Pearl Harbor Child: A Child's View of Pearl Harbor--from Attack to Peace by Dorinda Makanaonalani Stagner Nicholson There has been little written for young people about what it was like to be a child in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Nicholson, born in Hawaii, the child of a Hawaiian mother and [...]
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Buss Laugh “Give da GIFT of LAUGHTER dis X-mas with SERIOUS COMEDY Local Style.  Serious comedy is no longer an oxymoron, and this book encourages readers to think as well. A perfect read for all of Hawaii’s generations. Lee Tonouchi’s book includes excerpts from local poets like Eric Chock, [...]
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1778. From Captain Cook’s journal, some little known facts about Hawaiian manufacture and living. Hair Style. Ordinarily black hairs of natives were stained with a mix of gray clay and powdered shells, and made into balls. Later chewed into a soft paste. Then smeared over the hair, rendering it [...]
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This is not about the legal and moral issues attached to blondes who break and enter. Nor is it even about blondes in general.  This is not the tim [...]
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Today we welcome back local teacher and writer Cami Nihipali, with a guide to finding the right gift for young adult readers. And no, it’s not all vampires and werewolves. Thank you, Cami, for sharing these great tips! Now here’s Cami …

Let’s face it, adolescents are tough to buys gifts for. Sure, it’s easy to give them gift cards and cash, but sometimes that just doesn’t feel personal enough, right? So, here are five types of adolescent readers and the adolescent novels on the market right now to match.

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