 | Hawaii: A Novel by James A. Michener
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $5.77 The greatest novel ever written about Hawaii. A classic.
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 | Hawaiian Son by James D. Houston
Buy used from: $4.50 The autobiography by one of my heroes, Eddie Kamae.
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 | Hula blues;: The story of Johnny Noble, Hawaii, its music and musicians by Gurre Ploner Noble
Buy used from: $39.00 The life story of one of Hawaii's greatest composers, Johnny Noble. A great look into Hawaiian musical history.
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 | The Water of Kane (Mutual Publishing Paperbacks) by O.A. Bushell
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $1.77 A wonderful novel about Maui in the nineteenth century. Learn how they irrigated the island by bringing water from the wet side to the dry.
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| Sweet Leilani: The Story Behind the Song: An Autobiography 1st Edition Signed by Harry Owens
Buy used from: $33.99 The autobiography of Harry Owens.
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 | Sam Choy & the Makaha Sons' A Hawaiian Luau by Sam Choy
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $11.52 One of Hawaii's greatest chefs cooks with one of Hawaii's greatest musical groups.
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| Hawaiian Music and Musicians: An Illustrated History by Kanahele
Buy used from: $79.80 THE book about Hawaiian music through the 1970s. Very rare and out of print, this is a must have for all Hawaiian music lovers.
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 | Six Months in the Sandwich Islands: Among Hawaii's Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes by Isabella L. Bird
Buy used from: $2.30 True story of a very adventurous traveler's adventures, in the 1860s or so.
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| Waikiki Beachboy by Grady Timmons
Buy used from: $35.61 All about the original Waikiki Beachboys. Great vintage photographs.
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 | Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands by Gavan Daws
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $0.26 The history of Hawaii from Captain Cook's landing to statehood.
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 | 'Olelo No'eau : Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings
Buy new: $25.60 / Used from: $23.48 Book of old Hawaiian sayings.
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 | From a Joyful Heart: The Life and Music of R. Alexander Anderson by Scott C.S. Stone
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $16.69 The life story of Hawaii's greatest Hapa Haole composer, R. Alex Anderson.
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 | Vagabond's House by Don Blanding
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $1.99 Don Blanding was Hawaii's greatest poet. This is my favorite of his books.
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 | Na Mele O Hawai'i Nei: 101 Hawaiian Songs by Samuel H. Elbert
Buy new: $10.95 / Used from: $2.00 lots about hawaiian songwriting and poetry traditions here.
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 | Heads By Harry by Lois-ann Yamanaka
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $0.01 great Big Island story! Her other novels are great too
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 | He Mele Aloha by et al Carol Wilcox
Buy used from: $24.55 great source for words and chords for many commonly sung hawaiian songs. Great uke book (see my list of favorite uke books)
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 | Songbird of Hawaii by Kihei De Silva Pi'iolani Motta
Buy used from: $17.88 The great Lena Machado. These songs have the sheet music as well as chords, and great stories about how they were written
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 | Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui
Buy new: $20.35 / Used from: $13.94 this is the best most complete dictionary to help understand the words in the songs
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 | New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary: With a Concise Grammar and Given Names in Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.49 This is a nice pocket dictionary if you are traveling
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 | Instant Immersion Hawaiian by Topics Entertainment
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $12.94 Kaliko Beamer is a great teacher of the Hawaiian language. The set of 8 CDs are easy to work with in your car. There is a DVD version that's more interactive for use on your computer at home
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 | Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Maui Revealed) by Andrew Doughty
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.50 Maui is wonderful and this book leads you to some of its best. All the Revealed books are good.
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 | Maui Trailblazer: Where to Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive by Jerry Sprout
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.70 another good guide series, especially for the active traveler
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 | The Money Dragon by Chun
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.26 This is said to be fiction, but it's written by relatives of the family it's about. Riveting, about a chinese hawaiian family in Honololu in the late 1800s
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 | Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.25 Captain Cook's travels, then and now
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 | Obake Files: Ghostly Encounters in Supernatural Hawaii (Chicken Skin Series) by Glen Grant
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $0.08 chicken skin!
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 | Obake: Ghost Stories of Hawaii by Glen Grant
Buy used from: $20.00 more chicken skin!
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 | Ka Lei Ha'aheo: Beginning Hawaiian by Alberta Pualani Hopkins
Buy new: $27.00 / Used from: $14.99 nice hawaiian language textbook
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