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Hawaii Best-sellers

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Compiled by Nancy Arcayna
narcayna@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. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
3. "Limu - The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (3)
4. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
5. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami for Keiki" Jody Fukumoto, Island Heritage (4)
6. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
7. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (6)
8. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (5)
9. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (9)
10. "Honu'ea & Honu Coloring & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (10)

GIFT AND TRAVEL

1. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook 4th Edition," Andrew Doughty & Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications (4)
2. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing
3. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage (3)
4. "Maui Revealed Ultimate Guidebook," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman,Wizard Publications (1)
5. "Discover Kauai," Stu Dawrs, Island Heritage"
6. "Sam Choy's Sampler," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
7. "Ohana," Mutual Publishing
8. "Ohana Style Cookbook," St. Francis Medical Center, Island Heritage (5)
9. "Pidgin To Da Max," Douglas Simonson, Bess Press
10. "Driving & Discovering Oahu," Richard Sullivan, Island Heritage (9)

HAWAIIANA

1. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (2)
2. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service (1)
3. "Hawaii Land of Volcanoes," Jan TenBruggencate, Mutual Publishing
4. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press (4)
5. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (5)
6. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing
7. "Exploring the Lost World of Hawaii," Ellie & William Crowe, Island Heritage
8. "Hawaiian: A Language Map," Kristine K. Kershul and Lilinoe Andrews, Bess Press
9. "Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887," Jonathan K.K. Osorio, University of Hawaii Press
10. "Pele Goddess of Hawaii Volcanoes," Herb Kane

LITERATURE

1. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press (3)
2. "Pele and the Rivers of Fire," Bess Press
3. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing
4. "Honolulu Cop," Gary Dias, Bess Press (5)
5. "Melal: A Novel of the Pacific," Robert Barclay, University of Hawaii Press (4)
6. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (2)
7. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual Publishing
8. "The Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing
9. "Hawaiian Historical Legends," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing"
10. "Island Fire: An Anthology of Literature from Hawaii," Edited by Cheryl A. Harstad and James R. Harstad, University of Hawaii Press

REFERENCE

1. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual Publishing
2. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert with Esther T. Mookini and Yu Mapuanqa Nishizawa, University of Hawaii Press (3)
3. "Hawaiian Lei in Crochet," Roberta Wong, Island Heritage (9)
4. "Hawaii's Birds," Hawaii Audobon Society, Island Heritage (4)
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees & Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing
6. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami," Jody Fukumoto, Island Heritage (5)
7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing
8. "Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian," Mary Kawena Pukui & Samuel H. Elbert, University of Hawaii Press"
9. "Things Hawaiian - Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz,Island Heritage (2)
10. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F.G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing

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