Hawaii Best-Sellers

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Compiled by Nancy Arcayna

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. "Limu -- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (4)

3. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (3)

4. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)

5. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (7)

6. "Humu, the Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (6)

7. "Keiki Discovery Maui Coloring & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage

8. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami for Keiki," Jody Fukumoto, Island Heritage (5)

9. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (9)

10. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (8)

Gift and Travel

1. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual Publishing

2. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing (3)

3. "Maui Revealed Ultimate Guidebook," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications (2)

4. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing (1)

5. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications (6)

6. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 3rd Edition," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications (7)

7. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage (5)

8. "Hawaii's Best Local Desserts," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing

9. "Na Wahine," Jane Hopkins, Mutual Publishing (4)

10. "Ohana," Jane Hopkins, Mutual Publishing (10)

Hawaiiana

1. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press (9)

2. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (5)

3. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (6)

4. "Glen Grant's Chicken Skin Tales," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing

5. "Hawaii Land of Volcanoes," Jan TenBruggencate, Mutual Publishing (3)

6. "Ka Lei Ha'aheo: Beginning Hawaiian," Alberta Pualani Hopkins, University of Hawaii Press

7. "All About Hawaiian," Albert J. Schutz, University of Hawaii Press

8. "Obake Files," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing

9. "Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits," Caren Loebel-Fried, University of Hawaii Press

10. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, Bess Press

Literature

1. "Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii," Health Communications Inc. (1)

2. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press (3)

3. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press (6)

4. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing (5)

5. "Mark Twain in Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing (7)

6. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W.D. Westerfield, Mutual Publishing (8)

7. "The Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing

8. "Marshall Island Legends," Daniel A. Klein II, Bess Press

9. "Stories of Hawaii," Jack London, Mutual Publishing

10. "Legends and Myths of Hawaii," David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing (9)

Reference

1. "Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage (1)

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

4. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual Publishing

5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (9)

6. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing

7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing (10)

8. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F.G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing (6)

9. "Hawaii's Birds," Hawaii Audobon Society, Island Heritage (3)

10. "The Koreans in Hawaii: A Pictorial History 1903-2003," Roberta Chang with Wayne Patterson, University of Hawaii Press

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