Book List

Here is a list of the books we have mentioned on Hawaii Book Blog with a link to each corresponding post.  Most of the links will send you to a review of the book that we read.  Some will send you to a recommendation of the book.  If we review the book, old recommendation posts will be replaced by the review.

The books are ordered alphabetically by title.

A

The Adventures of Gary & Harry: A Tale of Two Turtles by Lisa Matsumoto / Illustrated by Michael Furuya

Aleatory Allegories by Susan Schultz

All Around the Islands by Vera Arita / Illustrated by Ruth Moen Cabanting

Aloha Zoo illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong

Avebade Bade Hawaii’s Pidgin Poetry by Joe Hadley, “Bradajo”

B

Balikbayan by Michelle Cruz Skinner

Beads, Boys and the Buddha by Wendy Miyake

Beyond Ohi’a Valley by Lisa Matsumoto / Illustrated by Michael Furuya

Big in Japan: A Ghost Story by M. Thomas Gammarino

The Boy Who Tricked the Ghosts by Ellie Crowe

Boyhood to War by Dorothy Matsuo

Breaking the Blood: Kamehameha Moves the Naha Stone by David Kawika Eyre

C

The Christmas Gift of Aloha by Lisa Matsumoto

The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book by Monika Mira

Contemporary Hawaii Woodworkers:  the Wood, the Art, the Aloha by Tiffany DeEtte Shafto and Lynda McDaniel

D

Danny and the Dolphin by Kate Sommers

The Demon King and Other Festival Folktales of China by Carolyn Han

Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves by James Rumford

Duke’s Olympic Feet by Ellie Crowe

E

Eha Ko’u Opu!: My Opu Hurts! by Ka’ohua Lucas / Illustrated by Boots Lupenui

F

Facing Future by Dan Kois

Father Damien…”A Bit of Taro, A Piece of Fish, and A Glass of Water” by Anwei Skinsnes Law and Henry Law

Fierce Heart:  The Story of Makaha and the Soul of Hawaiian Surfing by Stuart Holmes Coleman

Finding Our ‘Ohana by Jerilyn Ito / Illustrated by Brooke Wilmeth

G

Gecko and Mosquito by Melissa DeSica

Geckos Up Geckos Down illustrated by Jon J. Murakami

Glory by the Wayside: The Old Churches of Hawaii by William & Susan Ecenbarger

Goodnight Hawaiian Moon by Dr. Carolan / Illustrated by Joanna Carolan

A Grain of Sand:  Nature’s Secret Wonder by Dr. Gary Greenberg

Grandpa’s Magic Banyan Tree by Jeff Langcaon

The Guide to American Money Folds by Jodi Fukumoto

The Guide to Island-Style Money Folds by Jodi Fukumoto

H

Hawaii Homefront: Life in the Islands during World War II by MacKinnon Simpson

Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook: 2nd Course by Susan K. Yuen

Hawaii’s Best Pupu and Potluck by Jean Watanabe Hee

Hawai’i Cooks and Saves by Muriel Miura

Hawai’i Farmers Market Cookbook Volume 2, The:  The Chefs’ Guide to Fresh Island Foods edited by Joan Namkoong

A Hawai’i Japanese New Year with Yuki-chan by Tokie Ching

Hawaii’s Party Food by Muriel Miura

The Hawai’i Snowman by Christine Le

Hawai’i's Story By Hawaii’s Queen by Lili’uokalani

Hawaiian Airlines: A Pictorial History of the Pioneer Carrier in the Pacific by Stan Cohen

Hawaiian Games to Play by Donald Kilolani Mitchell

Hawaiian Heritage Plants: Revised Edition by Angela Kay Kepler

Hawaiian Legends of Tricksters and Riddlers by Vivian Thompson

Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky by Vivian Thompson

Hawaiians of Old by Betty Dunford

Hina and the Sea of Stars by Michael Nordenstrom

Holiday Gift-Giving Recipes by Muriel Miura

Homemade Gifts of Sweets & Treats by Muriel Miura

House of Thieves by Kaui Hart Hemmings

How Maui Slowed the Sun by Suelyn Ching Tune

How the B-52 Cockroach Learned to Fly by Lisa Matsumoto / Illustrated by Michael Furuya

How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway

How to Weave Hawaiian Coconut Palm Fronds by Jim Widess

Hula: Hawaiian Proverbs & Inspirational Quotes Celebrating Hula in Hawaii from Mutual Publishing

