Join us in celebrating the release of the latest regular issue of Bamboo Ridge, Journal of Hawai‘i Literature and Arts (no. 94), the book launch and reading: Monday, November 23, 2009 7:00 p.m. – reception and book signing; 7:30 p.m. – reading* University of Hawai‘i Campus Center Ballroom FR [...]
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Gecko is only a few inches tall, but that’s still big enough to be a bully when there are smaller creatures around the house—like Mosquito and her insect friends. But Mosquito is tired of being chased and harassed by the greedy lizard.

In Gecko and Mosquito, Mosquito is the unlikely hero who saves the day and frees the household bugs from Gecko’s tyranny with a clever plan. Gecko may be bigger, but he’s definitely not smarter.

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Featuring poetry and prose by some of Hawai'i's finest authors, including work by Margo Berdeshevsky, Nancy Caraway,  J. Freen, Jacinta S. Galea'i, Norma W. Gorst, Ermile Harg [...]
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Author and educator Frances H. Kakugawa will hold book signings and presentations in Hilo, Lihue and Honolulu during the month of October. Kakugawa, who grew up in Kapoho on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, will be the keynote speaker at the Hawai‘i County Office of Aging Caregiver Conference, and will lead workshops for the Alzheimer Association Aloha Chapter’s Kaua‘i and Honolulu offices. All events are open to the public.

Kakugawa is an advocate of the power of writing to help families and caregivers cope with the burdens of long-term illness. She has been featured on KHON2 newscasts with Kirk Matthews and in The Honolulu Advertiser for her work with children and adults, using journaling and creative writing to come to a better understanding of Alzheimer’s patients and deal with the stresses of having a family member afflicted with the disease.

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The mele contained in this book are fundamental to hula Pele and reflect a vast and dynamic Hawai'i worldview. These mele have been preserved for centuries via oral traditions, the sacred hula of Hawai'i, and, more recently, in twentieth-century written texts. Lele Kawa offers original translations [...]
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This anthology includes work by established writers, emerging writers, and student writers on the experiences of growing up in the islands. Appropriate for secondary to adult audiences, the volume includes commentary by the authors and work by prize-winning student artists. Ranging from a first-gra [...]
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This new edition of Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s first collection of poetry, Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre, includes a wide-ranging interview with the author reflecting on language, her writing process, and how it all began. Yamanaka has since authored Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers, Blu's Hanging [...]
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This new anthology of contemporary fiction and poetry features new works by 49 women writers. Among the new works featured are writings by Nell Altizer, Sue Cowing, Epi Enari Fuaau, Jessica Hagedorn, Faye Kicknosway, Susan Nunes, Marjorie Sinclair, and Adrienne Tien. Many of the writers reside in H [...]
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This collection of poetry by the 1970 Discovery Award winner speaks of the author’s Chinese American heritage: his ancestors in China, his family in Hawai‘i, and forging a Chinese American identity. He also speaks of racial discrimination and the obscenity of ethnic stereotypes with astute and [...]
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This kid's-eye view of the world celebrates the creative life and vision of Hawai'i's children. Eric Chock, poet and coordinator of Poets-In-The-Schools, has compiled this selection of poems written by students who participated in a week-long enrichment program. Most of the poems were written by ei [...]
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