A fresh look at Hawai‘i politics, past and present, is the theme of Fred Rohlfing’s autobiography—Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawai‘i’s Republican Reformer, newly released by Legacy Isle Publishing. In his 280-page memoir, the former state senator and long-time public servant provides an alternative view of life in Hawai‘i’s traditionally Democratic-controlled political arena.

Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, hails Island Son as “an energetic, engaging memoir. Naval officer, lawyer, public servant, elected leader, judge, Pacific diplomat; Rohlfing gives special attention to Hawai‘i’s early statehood years and present challenges. An entertaining and informative read.”

Senator Rohlfing will be holding book signings at the following dates and locations:

Saturday, September 25, 11AM - Noon; Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; (808) 737-3323

Saturday, October 2, 1PM – 2PM; Borders, Maui Marketplace; (808) 877-6160

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Watermark Publishing is proud to have been a part of the Hawai‘i book publishing community for 10 years. From our modest beginnings, releasing only one or two titles a year, we have grown steadily, peaking last year [...]
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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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Over 150 voices—young students, venerable alumni, movers and shakers, average folk, novice and seasoned teachers, Native Hawaiians, kama‘aina and fresh faces from abroad—share their experiences of the 1990s Bishop Estate controversy in Wayfinding through the Storm.

This is the human story of a crisis that erupted at Kamehameha Schools in the 1990s and came close to destroying a historic educational community. Wayfinding through the Storm tells the story of ordinary decent people who looked deep inside themselves and found the moral courage to risk everything, to come together and stand up for what they believed in: to speak truth to power.

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BEN: A Memoir, From Street Kid to Governor is the long-awaited autobiography of Benjamin J. Cayetano—the nation’s first Filipino-American governor—whose political career spanned a seminal period in Hawai‘i’s history. Offered in softcover and limited-edition hardcover, this revealing, 560-page book provides a rare look at the inner workings of Island society and government—from ethnic voting to the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, from the Bishop Estate controversy to the backroom maneuvering of politicians and business leaders.

Released in February 2009, BEN: A Memoir has appeared on the Hawai‘i bestsellers list more than 20 times, charting at #1 more than 15 of those times.

David Shapiro, columnist for The Honolulu Advertiser, calls it “one of the most important books ever written on Hawai‘i politics …. It’ll still be in circulation 30 years from now.”

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