It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi.

Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Now on to the events…

Friday, January 27

• Wahiawa Public Library Book Sale – It’s the FINAL day for this book sale, so be sure to stop by!  A variety of gently-used books, CDs, and videotapes will be on sale at bargain prices.  Come early for the best selection.  All proceeds from the book sale will benefit the Library.  Wahiawa Public Library (820 California Avenue); 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.  For more information, call the Library at 622-6345.

Saturday, January 28

• Hanafuda: Hawaiʻi Style - Helen Nakano will present the basics of Hanafuda: Hawaii Style. She will discuss the history of Hanafuda and share myths and symbolism of the card designs. Seating is limited; available on a first-come, first-served basis. This 1 hour & 45 minute program is suitable for ages 8 and older. Hawaii Kai Public Library; 10:30 A.M. For more information, call 397-5833.

• Preventing Dementia: The Importance of Brain Stimulation and Other Key Factors – This is a free workshop for adults. Dr. Thomas Harding, Forensic Neuropsychologist and Brain Rehabilitation Specialist, will conduct the workshop and present proven brain stimulation principles and exercises that strengthen brain function and stop memory decline. Dr. Harding will identify current dementia-related risk factors to learn what risks may be present in a person’s life. He will demonstrate strategies to reduce risk factors – to keep more of the brain function one has and the gains made with the brain stimulation exercises.  Dr. Harding is the author of You CAN Prevent Alzheimer’s: A Neuropsychologist’s Secrets to Better Brain Health.  Kapolei Public Library; 10:30 A.M.  For more information please call 693-7050.

• Don’t Look Back Book Signing event – Come and meet some of our most talented local writers!  Christine Thomas, J. Freen, Victoria Kneubuhl, Marion Lyman-Mersereau and J. Arthur Rath III will all be on hand for this book signing to commemorate the release of their compilation with 12 other Hawaii writers, Don’t Look Back: Hawaiian Myths Made New [read our review of the book].  In this book, editor Christine Thomas has collected 17 tales of old Hawai‘i—lovingly re-imagined and retold for the 21st century.  Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall; 11:00 A.M.  For more information, call the publisher at (808) 587-7766; toll-free (866) 900-BOOK.

• Four Legal Tools to Protect Yourself from Elder Abuse, Long-Term Care Expenses and Taxes - Scott Suzuki, volunteer community services attorney for the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Elder Law Program, will discuss power of attorney, advanced health care directives, the differences between wills and trusts, and options for financing long-term care, including insurance and Medicaid. This program will include a question-and-answer session.  Mililani Public Library; 11:00 A.M.  For more information please call 627-7470.

• Author Sydney Iaukea: The Queen and I - Join the book store in welcoming Sydney Iaukea, author of The Queen and I. Sydney’s great-great-grandfather Curtis P. Iaukea was an advisor to Queen Liliʻuokalani.  This fascinating book covers the territorial history of Hawaiʻi as seen through his eyes.    Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall (4211 Waialae Avenue); 1:00 P.M.  For more information, click here.

• Calendar Gift Bags: An Eco-Friendly Craft Workshop - Eco-friendly craft expert Evelyn Nakamura will conduct a one-hour workshop on creating calendar gift bags. Your old calendar pages can be reborn as useful, attractive gift bags. Use them for gifts, favors, or goodies. Learn a process that can be applied to any size or type of paper. Additional ideas for using calendars will be shared. Attendees will have enough supplies to make about a dozen bags. Space is limited and registration is recommended. Program is suitable for ages 18 and older.  Hawaii State Library – Art, Music & Recreation Section; 2:00 P.M.  For more information or to register, contact the library at 586-3520.

• An Evening with Alice Inoue - Presenting an Astrological and Spiritual Perspective for 2012.  Make the most of 2012 and join Alice for an enlightening evening as she shares upcoming astrological and spiritual cycles with you.  $30 in advance; $35 at the door.  Ala Moana Center, Macy’s Special Events Room; 7:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. For more info, visit: astrology-fengshui.com.

