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Native Books Kapalama [www.nativebookshawaii.com]
Native Books is a local Hawaii bookseller and publisher dedicated to books, music and multi-media concerning Hawaii and the greater Pacific. Native Books carries a wide selection of titles and they have locations within Na Mea Hawaii Stores and Native Books and Beautiful Things statewide. Orders are taken over the phone, via e-mail or through their website.


Journals and Publications

Diamond Journal  -specializes in publishing works of nonfiction that take the form of personal narrative.
A publication of the Board of Students Publication (BOSP) at University of Hawai'i - Kapi'olani Community College, is produced once each semester. These stories celebrate the diversity of the students at KCC.


MANOA Journal: A Pacific Journal of International Writing: www.hawaii.edu/mjournal
MANOA began production in 1988; its first issue came out in fall 1989. Many individuals and organizations have supported the journal’s efforts to bring Asian and Pacific writing—and other new work—to American readers. The publisher of Manoa is the University of Hawaii Press. The site also provides an extensive links listing that will introduce many other exceptional journals.


 Multicultural Journals: www.english.ohio-state.edu
Journals and magazines that feature work of multiethnic writers or about underrepresented ethnicities in literature.  Multicultural does not imply that the subject of the work must necessarily be multicultural, but also that the author represents or is a part of an ethnic minority.

‘Oiwi–a native hawaiian journal: www.hawaii.edu/oiwi
‘Oiwi is the first journal dedicated to the thoughts and works of Hawaiians–a historical landmark in the revival of the rich and ancient literary heritage of na ‘Oiwi o Hawaii nei–the native people of Hawai‘i. All of the authors and artists of ‘Oiwi, as well as the entire ‘Oiwi staff, are Native Hawaiian.

  
The Orion Society & magazine : www.oriononline.org
The Orion Society's mission is to inform, inspire, and engage individuals and grassroots organizations across North America in becoming a significant cultural force for healing nature and community.
Some of their programs and publications include:

Orion Magazine

"America's finest environmental magazine" (Boston Globe), is an influential forum for re-imagining humanity's relationship to nature, featuring America's foremost writers and artists.

Orion Afield Magazine

An award-winning magazine that shares news and success stories from the rapidly expanding grassroots environmental movement.

Orion Grassroots Network

With over 500 member organizations, the Orion Grassroots Network is a fast-growing association of environmental and community organizations across North America.See also the links page from the Manoa Journal Site www.hawaii.edu/mjournal


Publishers in Hawai'i


Hawaii Book Publishers Association: www.hawaiibooks.org
The Hawaii Book Publishers Association** is a not-for-profit trade organization whose purpose is to promote book publishing in Hawai‘i. First established in 1986, the Association’s members presently include Hawai‘i’s top book publishers, consultants and distributors.



Anoai Press                                              www.anoaipress.com

Beach House Publishing                        www.beachhousepublishing.com

Bamboo Ridge Press                              www.bambooridge.com

Bess Press                                                www.besspress.com

Bishop Museum Press                            www.bishopmuseum.org/press

Booklines Hawaii                                     www.islandergroup.com

East West Center                                    www.EastWestCenter.org

Editions Limited                                       www.hawaiipublisher.com

Hawaiian Historical Society                  www.hawaiianhistory.org

Hawaiian Insights                                   www.HawaiianInsights.com

Island Heritage                                       www.welcometotheislands.com

Kamehameha Publishing

Koa Books                                                www.koabooks.com

Mutual Publishing                                   www.mutualpublishing.com

Native Books                                           www.nativebookshawaii.com

University of Hawaii Press                   www.uhpress.hawaii.edu

Watermark Publishing                          www.bookshawaii.net


In keeping with the mission of PWC we wanted to provide a list of resources both through Web Links and Organizational Description, so as to begin the development of the network that is so vital to achieving our goals.

Please note that we have grouped our resource list into categories to make referencing easier. However, we realize that many resources do not fit under just one category–we have tried to cross-reference where possible and have tried to use the "main focus" of the resource to choose its overall placement.





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