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.

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Local Publications

Compiled by Nancy Arcayna
narcayna@starbulletin.com

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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. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
4. "Limu - The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage
5.  "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami for Keiki" Jody Fukumoto, Island Heritage
6. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
7. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
8. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage
9. "Keiki Discovery Maui ," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
10. "Honu'ea & Honu ," Yuko Green, Island Heritage

Gift and Travel

1. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual
2 "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual
3. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
4. "Hawaii's Best Local Desserts," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual
5. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook 4th Edition," Doughty and Friedman, Wizard Publications
6. "Lessons in Love," Linda Andrade Wheeler, Island Heritage
7. "Under a Maui Sun," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
8. "Land of Fire & Ice," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
9. "What is This Thing Called Aloha," Robert James, Island Heritage
10. "Ohana Style Cookbook," St. Francis Medical Center, Island Heritage

Hawaiiana

1. "From a Native Daughter," Haunani-Kay Trask, UH Press
2. "Hawaiian Journey,"Joseph Mullins, Mutual
3. "Shoal of Time," Gavan Daws, UH Press
4. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
5. "Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits," Caren Loebel-Fried, UH Press
6. "Hawaii Land of Volcanoes," Jan Ten Bruggencate, Mutual
7. "Hawaii: A Floral Paradise," Peebles and Miyano, Mutual
8. "Stories of Life in Old Hawai'i," Caroline Curtis, Kamehameha Schools Press
9. "Ka Lei Ha'aheo," Alberta Pualani Hopkins, UH Press
10. "Obake Files" Glen Grant, Mutual

Literature

1. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press
2. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press
3. "All I Asking For is My Body," Milton Murayama, UH Press
4. "50th Anniversary Maui Cookbook," various, Maui Association FCE
5. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westerfield, Mutual
6. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual
7. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual
8 . "Tales of the Tikongs," Epeli Hau'ofa, UH Press
9. "Pouliuli," Albert Wendt, UH Press
10. "Legends and Myths Of Hawaii," David Kalakaua, Mutual

Reference

1. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage
2. "Things Hawaiian - Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
3. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual
4. "Hawaii's Humpback Whales," Kaurman & Forestell, Island Heritage
5. "Atlas of the Pacific Islands," Max Quanchi, Bess Press
6. "So You Want to Live in Hawaii," Toni Polancy, Barefoot Publishing
7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees & Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual
8. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual
9. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual
10. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Pukui and Elbert, UH Press

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