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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. "The Clever Opihi," Susan Entz and Sheri Galarza, Bess Press
2. "How the Canoe Got Its Sail," Susan Entz and Sheri Galarza, Bess Press
3. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
4. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
5. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-Out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
6. "Limu - The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (2)
7. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (8)
8. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
9. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (6)
10. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
Gift and Travel
1. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications
2. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing (8)
3. "Under a Maui Sun," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
4. "Maui," Douglas Peebles, Mutual
5. "Hawaii's Best Local Desserts," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual (10)
6. "Maui Revealed (2nd Edition)," Wizard
7. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook (4th Edition)," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard
8. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual (7)
9. "Little Book of Aloha: Spirit of Healing," Renata Provenzano, Mutual (9)
10. "Maui: Images of Hawaii's Valley Island," Douglas Peebles, Mutual
Hawaiiana
1. "Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei," Marie A. McDonald and Paul R. Weissich, University of Hawaii Press (4)
2. "Shoal of Time," Gavan Daws, UH Press (9)
3. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service (3)
4. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (7)
5. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual
6. "From a Native Daughter (Revised Edition)," Haunani-Kay Trask,UHPress (10)
7. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (6)
8. "Hula: Hawaiian Proverbs & Inspirational Quotes," Various, Mutual
9. "Surfing: Hawaiian Proverbs & Inspirational Quotes," Various, Mutual
10. "Hawaii Looking Back," Glen Grant and Bennett Hymar, Mutual
Literature
1. "Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii," Various, Health Communications Inc. (1)
2. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press (3)
3. "Then There Were None," Martha H. Noyes, Bess Press
4. "Honolulu Homicide," Gary Dias and Robbie Dingeman, Bess Press (7)
5. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual (5)
6. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage
7. "Olelo No'eau," Various, Bishop Museum Press
8. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual (9)
9. "Potiki," Patricia Grace, UH Press (4)
10. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," A. Grove Day, Mutual
Reference
1. "Making Eyelash Crochet Leis," Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki, Bess Press (1)
2. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert with Esther T. Mookini and Yu Mapuanqa Nishizawa, UH Press (10)
3. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage (2)
4. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual (6)
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds,"H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual (9)
6. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing
7. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual
8. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees & Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual
9. "Mamaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary," Komike Hua'olelo, UH Press
10. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F. G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual
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