

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Children's

1. "Limu - The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (3)
2. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (4)
4. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-Out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (1)
5. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (5)
6. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (9)
7. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (8)
8. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (10)
9. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (6)
10. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami for Keiki," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage

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Gift and Travel

1. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing
2. "Hawaii's Best Pupu & Potluck," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing (2)
3. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications (4)
4. "Hawaii's Best Local Desserts," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing
5. "Maui Revealed, 2nd Edition," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications (7)
6. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing (9)
7. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual Publishing (2)
8. "Sam Choy's Little Hawaiian Cookbook," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
9. "Spirit of Healing," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing
10. "Maui: Images of Hawaii's Valley Island," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing

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Hawaiiana

1. "Hawaii Land of Volcanoes," Jan TenBruggencate, Mutual Publishing
2. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service (5)
3. "Hawaii Blossoms," Hargreaves & Hargreaves, Island Heritage (4)
4. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (8)
5. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (7)
6. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, Bess Press
7. "Hawaii This and That," LaRue W. Peircy, Mutual Publishing
8. "Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei," Marie A. McDonald and Paul R. Weissich, University of Hawaii Press (9)
9. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica
10. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press (6)

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Literature

1. "Water of Kane," The Ozzie Bushnell, Mutual Publishing
2. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press
3. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (5)
4. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press (4)
5. "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing (3)
6. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," A. Grove Day, Mutual Publishing (6)
7. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing (8)
8. "Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii," Mark Twain, University of Hawaii Press
9. "Perils of Paradise," Rita Beamish, Bess Press (9)
10. "Polynesian Family System," E.S. Craighill and Mary Kawena Pukui, Mutual Publishing

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Reference

1. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F.G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing (7)
2. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual Publishing (4)
3. "Eyelash Crochet Leis," Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki, Bess Press (3)
4. "Things Hawaiian - Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (6)
5. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (10)
6. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert with Esther T. Mookini and Yu Mapuanqa Nishizawa, University of Hawaii Press (8)
7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (5)
8. "Hawaii's Birds," Hawaii Audobon Society, Island Heritage (9)
9. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing (2)
10. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees & Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing

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