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Hawaii Best-sellers
This list of the best-selling local titles of 2003 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. "Limu - The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage
3. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
4. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
5. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage
6. "Guide To Hawaii Style Origami for Keiki," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage
7. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
8. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
9. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading
10. "Honu'ea and Honu: Red and Green Sea Turtles of Hawaii," Yuko Green, Island HeritageGIFT AND TRAVEL
1. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing
2. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing
3. "Maui Revealed Ultimate Guidebook," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
4. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual Publishing
5. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications
6. "Maui," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
7. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
8. "Hawaii's Best Local Desserts," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing
9. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 4th Edition," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
10. "Ohana," Jane Hopkins, Mutual PublishingHAWAIIANA
1. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service
2. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing
3. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
4. "Then There Were None," Martha Noyes,Bess Press
5. "Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei," Marie A. McDonald and Paul R. Weissich, University of Hawaii Press
6. "Chicken Skin Tales," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
7. "Hawaiian: A Language Map," Kristine K. Kershul and Lilinoe Andrews, Bess Press
8. "Madame Pele: True Spooky Encounters," Rick Carroll, Bess Press
9. "Shoal of Time," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press
10. "From a Native Daughter (Revised Edition)," Haunani-Kay Trask, University of Hawaii PressLITERATURE
1. "Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii," Various, Health Communications Inc.
2. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press
3. "Honolulu Homicide," Gary Dias and Robbie Dingeman, Bess Press
4. "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing
5. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press
6. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," A. Grove Day, Mutual Publishing
7. "Christmas Talk Story," Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Bess Press
8. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
9. "Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing
10. "All I Asking For is My Body," Milton Murayama, University of Hawaii PressREFERENCE
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 Publishing
4. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert with Esther T. Mookini and Yu Mapuanqa Nishizawa, University of Hawaii Press
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
6. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
7. "Chefs of Aloha," Various, Island Heritage
8. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F. G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing
9. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Origami," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage
10. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing
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