Perhaps you missed the 2006 film Miss Potter, as I did the first time around, but it's still here, of course, on DVD, waiting to delight and inspire us. Where d [...]
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Vocabulary is basic to a child's development of intelligence and achievement. This picture vocabulary book provides a very enjoyable and effective means for teaching basic Hawaiian and English vocabulary to children and adults, using the cross-age learning method. The format in which parts of a whol [...]
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Pele, the Fire Goddess, told by Dietrich Varez and Pua Kanaka‘ole Kanahele, is a simple yet powerful rendering of a classic Hawaiian myth. From its mysterious beginning to its dramatic ending, this authentic narrative retains the spellbinding quality of a story that has been told over the centurie [...]
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This largely Hawaiian version of the stories of the Demigod Maui, is based on the Kumulipo, the ancient Hawaiian creation chant that tells how the world and everything in it was made. Told with careful attention to authenticity, Maui:The Mischief Maker describes Maui as a keiki ‘eu, or rascal chil [...]
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The legend of the incredible Mo‘okini Heiau, a 1,500-year-old temple on the island of Hawai‘i, comes to life in this book. Current Kahuna Nui  Leimomi Mo‘okini Lum recounts the wonderful and inspirational legend of the priest Kuamo‘o, as he journeys to the Kohala coast on top of Hamumu the [...]
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Children will delight in this small collection of traditional Hawaiian riddles. Presented in Hawaiian with English translations, children from Hawai‘i and those from around the world can learn about Hawaiian culture and wisdom through these simple riddles. Kimo Armitage is a life-long student of H [...]
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Pua Polu, The Pretty Blue Hawaiian Flower is the tale of a curious little koali, a morning glory, who is determined to see everything going on around her. Against her mother's advice, Pua Polu stays awake long after the sun has set and the rest of her family has gone to sleep. She discovers that the [...]
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Akua Hawai‘i: Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories is an introduction to over 30 of Hawai‘i’s gods for young readers and adults alike. Hawaiian gods possess wonderous abilities, with humble mortals invoking their names to call upon their superhuman powers for help and guidance. Many of the gods hav [...]
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Follow Lono, a Hawaiian fisherman, as he discovers a wonderous world under the ocean waves. There he meets Kumuhonua and his daughter Hina-kauo, and explores a land filled with plants he has never seen before. With Kumuhonua's guidance, Lono learns about these plants, how they are grown and what the [...]
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It’s back! The 5th  annual Hawaii Book & Music Festival invades the civic grounds at Honolulu Hale this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16) like a family-friendly Godzilla (not the less-than-friendly Godzilla, the destructive version of the giant radioactive mutant Japanese monster with the dangerous tail who likes to smash Tokyo and anything else in his way).

All the festival details and schedule are online.  Take a look and then come back.

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