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West of Then: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise 13 reviews
Tara Bray Smith
Simon & Schuster, 2005
BOOK REVIEW
+ an unforgettable story by a first-time talent
+ A Peek Into Another World
+ A story of never giving up when the majority would have.
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Hotel Honolulu: A Novel46 reviews
Paul Theroux
Mariner Books, 2002
Connecting the Disconnected
+ Odd and Compelling
+ Brilliantly entertaining in a Hawaiian way
I was going to give this novel four stars but, after reading the bad reviews and feeling how badly they've missed what makes this a great Theroux novel, I'm going to go ahead and give it five stars.
(My memories of other Theroux works is my sole motivation for taking a star off anyway).
Yes, ...
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Pidgin to Da Max: 25th Anniversary Edition 11 reviews
Pat Sasaki, Ken Sakata
Bess Press, 2005
Review to da mx!
+ classic description of a language community
+ Dis da bestest
+ Dis haole's goin bak home
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Behold the Many: A Novel2 reviews
Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Picador, 2007
(4.5) "Where is home when no one is home?"
+ deep historical tale
In a melding of harsh reality and the world of the spirit, Behold the Many is a novel of love and loss that reaches beyond the grave, the brittle fingers of the dead clutching at the living. Only one sister of three survives her isolation in a TB hospital-orphanage in the secluded Kalihi Valley in ...
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Urban Shaman 21 reviews
Serge Kahili King
Fireside, 1990
Shamans of Suburbia
+ Wonderful Book!
+ Powerful little book
+ Urban Shaman Works
+ The world is what you think it is
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Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters34 reviews
Various Artists
Windham Hill Records, 1995
How Could Anyone Not Like This!
+ Wonderfully mellow disc
+ Sweet Sounds
+ A must buy
+ Heaven in slack strings and smooth voices
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Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism14 reviews
Charlotte Berney
Crossing Press, 2000
Highly Recommended
+ Use this in your life
+ fundamentals of hawaiian mysticism
"Two Bears" recommended this book to me after I told him how much I liked "Huna Self-Awareness" by Erika Nau. I didn't think I could find a book I Huna that I liked as much, but this one is it. I highly recommend it as an introduction to Huna.
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House of Many Gods: A Novel9 reviews
Kiana Davenport
Ballantine Books, 2006
A story of love and family and the unsafe world created by the march of progress
+ Lush is the word
+ Noke, Kiana, Noke!
+ Exquisite
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The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul36 reviews
Pila, Pila Chiles, ...
HCI, 1995
Between the lines
+ The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawii
+ A bit New Agey but Mystical too
+ As good as being on the island itself
+ This Book Reveals SO Much!
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Then There Were None4 reviews
Martha H. Noyes
Bess Press, 2003
Noyes' tragic narrative is full of contradications
+ Outstanding Photo Album for the Hawaiian Voice
+ Easy reader
+ Great start about the Hawaiian people and what happened to them
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Song of the Exile23 reviews
Kiana Davenport
Ballantine Books, 1999
A Compelling Universal Tapestry
+ Now THIS is how you write historical fiction
+ Heavy on the heart read
+ Good lesson in history of war not often told.
+ One of the saddest books I've ever read
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Moloka'i107 reviews
Alan Brennert
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
A Sweeping Saga
+ Moloka'i
+ Lovely story in spite of the subject
+ An Informative Read
+ Captivating Story
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Instant Immersion Hawaiian (Instant Immersion)9 reviews
Topics Entertainment, Instant Immersion
Topics Entertainment, 2005
Excellent CD for learning Hawai'ian
+ very happy with my purchase
+ Instant Immersion Tapes Hawai'ian
+ Hawaiian Immersion CDs
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Kamahiwa: The Keali'i Reichel Collection14 reviews
Keali'i Reichel
Punahele Productions, 2005
Keali'i
+ EXCELLENT !!!
+ Kamahiwa: the Keali'i Reichel Collection
+ THE BEST
+ Kamahiwa
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Makai7 reviews
Kathleen Tyau
Beacon Press, 2000
The Essence of "local"
+ A different take on the Hawaiian war experience.
+ Makai
+ No huhu.
+ Excellent new Hawaiian voice
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel587 reviews
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
It is as beautifull as it can be sad, sometimes even funny.
+ Mesmerizing Tale of Friendship and Tradition
+ A beautiful tale of love and friendship
+ Snow flower was pure honest relationship writing
+ good purchase
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Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers: A Novel15 reviews
Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Picador, 2006
a reflection on paper
+ An Enjoyable Quick Read
+ excellent
+ TRUE WRITING
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HO'OPONO4 reviews
Pali, Jae Lee
IM Publishing, 2007
A precious classic of Hawaiian traditions
+ Beautiful Book About Hawaiian Culture
+ The only way to live your life
+ Ho'opono
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Shark Dialogues35 reviews
Kiana Davenport
Plume, 1995
Shark Dialogues
+ A wonderful, engrossing story well told
+ Wela ke kai o Ho'ohila!
+ Favorite book of 2006
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Wise Secrets of Aloha: Learn and Live the Sacred Art of Lomilomi5 reviews
Harry Uhane Jim, Garnette Arledge
Weiser Books, 2007
Genuine aloha spirit
+ Wise Secrets of Aloha
+ New light on the Term Aloha
+ Wisdom Comes in a New Old Form
+ Delightful Healing in Wise Secrets of Aloha
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