Sunday, January 29

• Hobey Goodale author event (Kauai) - Hobey Goodale shares stories from his new book Hobey. Goodale has lived most of his 80+ years on Kauaʻi. St. Michael’s Church (4364 Hardy St., Lihue); 8:30 A.M. to 9:15 A.M.  For more information call 245-3796 or visit www.stmichaels-kauai.org.

• Healthy and Easy Vegetarian Cooking - Ori Ann Li, a former Mrs. Hawaii International who has found her niche as a vegetarian chef, will present a free lecture-demonstration program in the Adult Reading Section.  Chef Li will demonstrate how to cook tasty and easy-to-prepare vegetarian dishes and offer free taste samples. In addition, she will discuss the health and environmental benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.  Chef Li has attended culinary schools in North America and Europe, including Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and is a certified ayurvedic nutrition advisor. This one-hour program is suitable for all ages.  Kaimuki Public Library (1041 Koko Head Avenue); 2:00 P.M.  For more information, please call the Library during normal hours of operation at 733-8422.

• Chinese Lion Dance to welcome the Year of the Dragon - This free program will be conducted in the Adult Reading Section. Keiki and their parents are invited to join in the festivities and “feed” the lion from the Lung Kong Physical Culture Club for good luck in 2012. All keiki must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  Pearl City Public Library (1138 Waimano Home Road); 3:00 P.M. For more information, please call the Library at 453-6566.

Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change. Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending. We encourage you to click on the links that are included with the events in the time line above. More events can be found on our Hawaiʻi Book Blog Events Calendar. You can also keep up with events through us on Twitter by following @HawaiiBookBlog.

If you have an event you would like us to help promote, please leave us a comment here or e-mail me at aalba@hawaiibookblog.com. Mahalo and have a great weekend!

I know it’s a little early, but I wanted to send this out with plenty of time before Valentine’s. It’s a holiday that takes a pretty brutal beating by the cynics but I love Valentine’s Day with all the pretty colors and hearts. I love books too, so naturally I was drawn to all these cute and crafty page savers. They’re perfect for school festivities or giving to coworkers. Maybe even a fun activity for a bookclub! I numbered them and put links at the bottom to their original sites where you can find more pictures, material lists, printables and instructions.

If your sweetheart is a bibliophile you could make and give them a bookmark everyday for a week! Better yet buy seven books (Hawaii books!), write something lovely on the first page, and make the seven bookmarks to put in each one. Then again, who says your Valentine has to be a sweetheart? I give Valentines to my parents and siblings every year and I know Alex would dig the seven books with seven bookmarks gift. Everyone can use a bookmark or twenty, right?

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Have fun!!

Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post.

The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share them via comments or contact us!

Links covering the week of January 16 – January 23, 2012*

Self Love

-We reviewed the book Buildings of Hawaii by Don J. Hibbard.  A great architectural resource!  [Hawaiʻi Book Blog]

-Manuhelekū — Penguin. lit., bird that walks upright.  ʻAʻole maopopo ke ʻano e hana i kēlā mau manuhelekū ʻē aʻe. [ʻŌlelo of the Day]

Hawaii Literary

-Hobey Goodale’s book recalls the Garden Isle of old.  [The Garden Island]

-Local sci-fi author Linda Nagata blogs about “Blood Orchids and Hawaiʻi’s book stores.”  [Hahvi]

-And local author Toby Neal responds/adds to the conversation.  [Toby Neal]

-Local writer Christine Thomas reviews Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaiʻi. [Literary Lotus]

-Hey book lovers!  There’ll be a used book sale at Wahiawa Public Library all this week, Mon-Fri!  [Hawaii News Now]

-Alexander Payne and Kaui Hart Hemmings on the Symbiosis Behind His Film and Her Novel.  [Leo Adam Biga's Blog]

-’Lost Kingdom’: How Hawaiʻi joined America’s ‘destiny’. Review of Julia Flynn Siler’s new book.  [Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette]

-Don’t forget to continue reading Bamboo Ridge’s renshi poetry on The Massie Affair w/ poets Christy Passion, Ann Inoshita, Jean Toyama and Juliet Kono.  [Bamboo Ridge]

-The GoodEReader Ebook of the week is Toby Neal’s Blood Orchids.  [GoodEReader]

-Recap & Homework assignment from the January M.I.A. Art & Literary Series.  [M.I.A.]

