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National Geographic Hawaii

by

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

This practical guide, published by National Geographic in their attractive, visual style, is filled with photographs, maps and information on history, nature, culture and travel. (HWI87, $22.95)

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii

by Mark Twain

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1989
• PAPER
• 298 PAGES

These observant and often wildly hilarious letters from an 1866 trip display Twain's famous wit. (HWI170, $17.99)

Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

by Les Beletsky

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 350 PAGES

This all-around field guide features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. (HWI50, $27.95)

Travelers' Tales Hawai'i True Stories

by Rick Carroll

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 394 PAGES

This terrific anthology includes contributions on the history, culture and nature of Hawaii by an impressive group of writers, including Paul Theroux, John McPhee and Maxine Hong Kingston. (HWI91, $18.95)

Hawaiian Islands Map

by Nelles

• MAP

A map of all the individual Hawaiian Islands, including maps of O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui, Moloka'i and Lana'i at 1:150,000 and of Hawai'i at 1:330,000. Includes an inset map of Waikiki. (HWI42, $13.95)

 

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

by Trails Illustrated

• 2011
• MAP

A detailed topo map at a scale of 1,100,000. (HWI247, $11.95)

Reference Map of Kaua'I

by James A. Bier

• MAP

The seventh edition of this informative, full-color map of the Garden Isle at a scale of 1:600,00. With beautiful topographic detail, it includes city and town insets, points of interest and an index. (HWI85, $3.95)

Eyewitness Guide Hawaii

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

An on-the-ground guide to the Hawaiian Islands -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (HWI46, $23.00)

Hawaii By Cruise Ship

by Anne Vipond

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

With hundreds of color photographs and a pull-out map, this excellent guide covers all the major islands and ports-of-call. With pre and post-cruise suggestions for hotels on Oahu and Maui and detailed information on suggested shore excursions. (HWI241, $19.95)

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Hawaii

by Lonely Planet Publications

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 135 PAGES

Compact, llustrated guide to underwater sites around Oahu, the Big Island, Maui and beyond. (HWI95, $24.99)

Michelin Hawaiian Islands, Must Sees

by Alis Coupe

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

A compact guide to sights and activities, organized thematically. (HWI246, $11.99)

Moon Handbook Big Island of Hawaii, Including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

by Robert Nilsen

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 275 PAGES
• COMING IN MAY

This comprehensive practical guide focuses on the big island of Hawaii and Volcanoes National Park, combining an overview of history, culture and nature with how-to information for travelers. (HWI186, $19.95)

Oahu Revealed

by Andrew Doughty

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 303 PAGES

Candid, comprehensive and well illustrated, this up-to-date local guide covers the nature and culture of the island as well as adventures and activities. (HWI244, $16.95)

Top Trails Maui

by Sara Benson

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER

Maps, milestones and access are covered in this roundup of 37 Day hikes and overnight adventures. (HWI243, $17.95)

Aloha Betrayed

by Noenoe K. Silva

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 260 PAGES

Silva draws on newspapers, books, letters and contemporary accounts in Hawaiian for this eye-opening account of popular resistance to the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. (HWI250, $23.95)

Island World, A History of Hawai'i and the United States

by Gary Y. Okihiro

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 328 PAGES

Okihiro gives the history of Hawaii and the United States a lucid retelling -- he focuses on the island's impact on the country, rather than the reverse, with beautifully written chapters on Hawaiian arts and culture, missionaries, the gold rush, Hawaiian emigrants and other topics. (HWI216, $21.95)

Land and Power in Hawaii

by Gavan Daws | George Cooper

• HISTORY
• 1990
• PAPER
• 528 PAGES

A local classic, providing an introduction to the political history of Hawaii. The character of politics and power in Hawaii are described, explained, and criticized. (HWI37, $24.95)

Lost Kingdom

by Julia Flynn Siler

• HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 480 PAGES

Royalty and rogues, sugar barons, politicians and missionaries all figure in Siler's riveting tale of Liliuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii. (HWI254, $30.00)

Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands

by Gavan Daws

• HISTORY
• 1989
• PAPER
• 494 PAGES

A vivid, scholarly history of Hawaii, from Cook's first visit to the islands in 1778 through statehood. A classic, well-told history, first published in 1968. (HWI02, $20.99)

Unfamiliar Fishes

by Sarah Vowell

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2021
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES
• NEW

