Local Best-sellers

This list of last month's best-selling local titles is based on figures from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Bookline distributors, and reflects sales by Hawaii-based publishers.

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. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-Out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (4)
4. "Limu: The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (3)
5. "Whose Slippers Are Those," Marilyn Kahalewai, Bess Press
6. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (6)
7. "The Story of Hula," Carla Golembe, Bess Press
8. "Limu the Blue Turtle and His Hawaiian Garden," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (5)
9. "Humu, the Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors," Kimberly Jackson, Island Heritage (9)
10. "Keiki Hula Sticker Paper Doll Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (10)
Gift and Travel
1. "From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor," Alan Seiden, Mutual Publishing (3)
2. "Hawaii: Big Island Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
3. "Chefs of Aloha," Various, Island Heritage (8)
4. "Pupus to da Max," Douglas Simonson, Pat Sasaki and Ken Sakata, Bess Press
5. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
6. "Maui Revealed," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
7. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook," Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
8. "Volcano," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
9. "A Little Book of Aloha," Renata Provenzano, Mutual Publishing (4)
10. "101 Great Tropical Drinks," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage (7)
Hawaiiana
1. "The Hawaiian Word Book," Jade Mapuana Riley, Mutual Publishing
2. "He Mele Aloha," Carol Wilcox, Kimo Hussey, Vicky Hollinger and Puakea Nogelmeier, Oli 'Oli Productions
3. "Growing Native Hawaiian Plants," Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst, Bess Press (9)
4. "Let's Learn Little Hawaiian," Ray Helbig, Hawaiian Service
5. "Tropical Trees of Hawaii," Paul Wood, Island Heritage (8)
6. "Flowers and Plants of Hawaii (Pocket Edition)," Paul Wood, Island Heritage (4)
7. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing
8. "Managing With Aloha," Rosa Say, Island Heritage (5)
9. "Shoal of Time," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press
10. "Duke: A Great Hawaiian," Sandra Kimberley Hall, Bess Press
Literature
1. "Bolohead Row," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing
2. "Written in the Sky," Matthew Kaopio, Mutual Publishing
3. "The Braid," Ian MacMillan, Mutual Publishing
4. "Da Jesus Book," Pidgin Bible Translation Group, Anoai Press
5. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (2)
6. "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing
7. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing (3)
8. "Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing (7)
9. "Legends and Myths Of Hawaii," David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing
10. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," A. Grove Day, Mutual Publishing (5)
Reference
1. "The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds," Jodi Fukumoto, Island Heritage (2)
2. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F. G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing
3. "How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele," University of Hawaii Lab School, Mutual Publishing (8)
4. "Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary," Kahikahealani Wight, Bess Press
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (7)
6. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (9)
7. "Things Hawaiian: Guide To Hawaiian Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (3)
8. "Crochet Lei-Making in Hawaii," Judy Dela Cruz, Mutual Publishing (1)
9. "Kokoro," Japanese Women's Society, Island Heritage (5)
10. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing