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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
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Barbarian Days

By William Finnegan ,

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Five Decembers
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Five Decembers

By James Kestrel ,

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Calling for a Blanket Dance
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Calling for a Blanket Dance

By Oscar Hokeah ,

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From Here to Eternity
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From Here to Eternity

By James Jones ,

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The Taste of Sugar
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The Taste of Sugar

By Marisel Vera ,

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Roughing It
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Roughing It

By Mark Twain ,

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Freckled
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Freckled

By TW Neal ,

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Hawaii
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Hawaii

By James A. Michener ,

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From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii
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From a Native Daughter

By Haunani-Kay Trask ,

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Moloka'i
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Moloka'i

By Alan Brennert ,

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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

By Liliuokalani ,

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Who Killed Jane Stanford?
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Who Killed Jane Stanford?

By Richard White ,

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Hula
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Hula

By Jasmin Iolani Hakes ,

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Honor Killing: Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow's Spectacular Last Case
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Honor Killing

By David E. Stannard ,

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A Matter of Honor: Pearl Harbor: Betrayal, Blame and a Family’s Quest For Justice
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A Matter of Honor

By Anthony Summers , Robbyn Swan ,

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The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage
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The Food of Paradise

By Rachel Laudan ,

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Unfamiliar Fishes
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Unfamiliar Fishes

By Sarah Vowell ,

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Embrace of the Wild: Inspired by Equestrian Explorer Isabella Bird
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Embrace of the Wild

By Linda Ballou ,

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Hawaiian Mythology
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Hawaiian Mythology

By Martha Warren Beckwith ,

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Pig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawai'i
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Pig-Boy

By Gerald McDermott ,

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KINO and the KING
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KINO and the KING

By Jen Angeli ,

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'Ewa Which Way
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'Ewa Which Way

By Tyler Miranda ,

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Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers
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Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers

By Sara Ackerman ,

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The Last Aloha
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The Last Aloha

By Gaellen Quinn ,

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Bound in Flame
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Bound in Flame

By Katherine Kayne ,

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Diamond Head
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Diamond Head

By Cecily Wong ,

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Lava
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Lava

By Pamela Ball ,

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The Rope of Tradition: Reflections of a Saipan Carolinian
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The Rope of Tradition

By Lino M. Olopai ,

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Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii
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Pau Hana

By Ronald Takaki ,

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Recollections: Memoirs of John Dominis Holt, 1919-1935
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Recollections

By John Dominis Holt ,

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The Best of Bamboo Ridge
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The Best of Bamboo Ridge

By Eric Chock (editor) , Darrell H. Y. Lum (editor) ,

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Westlake: Poems by Wayne Kaumualii Westlake
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Westlake

By Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (editor) , Mei-Li M. Siy (editor) , Richard Hamasaki (editor)

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The Polynesian Family System in Ka'u, Hawai'i
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The Polynesian Family System in Ka'u, Hawai'i

By E. S. Craighill Handy , Mary Kawena Pukui ,

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Hawaiian Antiquities
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Hawaiian Antiquities

By David Malo ,

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Ruling Chiefs of Hawaiʻi
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Ruling Chiefs of Hawaiʻi

By Samuel M. Kamakau ,

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Hawaiian Fishing Traditions
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Hawaiian Fishing Traditions

By Moke Manu , Dennis Kawaharada (editor) ,

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The Covenant
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The Covenant

By James A. Michener ,

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A Nation Rising: Hawaiian Movements for Life, Land, and Sovereignty
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A Nation Rising

By Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua (editor) , Ikaika Hussey (editor) , Erin Kahunawaika'ala Wright (editor)

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This Is Paradise: Stories
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This Is Paradise

By Kristiana Kahakauwila ,

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Local: A Memoir
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Local

By Jessica Machado ,

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Hula: A Romance of Hawaii
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Hula

By Armine Von Tempski ,

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Kaiulani: Crown Princess of Hawaii
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Kaiulani

By Nancy Webb , Jean Francis Webb ,

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Said the Lady with the Blue Hair: 7 Rules for Success in Direct Sales Wrapped in a Wonderful Lesson for Life
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Said the Lady with the Blue Hair

By Lisa M. Wilber , Jeff C. West ,

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Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawai'i
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Cattle Colonialism

By John Ryan Fischer ,

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Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
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Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

By Megan Kamalei Kakimoto ,

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Our Rights to Self-Determination: A Hawaiian Manifesto
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Our Rights to Self-Determination

By Anne Keala Kelly ,

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Waves of Knowing: A Seascape Epistemology
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Waves of Knowing

By Karin Amimoto Ingersoll ,

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Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
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Overthrow

By Stephen Kinzer ,

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Under the Wave at Waimea
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Under the Wave at Waimea

By Paul Theroux ,

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In Deep: The Collected Surf Writings
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In Deep

By Matt George ,

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Think of a Garden: And Other Plays
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Think of a Garden

By John Kneubuhl ,

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Volcanoes: In America's National Parks
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Volcanoes

By Barbara Decker , Robert Decker ,

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Vikings of the Sunrise
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Vikings of the Sunrise

By Peter H. Buck ,

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Aquatic Accidents
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Aquatic Accidents

By Stephen B. Leatherman , Stephen P. Leatherman , Arthur H. Mittelstaedt

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Hokuloa Road
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Hokuloa Road

By Elizabeth Hand ,

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Tomorrow's Memories: Diary of Angeles Monrayo, 1924-1928
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Tomorrow's Memories

By Angeles Monrayo , Rizaline R. Raymundo (editor) ,

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