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
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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