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MEDIA RELEASE Korean food is but one of the many cuisines that make up Hawaii’s delicious mixed plate. But did you know that Korean food in the islands is not the same as Korean food in Korea? In her new book, author Joan Namkoong, shows how the cooking brought by the first immigrants adapted to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Back by popular demand, cookbook author Jean Watanabe Hee has collected 150 new mouth-watering, delectable desserts that have been passed on by friends and family, handed down from generation to generation, and shared at potlucks, picnics, and celebrations. This is her eighth book in the Hawaii’s Best series of cookbooks that have delighted […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A Pocket Guide to Hawaii’s Birds has been Hawaii’s best-selling, must-have guide book for birders since its first release in 1996. It is now being re-released as a new edition complete with more than 340 new photographs. One-hundred and fifty-six species are illustrated — from the Koloa (Hawaiian Duck) to the Elepaio, to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE “Merrie the Little Hula Dancer” Written and illustrated by Maureen Quemada Little Merrie is lonely dancing hula by herself. So she makes a wish, and one by one, dancers join her. This delightful little story, written and illustrated by Maureen Quemada, teaches young children how to count to 10 in English and Hawaiian. […]

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