So there you are, beginning to read a new novel, or write a new story, and you ask yourself just how much sweetness you want. If you ask me, I’m going to answer “a [...]
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Our guest blogger today is mystery/crime fiction writer and Oahu resident Deborah Atkinson.

A recipient of the University of Hawaii’s Meryl Clark Award for Fiction, she is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and the author of Primitive Secrets (2002), The Green Room (2005), and Fire Prayer (2007).

Debby’s latest novel is Pleasing the Dead. I asked her to share her thoughts about romance and mystery. Welcome, Debby!

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  Count the Blue A Multi-Lingual Pacific Ocean Counting Book by Barbara E. Berg Count the Blue was illustrated and written while the author spent time on an outer island in Fuji, in 2006-2007.  An avid snorkeler and freediver who has undertaken many excursions in both Hawaiian and Fiji [...]
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When I first saw that insurance commercial where the sophisticated caveman, upset by Geico’s slogan (“So easy a caveman can do it”), reminds modern [...]
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On Wednesday I had the opportunity to talk with middle school students at Island Pacific Academy (IPA) in Kapolei as part of their Career Day. Thank you, Cami Nih [...]
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One fast desktop computer with all-in-one printer: $1,750. One ream of paper for the printer: $2.85.  One cup of freshly brewed Kona coffee next to the computer: priceless.

This is my writing world. Throw in some good music coming from the computer speakers and I’m ready to write.  At this moment I’m listening to “Java Jive,” first from the Ink Spots, and then the Manhattan Transfer version.  “I like coffee, I like tea, I like the java jive and it likes me.”  The tempo slow and easy, telling you to take your time, enjoy the journey, don’t get too buzzed.

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by Jim Denny A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i is home to some of the most beautiful and sought after birds in the world. From the offshore waters, where graceful seabirds glide [...]
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by Tricia Allen The Polynesian Tattoo Today by Tricia Allen Polynesian tattooing has enjoyed a robust revival in recent decades. This compilation of over 200 det [...]
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Mahalo to all who participated in the Hawai'i Book and Music Festival 2010! What parts did you like best?

I sometimes ask my piano students what parts of the body we use to play the piano. Their answers begin with the obvious one (fingers, hands) and then move on t [...]
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