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These 4 items are available for $68, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXHWI34)

Compass Guide Hawai'i  •  Moana Tregaskis GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 365 PAGES This handsome guide features hundreds of color photographs, maps and illustrations along with plenty of practical travel information. With excerpts from the writings of Mark Twain, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson and others. (HWI45, $22.95)
Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii  •  Mark Twain BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1989 •  PAPER  • 298 PAGES The young journalist Mark Twain's letters home, observant and often wildly hilarious. Written before his first novel, the letters already show Twain's famous wit. His 1866 trip was sponsored by the Sacramento Union. (HWI170, $14.95)
Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  Les Beletsky FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES An all-around field guide intended for the curious traveler, this handbook features color illustrations of commonly-encountered birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and coral reef creatures. It also includes a good introduction to Hawaii, its natural history and conservation. It's a well written overview of just about everything natural you are likely to see, which like the other volumes in the series, showcases the author's ostentatiously bad sense of humor. It's rife with puns. (HWI50, $27.95)
Hawaiian Islands Map  •  Nelles MAP A map of all the individual Hawaiian islands, featuring 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, $6.95)

Pearl Harbor Commemorative Map  •  National Geographic    •  A three-dimensional relief map, featuring archival photographs, short descriptions of events, and locations of key ships, created for the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (HWI70, $17.95)
A Pocket Guide to the Hawaiian Language  •  Albert Schutz   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This accessible guide introduces the Hawaiian alphabet, pronunciation and common phrases. (HWI215, $4.95)
Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Hawaii  •  Lonely Planet Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Compact, llustrated guide to underwater sites around Oahu, the Big Island, Maui and beyond. (HWI95, $24.99)
Island World, A History of Hawai'i and the United States  •  Gary Y. Okihiro   • HISTORY  •  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, $27.50)
Ka Po'e Kahiko: The People of Old  •  Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A description of 19th-century Hawaiian life, by a leading historian of that time. Taken from a series of Hawaiian-language newspaper stories from the 1860s, the book tells of the daily activities, religion, and class structure of Hawaiian life. (HWI19, $19.95)
Land and Power in Hawaii  •  Gavan Daws  •  George Cooper   • HISTORY  •  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)
Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands  •  Douglas L. Oliver   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A digest of the author's scholarly work on the cultures of the Pacific before contact with Europeans. It's a brief and illuminating overview of native cultures, featuring good descriptions of family life, food, travel, and social relations. (PAC08, $20.00)
Pearl Harbor Ghosts, The Legacy of December 7, 1941  •  Thurston Clarke   • HISTORY  •  A well-researched and evocative look at the bombing of Pearl Harbor by a veteran travel writer. Clarke compares and contrasts the social life and culture of Hawaii on the day of the bombing and sixty years later, enumerating the changes wrought by WWII. (HWI68, $19.00)
Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands  •  Gavan Daws   • HISTORY  •  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, $16.95)
Legacy of the Landscape: An Illustrated Guide to Hawaiian Archaeological Sites  •  Patrick Vinton Kirch  •  Therese Babineau   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Hawaii is rich with some remarkably well preserved archeological sites. This is a handbook that serves as a guide to the 50 most important sites, handsomely produced and profusely illustrated. (HWI25, $20.00)
Born in Paradise  •  Armine von Tempski   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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  •  Liliuokalani   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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, $13.95)
Travels in Hawaii  •  Robert Louis Stevenson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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, $18.00)
Travelers' Tales Hawai'i True Stories  •  Rick Carroll   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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)
From Here to Eternity  •  James Jones   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  James A. Michener   • LITERATURE  •  A romantic, fictional overview of the islands' history, people and culture from prehistoric times to statehood in 1959. (HWI17, $15.95)
Ka'a'awa, A Novel about Hawaii in the 1850s  •  O. A. Bushnell   • LITERATURE  •  Bushnell evokes the island and people of Oahu a century ago, in this beloved novel, spiced with the rhythms of of Hawaii and comic flair. (HWI201, $24.95)
Shark Dialogues  •  Kiana Davenport   • LITERATURE  •  Riveting and rich in local imagery, this acclaimed novel follows the lives and loves of seven generations of Hawaiian women. (HWI03, $16.00)
Sleeping Beauties  •  Susanna Moore   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Jack London   • LITERATURE  •  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)
Atlas of Hawaii  •  James O. Juvik  •  Sonia P. Juvik   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A primer on the natural and cultural features of Hawaii. The breadth and clarity of the presentation make this sourcebook of outstanding interest for the curious traveler. (HWI01, $49.95)
Chasing Lava, A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory  •  Wendell A. Duffield   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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, Crucibles of Change  •  Richard Fisher   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A complete primer for the volcano lover, this heavily illustrated book covers types of volcanoes and eruptions, worldwide distribution and the physics of their formation. (GEO02, $29.95)
A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific  •  H. Douglas Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats, superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds by island group. (HWI32, $45.00)
Hawaii Fishwatcher's Field Guide  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A handy, laminated card featuring full color illustrations of 60 common and spectacular denizens of Hawaiian coral reefs. (HWI53, $7.50)
Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates, Shells of Hawaii  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  John Randall   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket field guide to all the reef fishes that a casual snorkeler or diver is likely to see. (HWI55, $19.95)