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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. Numbers in parentheses indicate a title's previous ranking.
Children's
1. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-Out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
2. "Limu -- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage
3. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (4)
4. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (3)
5. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (5)
6. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (10)
7. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading
8. "Rainbow Readers, Set #1," Bess Press
9. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (7)
10. "Baby Honu Saves The Day," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage
Gift and Travel
1. "A Hawaiian Luau," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
2. "Maui Revealed, 2nd Edition," Wizard Publications (3)
3. "Na Wahine," Jane Hopkins, Mutual
4. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman,Wizard (9)
5. "Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual (2)
6. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual (1)
7. "Pidgin To Da Max," Douglas Simonson, Bess Press
8. "You Know You are in Hawaii When," Don Chapman, Mutual
8. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual (8)
9. "Pupus: An Island Tradition," Sachi Fukuda, Bess Press
10. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
Hawaiiana
1. "Waikiki, Magic Beside the Sea,"Allan Seiden, Island Heritage
2. "Hawaiian Family Legends," Matthew Kaopio, Mutual
3. "Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual (1)
4. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (3)
5. "Madame Pele: True Spooky Encounters,"Rick Carroll, Bess Press
6. "Hawaii Land of Volcanoes," Jan TenBruggencate, Mutual
7. "Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei," Marie A. McDonald and Paul R. Weissich, University of Hawaii Press
8. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service (2)
9. "Hawaii Looking Back," Glen Grant and Bennett Hymar, Mutual
10. "Numbah One Day of Christmas," edited by Valjeanne Budar, Bess Press
Literature
1. "Honolulu Homicide," Gary Dias and Robbie Dingeman, Bess Press
2. "Christmas Talk Story," Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Bess Press
3. "Honolulu Cop," Gary Dias, Bess Press
4. "Then There Were None," Bess Press
5. "Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii," Health Communications Inc. (1)
6. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group,, Anoai Press (2)
7. "Robert Louis Stevenson: His Best Writings," Roger Robinson, Bess Press
8. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual (3)
9. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was,"Scott Stone, Island Heritage
10. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press
Reference
1. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage (1)
2. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami Charms," Jody Fukumoto, Island Heritage
3. "Kilauea: The Newest Land on Earth," Christina Heliker, Island Heritage
4. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual (3)
5. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami," Jody Fukumoto, Island Heritage
6. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual (10)
7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt,Mutual (7)
8. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees & Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual
9. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Underwater Paradise," John Hoover, Mutual
10. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual (6)
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