Tracking the Americanization of Hawaii from the arrival of the first missionaries in 1820 to the annexation in 1898 (Queen Liliuokalani was in Washington lobbying to save her nation during the McKinley inauguration), Vowell shows the complex interplay of god, business and tradition with her usual acerbic wit (and research). (HWI248, $25.95)

Born in Paradise

by Armine von Tempski

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1985
• PAPER
• 342 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The autobiographical tale of childhood on a Maui ranch in the early part of this century. A classic account of old Hawaii, warm-spirited and evocative. (HWI21, $14.95)

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

by Liliuokalani

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2004
• PAPER
• 410 PAGES

In this important history and poignant plea for sovereignty, Queen Liliuokalani herself, deposed by the United States in 1893, tells the story of her islands. (HWI20, $8.95)

The Hawaiian Archipelago

by Isabella Bird

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 312 PAGES

A reprint of the intrepid Bird's "Six Months Among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands," originally published in 1875. (HWI249, $28.95)

Travels in Hawaii

by Robert Louis Stevenson

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 205 PAGES

The famous writer brings his wonderful gift for storytelling to bear in this account of the islands. There is real emotion in these essays, which were written during a particularly romantic period in the author's life. (HWI171, $20.00)

From Here to Eternity

by James Jones

• LITERATURE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 954 PAGES

One of the finest books on the army and World War II, this powerful tale is set among the soldiers at the US Army base at Diamond Head in 1941. While the army is the primary subject of the book, it's also a vivid portrait of Hawaii just before Pearl Harbor. (HWI16, $17.00)

Hawaii

by James A. Michener

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 937 PAGES

A romantic, fictional overview of the islands' history, people and culture from prehistoric times to statehood in 1959. (HWI17, $17.00)

Shark Dialogues

by Kiana Davenport

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 490 PAGES

Riveting and rich in local imagery, this acclaimed novel follows the lives and loves of seven generations of Hawaiian women. (HWI03, $18.00)

Sleeping Beauties

by Susanna Moore

• LITERATURE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 231 PAGES

A fine novel featuring some beautifully rendered passages on the islands. It's the story of a young runaway, her eccentric aunt (an expert on local lore), and an opportunity to escape island life. (HWI18, $13.00)

Tales of the Pacific

by Jack London

• LITERATURE
• 1989
• PAPER
• 232 PAGES

Jack London spent the last year and a half of his life in and around the Hawaiian Islands. This collection of tales, skirting the line between fiction and non-fiction, is some of his last and best writing, richly evoking the islands. (PAC02, $12.00)

The Descendants

by Kaui Hart Hemmings

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 297 PAGES

The bittersweet tale of a storied Hawaiian family in crisis, adapted for the Alexander Payne movie starring George Clooney. (HWI255, $15.00)

Chasing Lava, A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

by Wendell A. Duffield

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

An abundantly illustrated and lively overview of volcanoes, volcanism, plate tectonics, hot spots and field work from a geologist at Kilauea. (HWI184, $16.00)

Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth

by Maurice Krafft

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992), this pocket guide features hundreds of full-color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. (GEO06, $15.95)

A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific

by H. Douglas Pratt

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1987
• PAPER
• 409 PAGES

This landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats features superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds. (HWI32, $45.00)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawaii

by Jim Denny

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 210 PAGES

Superbly photographed by the author and Jack Jeffrey, two of Hawai'i's best nature photographers, this compact guide covers 170 species, each with a full page and color photographs of the bird and its habitat. (HWI235, $19.99)

Hawaii Fishwatcher's Field Guide

by I. Greenberg

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1983
• PLASTIC CARD

A handy, laminated card featuring full color illustrations of 60 common and spectacular denizens of Hawaiian coral reefs. (HWI53, $7.50)

Hawaii Wildlife

by James Kavanagh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2010
• PLASTIC CARD

A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and other critters of Hawaii. (HWI245, $5.95)

Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates, Shells of Hawaii

by I. Greenberg

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1987
• PLASTIC CARD

A convenient laminated double-sided card featuring full color illustrations of cowries, cones and other shells, crabs, corals and other invertebrates. (HWI54, $7.50)

Shore Fishes of Hawaii

by John Randall

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 232 PAGES

A pocket field guide to all the reef fishes that a casual snorkeler or diver is likely to see. (HWI55, $19.99)

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