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Hawaii Bestsellers

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. Compiled by Jason Genegabus.

Children's

1. "Keiki Friends Dress-Up Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (1)
2. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color and Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Limu: The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (3)
4. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-Out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (4)
5. "Limu the Blue Turtle and His Hawaiian Garden," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (6)
6. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (5)
7. "Seashore: Touch-N-See Hawaii," Ellie Crowe, Island Heritage
8. "Honu'ea and Honu: Red and Green Sea Turtles of Hawaii," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (9)
9. "Humu, The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (7)
10. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage

Gift and Travel

1. "Travelogue Kauai," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
2. "Big Island: Images of the Island of Hawaii," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (10)
3. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual Publishing (1)
4. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing (9)
5. "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing (8)
6. "Oahu: Images of the Gathering Place," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (2)
7. "101 Great Tropical Drinks," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
8. "Chefs of Aloha," Various, Island Heritage
9. "Maui: Images of Hawaii's Valley Island," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (3)
10. "Hawaii's Best Pupu and Potluck," Jean Watanabe Hee, Mutual Publishing

Hawaiiana

1. "Flowers and Plants of Hawaii (Pocket Edition)," Paul Wood, Island Hertiage
2. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (7)
3. "Eddie Would Go," Stuart Coleman, Bess Press (2)
4. "Flowers and Plants of Hawaii," Paul Wood, Island Heritage
5. "Managing With Aloha," Rosa Say, Island Heritage
6. "All About Hawaiian (in Japanese)," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
7. "Then There Were None," Martha Noyes, Bess Press (8)
8. "Tropical Trees of Hawaii," Paul Wood, Island Heritage (4)
9. "Growing Native Hawaiian Plants," Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst, Bess Press
10. "Hawaii This and That," LaRue W. Peircy, Mutual Publishing (9)

Literature

1. "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing (4)
2. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing (3)
4. "The Power of the Stone," Shiho S. Nunes, Island Heritage
5. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," A. Grove Day, Mutual Publishing (8)
6. "Marshall Island Legends," Daniel A. Klein II, Bess Press
7. "Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing (6)
8. "Elvis in Hawaii," Jerry Hopkins, Bess Press
9. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual Publishing
10. "Murder on Molokai," Chip Hughes, Island Heritage

Reference

1. "Crochet Lei-Making in Hawaii," Judy Dela Cruz, Mutual Publishing (8)
2. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Things Hawaiian: Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (4)
4. "Hawaii's Birds," Hawaii Audobon Society, Island Heritage (5)
5. "Kokoro: Cherished Japanese Traditions in Hawaii," Japanese Women's Society, Island Heritage (1)
6. "Feather Lei as an Art," Mary Lou Kekuewa and Paulette Kahalepuna, Mutual Publishing (7)
7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (6)
8. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual Publishing (3)
9. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (10)
10. "Making Eyelash Crochet Leis 2," Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki, Bess Press