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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--Book Signing-- by Dorinda Lum and Michael Furuya Sunday, November 1, 2009 3 to 4 P.M. Native Books Keoni's Special Gift

In The Little Lima Bean, a little bean thinks big thoughts and tries with all his might, but he just stays small…until one day, with the help of the rain, he sprouts!

Teaching children that, although it may take some time, dreams can come true, this spiral-bound board book comes with a blister pack of lima bean seeds and directions for growing them at home.

Brent Ching, a Honolulu-based pediatric dentist with a private practice at Kapi‘olani Medical Center, originally wrote The Little Lima Bean as a poem to inspire his father, suffering from kidney disease, to persevere through tough times.

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