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

"Intellectual Foreplay": by Eve Eschner Hogan with Steven Hogan, 271 pages, Hunter House Publishers, Softcover

Provides couples with open-ended questions about a wide variety of emotional and practical issues in a relationship. Questions and guidelines for working with a partner's responses are included.

"Listening to Wild Dolphins" : by Bobbie Sandoz, 263 pages, Beyond Words, Softcover

The book is based on Bobbie Sandoz's 10-year friendship with dolphins and whales throughout the world. She reveals the secrets the dolphins have about how we can act as our best selves.

"Yumi and Her Best-Forever Friend": by Elaine Masters, 99 pages, Island Heritage, Softcover

Yumi, a 10-year old Japanese girl, lives on an Oahu sugar plantation. She discovers that the most important thing is having a best friend.

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Read All About It

Read All About It presents news and notices about 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.

STORYTELLING

Keiki Storytime
Barnes & Noble: 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Fridays; and noon Saturdays and Sundays. Call 737-3323.
Borders Waikele, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays. Call 676-6699.
Borders Ward Centre, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Call 591-8995.
Hawaii State Library, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturdays. Call 586-3510.

"Read Across America"
Borders Waikele, 676-7820
6:30 p.m. Thursday. Special storytime with readings of Dr. Seuss' favorite books in celebration of his birthday, free.

"Reading 2000"
Borders Waikele, 676-7820
11 a.m. March 4. A celebration of reading, storytelling, a magic show, balloon animals and more, free.

READINGS

Sia Figiel
University of Hawaii, West Oahu, 454-4750
2 p.m. Monday, Classroom E-102. Poet and writer from Samoa will give a reading of her work. Her books include "Where We Once Belonged" and "They Who Do Not Grieve."

"A GATHERING OF POETS: Three Transpacific Wanderers"
UHM Art Auditorium, 956-3836
7:30 p.m. Thursday. Gary Snyder, Albert Saijo and Nanao Sasaki share poems and stories, free. Visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu for more information.

Poetry Reading Series
University of Hawaii, Kuykendall Hall No. 410; 956-7558
An extended series of readings at noon in celebration of National Poetry Month:
Summi Kaipa, Thursday.
Renee Gladman, March 16.

SPECIAL

Book Sales
Liliha Public Library
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Travel, textbooks, cookbooks, romance, Bibles, children's books and more. Proceeds are used to purchase new books and materials for the library.

"Shipwrecks in Hawaiian Waters: Studying Our Unseen Past"
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, 423-1341
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, talk by Hans Van Tilberg, instructor at the University of Hawaii Marine Option Program and an underwater archaeologist discusses the many wrecks from the 1,5000 years of Hawaii's maritime history. Free.

CONTINUING

AAUW Multicultural Book Group
537-4702
6:30-8 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month. Discussion of books on women's issues.

African American literary book group
1132 Bishop St., Suite 1404; 528-5037
Group discusses African literature, 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of every month. Call to confirm attendance and book title.

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

Other Reading Group
Borders Waikele; 676-7820
7 p.m. Tuesday, discussion on the latest rage in popular fiction.

Romance Readers Group
Borders, Ward Centre; 591-8995.
Meets 7 p.m. last Tuesday of each month.

Writers Support Group
Borders Waikele; 676-6699
Meets 6 p.m. the first and third Friday of each month.

CONTESTS

Isak Dinesen Creative Non-Fiction Contest
Writing contest for adults with a 5,000 word limit. Entries must be typed and double-spaced unpublished works. Name, address, phone number and the title of the work should appear only on the cover sheet. Enclose a legal size self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners.

Entry fee: $18; multiple entries are accepted. Make check payable to The Writers' Workshop and mail to: Dinesen Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Deadline for submissions: March 15.

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Local Best Sellers

CHILDREN'S

1. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage

2. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage

3. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage

4. "Baby Honu Saves The Day," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage

6. "ABC's of Hawaii," Asta & Donovan, Island Heritage

7. "I Had a Dollar in Hawaii," Jodi Endicott, Palilia Books

8. "Limu -- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage

9. "Musubi Man: Hawaii's Gingerbread Man" Sandi Takayama, Bess Press

10. "Keiki Counting," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage

GIFT AND TRAVEL

1. "Maui on My Mind," Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual

2. "Hawaii's Spam Cookbook," Ann Kondo Corum, Bess Press

3. "Tastes & Tales of Moiliili," Muriel Miura-Kaminaka, Moiliili Community Center

4. "Traditions of Aloha Cookbook," Japanese Women's Society

5. "Hawaii," Douglas Peebles, Mutual

6. "Pidgin To Da Max Hana Hou!," Douglas Simonson, Bess Press

7. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," 2nd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications

8. "Hawaii the Big Island," Glen Grant, Mutual

9. "Maui's Hana Highway," Angela Kay Kepler, Mutual

10. "Pidgin To Da Max," Douglas Simonson, Bess Press

HAWAIIANA

1. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui et al., UH Press

2. "Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian" Mary Kawena Pukui & Samuel H. Elbert, UH Press

3. "Leis, Luaus and Alohas," Fred Basten & Charles Phoenix, Island Heritage

4. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual

5. "Driving & Discovering Oahu," Richard Sullivan, Island Heritage

6. "Oahu's Hidden History," William Dorrance, Mutual

7. "Obake Files," Glen Grant, Mutual

8. "Hawaiian Quilt, Spiritual Experience," Poakalani & John Serrao, Mutual

9. "From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i," Revised Edition, Haunani-Kay Trask, UH Press

10. "Chicken Skin Tales," Glen Grant, Mutual

LITERATURE

1. "His Majesty O'Keefe," Lawrence Klingman, Mutual

2. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual

3. "All I Asking for Is My Body," Milton Murayama, UH Press

4. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual

5. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual

6. "Dusty Exile," Catherine Harris, Mutual

7. "Stories of Hawaii," Jack London, Mutual

8. "Legends & Myths Of Hawaii," David Kalakaua, Mutual

9. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual

10. "Honolulu Mysteries" Glen Grant, Mutual

REFERENCE

1. "Things Hawaiian -- Guide To Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage

2. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual

3. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual

4. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual

5. "Battleship Missouri," Ronn Ronck, Mutual

6. "Hawaii's Birds," Hawaii Audobon Society, Island Heritage

7. "The Hikers Guide to the Hawaiian Islands," Stuart M. Ball Jr., UH Press

8. "Darwin's Laboratory: Evolutionary Theory and Natural History in the Pacific," Roy McLeod & Philip Rehbock, UH Press

9. "Hard Times on Kairiru Island: Poverty, Development, and Morality in a Papua New Guinea Village," Michael French Smith, UH Press

10. "Illustrated Atlas of Hawaii," Daws Bushnell & Berger, Island Heritage

KEY: Mutual -- Mutual Publishing; UH Press -- University of Hawaii Press

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These are best-selling books in Hawaii during January 2000. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Bookline distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers.

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