Long Hops explains the science of bird migration in accessible language—from the aeronautics of bird flight to the newly unraveled mysteries of their magnetic compasses. The author provides a sideways
White Terns are native throughout the world’s tropics and subtropics, where they breed almost exclusively on remote islands that are free of predators like cats, dogs, rats, and mongooses. Historicall
Oscar “Wally” Johnson, the undisputed world expert on Pacific Golden-Plovers, and Susan Scott, a popular-science writer, have combined their knowledge and enthusiasm to create a book for everyone wh
The Charm Buyers describes extraordinary beauty and turbulent change: Tahiti during the last years of French nuclear testing in the Pacific in the 1990s.Marc Antoine Chen, the troubled heir of black p
Bhutan-born and Indian-educated, Dorjee now teaches as a Buddhist center in California. Here he retells 15 traditional stories that he either learned as a child or heard from expatriate Tibetan monks
Long Hops explains the science of bird migration in accessible language—from the aeronautics of bird flight to the newly unraveled mysteries of their magnetic compasses. The author provides a sideways
The Honolulu Marathon debuted in 1973 as the shared vision of a maverick cardiologist bent on proving the benefit of long-distance running for cardiac patients and an impetuous mayor eager to prove Ho
A is for Aloha . . . Z is for Zori!This updated edition of Hawai‘i’s beloved alphabet book has been redesigned with bold color photographs featuring the islands’ unique cultures and natural beauty. Ha
A former lifeguard and retired deputy fire chief of the Honolulu Fire Dept., Clark is the author of six books on Hawai'i's beaches. Based on some 300 interviews conducted between the summer of 2002 an
Throughout the year there are changes in the weather called seasons. Many parts of the world have four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall. In Hawai°i we have two: the dry, sunny season and the
Author and playwright Victoria Kneubuhl returns with another thoroughly entertaining, yet complex, whodunit set in 1930s Hawai`i featuring the lead characters from Murder Casts a Shadow and Murder Lea
With roots firmly in the oral storytelling tradition, Kimo Armitage's The Healers weaves multiple narrators and time periods into a novel of remarkable breadth, giving insight into Hawaiian culture wh
The proteas (Proteaceae) are a large and ancient plant family of Gondwana origins with an impressive diversity of flower and form, and an intriguing distribution pattern throughout mainly the Southern
During the 1885 to 1924 immigration period of plantation laborers from Japan to Hawaii, more than 200,000 Japanese, mostly single men, made the long journey by ship to the Hawaiian Islands. As it beca
This completely revised and updated fifth edition of the award-winning Divorce with Decency includes the most current research, statistics, and insights on the effects of divorce on spouses, their chi
This completely revised and updated fifth edition of the award-winning Divorce with Decency includes the most current research, statistics, and insights on the effects of divorce on spouses, their chi
From coral reefs to stargazing and everything in between, Wind, Wings, and Waves is your personal guide to nature in Hawai‘i. With color illustrations throughout, this engaging book introduces you to
