Featuring more than 30 practitioners of this ancient art, this book won a "Keep It Hawai'i" Award from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority for r [...]
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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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Besides its distinctive aroma, lavender boasts time-proven health, beauty and culinary value; its use has been well documented for some 2,500 years. The Maui Book of Lavender, a new lavender-scented release from Watermark Publishing, traces the herb’s historic uses in Hawai‘i and abroad, as it unveils the unique agribusiness story of Maui’s Ali‘i Kula Lavender.

A scenic farm with a diverse crop and product line, Ali‘i Kula Lavender perches high on the slopes of Haleakalā, where lavender plants stretch across the hillside in a sea of purple, green and silver. A dry, sunny region on the volcano’s leeward flank, Kula is an ideal place for growing lavender—a drought-resistant plant that requires rich soil, full sun and well-drained southwest-facing slopes.

Stunning photography and useful information on lavender crafts and home uses, as well as 40 recipes incorporating lavender, make this hardcover book a treasure for gardeners, home crafters, cooks and anyone else who appreciates a little lavender in their life.

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Getting married in Hawai‘i is a special experience, but even in paradise, planning a wedding has its challenges! In Wedding Belles: Ideas & Inspiration from Island Brides, local wedding guru Tanna Dang guides soon-to-be brides on a smooth trip down the aisle.

Wedding Belles isn’t the typical “how-to” wedding book. Although packed with useful sidebars filled with personal tips and advice from Dang—after years as a wedding professional, she’s amassed a staggering amount of nuptial knowledge—the book’s main focus is on the stories and photos shared by more than 70 real-life recent brides. “There are lots of books out there that list vendors or tell you how to plan your wedding, but they tend to show only a few personal examples,” Dang says. “I thought having real, local brides share, in their own words, what they learned through the wedding planning process would be a great way for new brides to find amazing ideas and advice they can trust.”

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Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace is a harvest of creative, redemptive storytelling—nonfiction, fiction, and poetry—spanning five wars and written by those most profoundly affected by it. For more than fifteen years, National Book Award-winning author Maxine Hong Kingston has led writing-and- [...]
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“This small, polished gem of a book is one compelling answer to many questions about how to inject meaning in our lives....” — from the Foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer, cofounder of Partners In Health Following her husband's untimely death, Margaret Trost visited Haiti to heal her broken heart [...]
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