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Isle Pages

New releases from
Hawaii authors

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"Punahou Blues" By Kirby Wright Lemon Shark, $14.95

The writing here, by short-story whiz Wright, is deceptively simple, but it takes you right back into the turbulent social and political world of high-school Hawaii in the '60s and '70s. Wright has crafted a flashback of the highest order.

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"Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary" By Kahikahealani Wight, art by Robin Yoko Racoma Bess Press, $9.95

This is a handy little guide that's heavier on the Hawaiian than on the English. That is, it's for people who are serious about learning Hawaiian.

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"Lahaina Noon" By Eric Paul Shaffer Leaping Dog, $14.95

A slim volume of poetry with rather oblique references.

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"Whose Slippers Are Those?" By Marilyn Kahalewai, art by Gavin Kobayashi Bess Press, $10.95

Another kids' book centered on the humble slipper. Nice art.