-A book review of Molokai by Alan Brennert.  [Much Madness is Divinest Sense]

-December winners in The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest. [Bamboo Ridge]

-Mauna Kea: in Kamehameha’s time, it was always white.  Nice blog talking about new book Hawaiʻi’s Mauna Loa Observatory: Fifty Years of Monitoring the Atmosphere.  [Raising Islands]

General Literary

-Where have all the book illustrators gone?  [The Independent]

-Local author Kiana Davenport gives some of her 2011 book recommendations.  [Davenport Dialogues]

-Really Good Books You Could Spend Your Allowance On: Part Two  [the hairpin]

-Favorite books of the secretly jerky.  [the hairpin]

-10 Cult Literary Traditions for Truly Die-Hard Fans. [Flavorpill]

-The 10 Most Expensive Books in the World.  [Flavorpill]

-Banning books in Tucson.  [Consortiumnews]

-The Fifty Most Quoted Lines of Poetry.  [Inky Fool]

-6×12: 12 comics to look forward to in 2012.  [Comic Book Resources]

-Lake Superior State University 2012 List of Banished Words.  [lssu.edu]

Off Topic Fun & Interest

-A nice slideshow tribute to all the Honolulu Police Officers killed in the line of duty.  [Hawaii News Now]

-Awesome high definition time-lapse video of Yosemite.  Watch on full screen and enjoy nature’s majesty!  [Bad Astronomy]

-50 years of James Bond cars.  [Yahoo!]

-Excerpted article about Ben Cayetano by local author, J. Arthur Rath III.  [Hawaii Reporter]

-Sweet rides through islands’ sugar cane era. About the Kauaʻi Plantation Railway. [SFGate]

-Steven Tyler’s “Star-Spangled Banner” Was Terrible. But Was It The Worst Ever?  [Deadspin]

-An interactive music box of Bach’s Prelude from his first cello suite.  [Baroque.me]

-FileSonic shutters: Another file-sharing site bites the dust.  [ZDNet]

-Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works.  Not as bad as it sounds (only applies to foreign works).  [Wired]

Parting Shot

via newyork.sbnation.com

New York Football Giants: NFC Champions.  Going to the Super Bowl!

You can catch some of these links and more by following us on Facebook and Twitter.  If you have interesting links you’d like to share with us, or feel like we’ve missed something out the past week, please feel free to leave us a comment!

*some exceptions to the date range may apply

It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi.

Book Fair

This Saturday, Barnes & Noble Ala Moana Center will be hosting a book fair for the Performing Arts Center of Kapolei.  Join the them for a special storytelling at 11:00 am under the Winnie the Pooh Tree!  Remember, purchases made at the store (including the coffee shop) can help benefit this group if you remember to inform the cashier.  For more information on how to help, call the book store at 808-949-7307.

Now on to the events…

Friday, January 20

• Barnes and Noble Game Night! - We will be highlighting and demonstrating some popular educational games. We also will show you how to use the games in the classroom to aid in learning. Also, for participating in the event, you will be entered for a chance to win a NOOK Color and a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card!  Barnes & Noble Maui (325 Keawe #101, Lahaina); 6:00 P.M.  For more info, click here.

• Vegetarian to Vegan author talk - Sarah Taylor, the author of Vegetarian to Vegan, will discuss why vegetarians should consider giving up dairy and egg products and how to survive without those foods.  In addition to Vegetarian to Vegan, which will be released later this year, Taylor is the author of Vegan in 30 Days. Taylor holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University and is on the faculty at the Nutritional Education Institute. Kaunoa Senior Center (401 Alakapa Place); 7:00 P.M.  For more information, contact the Maui director of the nonprofit Vegetarian Society of Hawaii, Steve Blake, by email at steveblake@hawaiiantel.net or by calling 572-8371.

Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change. Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending. We encourage you to click on the links that are included with the events in the time line above. More events can be found on our Hawaiʻi Book Blog Events Calendar. You can also keep up with events through us on Twitter by following @HawaiiBookBlog.

If you have an event you would like us to help promote, please leave us a comment here or e-mail me at aalba@hawaiibookblog.com. Mahalo and have a great weekend!