Humble Honest Men by Bob Dye

I

In the Shadow of the Pali: A Story of the Hawaiian Leper Colony by Lisa Cindrich

J

K

Kai the ‘Opihi Gets the Point by Gail Omoto and Jan and Judy Dill

Kamehameha the Warrior King of Hawai’i by Susan Morrison

Kaneohe: A History of Change by Dennis M. Devaney, Marion Kelly, Lee Motteler

L

The Last of the Dream People by Alice Anne Parker

A Legendary Tradition of Kamapua’a, The Hawaiian Pig-God by Lilikala Kameeleihiwa

Legends of Surfing: The Greatest Surfriders from Duke Kahanamoku to Kelly Slater by Duke Boyd

Lei Aloha by Marsha Heckman

Lele Kawa: Fire Rituals of Pele by Taupouri Tangaro

A Literary Lei: Flowers & Plants of Hawai’i by Jim and Virginia Wageman

The Little Lima Bean by Brent Ching

The Living Art of Bonsai by Walter Liew

M

The Maui Book of Lavender by Alii Chang, Lani Medina Weigert, and Jill Engledow

Mele the Crab Finds the Way Out by Gail Omoto with Jan & Judy Dill / Illustrated by Garrett Omoto

Memories of Our House Befitting Heaven: A Halekulani History

Men Who Ride Mountains:  Incredibly True Tales of Legendary Surfers by Peter Dixon

Mililani Mauka by Chris McKinney

The Musubi Baby by Sandi Takayama

The Musubi Man by Sandi Takayama

The Musubi Man’s New Friend by Sandi Takayama

My Dog has Flies- Poetry for Hawaii’s Kids by Sue Cowing

My Grandma Could Do Anything in Hawaii! by Ric Dilz

N

Name Me Nobody by Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai’i by Tom Coffman

Night Fisher by R. Kikuo Johnson

Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury

No Footprints in the Sand: A Memoir of Kalaupapa by Henry Kalalahilimoku Nalaielua

O

O Kaina Ke Kumu Koa / Kaina the Koa Tree by Kawai’ae’a, Ka’awa, Keolanui, Kruger / Illustrated by Furchgott

Obake Files by Glen Grant

Oh! A mystery of ‘mono no aware’ by Todd Shimoda

Okazu at the Zoo by Laurie Ide

One Man’s Paradise by Douglas Corleone

P

Pass On, No Pass Back! by Darrell H.Y. Lum

Peppo’s Pidgin to da Max

Plants in Hawaiian Medicine by Beatrice Krauss

Plants of Old Hawaii by Lois Lucas

The Polynesian Tattoo Today by Tricia Allen

Pono the Dog that Dreams by Jocelyn Fujii

Prescriptions for Living a Creative Life by Neil Tepper

A President from Hawai’i by Dr. Carolan & Joanna Carolan

Pupus:  An Island Tradition by Sachi Fukuda

Q

R

Rainbows Over Kapa’a by Bill Fernandez

S

Sam Surfs illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong

Santa’s Hawaiian Holiday by Malia Collins / Illustrated by Linda Oszajca

School for Hawaiian Girls by Georgia Ka’apuni McMillen

Slices of Life in Hawaii Volume 1 by J. Arthur Rath III

Stories of Aloha: Homegrown Treasures of Hawaii by Jocelyn Fujii

Sun and Rain: Exploring Seasons in Hawai’i by Stephanie Feeney

T

Tales of the Menehune by Mary Kawena Pukui

Teen Wise by Celeste M. Gonsalves

There Was an Old Auntie by Jane Gillespie / Illustrated by John Aardema

Too Many Mangos by Tammy Paikai / Illustrated by Don Robinson

Top Maui Restaurants 2010 by James and Molly Jacobson

Tuesday by David Wiesner

Tutu’s Da Kine Hawaii by Dr. Kurt Schulz

U

V

Volcano: A Memoir of Hawaii by Garrett Hongo

W

Waikiki: Nine Walks Through Time by Veneeta Acson

Wai-nani: High Chiefess of Hawai’i by Linda Ballou

The Watercolor Cat by Shelly Mecum

Wayfinding Through The Storm by Gavan Daws

Westlake: poems by Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947 – 1984) by Wayne Westlake

Where Are My Slippers? A Book of Colors by Dr. Carolan / Illustrated by Joanna Carolan

Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers by Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Wings of Paradise: Hawaii’s Incomparable Airlines by Peter N. Forman

Words of Wisdom by Lama Surya Das

Wordsworth Dances the Waltz by Frances H. Kakugawa

Written in the Sky by Matthew Kaopio

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