Hawaii Best-Sellers

BOOKSHELF

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Compiled by Tawana Barnes
tbarnes@starbulletin.com

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 Flowers Cut-out Paper Dolls,"Yuko Green, Island Heritage (1)
2. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Limu -- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (3)
4. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (5)
5. "Hide and Seek in Hawaii," Jane Hopkis & Ian Gillespie, Mutual Publishing
6. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (4)
7. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (6)
8. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (9)
9. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (7)
10. "Hide and Seek in Hawaii 2," Jane Hopkis & Ian Gillespie, Mutual Publishing

GIFT AND TRAVEL

1. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 4th Edition," Andrew Doughty & Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
2. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 3rd Edition,"Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications (2)
3. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage (6)
4. "Hawaii's Best Mochi Recipes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing
5. "Sam Choy's Sampler," Chef Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing (5)
6. "Kauai Movie Book," Chris Cook, Mutual Publishing (9)
7. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed, 2nd Edition," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications (8)
8. "Hawaii's Gathering Place: Oahu," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi and Veronica Carmona, Island Heritage (10)
9. "Maui's Hana Highway," Angela Kay Kepler, Mutual Publishing (7)
10. "Maui," Douglas Peebles and Jan TenBruggencate, Mutual Publishing (3)

HAWAIIANA

1. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (2)
2. "Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian," Mary Kawena Pukui & Samuel H. Elbert, University of Hawaii Press (4)
3. "Hawaii Land of Volcanoes," Jan TenBruggencate, Mutual Publishing (3)
4. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui et al., University of Hawaii Press (1)
5. "Hawaiian: A Language Map," Kristine K. Kershul and Lilinoe Andrews, Bess Press
6. "Glen Grant's Chicken Skin Tales," Glen Grant,Mutual Publishing (8)
7. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, Bess Press
8. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (6)
9. "Ka Lei Ha'aheo: Beginning Hawaiian," Alberta Pualani Hopkins, University of Hawaii Press
10. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: The Original," Rick Carroll, Bess Press

LITERATURE

1. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing (3)
2. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (1)
3. "Legends & Myths Of Hawaii," David Kalakaua,Mutual Publishing (5)
4. "The Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing (7)
5. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press (6)
6. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing (4)
7. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing (2)
8. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual Publishing (8)
9. "Stories of Hawaii," Jack London, Mutual Publishing (9)
10. "The Three-Inch Golden Lotus: A Novel on Foot Binding," Feng Jicai, University of Hawaii Press

REFERENCE

1. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual Publishing (3)
2. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (2)
3. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (5)
4. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing (4)
5. "Things Hawaiian -- Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (6)
6. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing (1)
7. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. I ," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing (8)
8. "Hawaiian Lei Making Step-by-Step Guide," Laurie Shimizu Ide, Mutual Publishing (7)
9. "Hawaii's Island Cooking," Bonnie Tuell, Mutual Publishing
10. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. II," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing

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