On Friday, December 13, 2019, at the Hawaii State Library on Oahu, the 2019 Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards were held. Awards of excellence
were given across 11 book categories with the prized
Samuel M. Kamakau Award going to:
Hoʻoulu Hawaiʻi: The King Kalākaua Era.
Special thanks
to the Hawaii State Library, the judges, and HBPA's President, Ron Cox, for creating a wonderful night of celebration.
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Ka Palapala Po'okela AWARDS 2019
Please save the date and join us on Friday, December 13th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to celebrate
the best books in Hawai'i. The event is free, open to the public, and a good way to network
with those involved in book publishing.
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At long last, the Hawaii Book Publishers Association is pleased to announce the Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award nominees for 2019.
The award is given biennally to recognize the finest books published in 2017 and 2018.
See the nominations here.
The award presentation will be held in December 2019 and as
always, it is open to the public. Details will be forthcoming soon.
Nominees are customarily judged in twelve categories of excellence. In each category, two honors may be given—an Honorable Mention and the Award of Excellence—as determined by the votes of adjudicators specially-selected for their expertise in a particular category’s subject matter, genre conventions, target audience, etc. Each category of excellence will be judged by a committee of three adjudicators as appointed by the HBPA.
Two additional trophy awards may also presented by the HBPA membership: the Samuel M. Kamakau Award, given for the overall Hawai‘i Book of the Year, selected from the category Award of Excellence winners, and the John Dominis Holt Award, given to an individual for an extended history of Excellence in Hawai‘i Book Publishing.
The first biennial Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards is now history, and we are very grateful to all those who helped make this event a success, especially
Ron Cox, the Vice President of HBPA, and all the judges, who had the
difficult task of
selecting winners among so many well-qualified entries. Click here
to see the list of winners and
here
to see pictures from the event.
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By being creative and diversifying, independent bookstores are finding a way to survive in a digital age. Link
to Houston Chronicle article.
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This morning several association
members pitched in and worked the phones at Hawaii Public Radio (HPR) to help with their annual
spring fundraiser. Through the years, HPR has played a major
role in promoting books and supporting
our local publishing community. It was a pleasure
to help them out.
If you can, please
consider making a pledge. Every dollar makes a difference and
provides culturally relevant programming you will not find
anywhere else. Mahalo.
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Darien Gee talks about her award-winning book, Writing The Hawaii Memoir.
The book is published by Watermark Publishing.
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Chris McKinney and Rudy Puana discuss their book, The Red-Headed Hawaiian, which was published by Mutual Publishing and won as the best book in the literature category at
the 2015 Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards.
The annual Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards show was held on April 23th, 2015 at the East-West Center at UH Manoa. The top prize, The Samuel M.
Kamakau Award, went to Kamanamaikalani Beamer for No Mākou ka Mana: Liberating the Nation (Kamehameha Publishing). The Hawai'i
Book Publishers Association would like to extend our gratitude to the judges, Howard Dicus (our host), and to Maile Meyer and her ohana at Native Books
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nominees and winners can be found here. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.
Book trailers are becoming an increasingly common way of marketing new titles. Here is an example from Bamboo Ridge Press.
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Please join us on Saturday, November 15th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Pop-Up Holiday Book & Gift Fair. It will be held in Kaimuki at Bess Press, 3565 Harding Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816. Sellers will be donating a portion of their proceeds to help support Aloha Harvest, a non-profit organization helping to feed Hawaii's hungry.
There will be a wide selection of books available at discounted prices. This is a great opportunity to support the local publishing community and get some early Christmas shopping done. Several HBPA members with award-winning titles will be there including:
Mark your calendar now, and we look forward to seeing you there.
KA PALAPALA PO'OKELA AWARDS 2014
On Thursday evening, April 24, the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association (HBPA) revealed the winners of the 2014 Ka Palapala Po‘okela book awards at a lively ceremony at the East-West Center emceed by local television commentator Howard Dicus. The celebratory event marked the 21st year of the awards, which are presented by HBPA to recognize the finest books published in Hawai‘i during the previous year and honor the individuals and companies involved in their creation. The judging process relied on panels of three adjudicators from Hawai‘i’s book community to evaluate titles within their assigned categories. This year a total of 48 entries from 37 separate book projects from a spectrum of local publishers were nominated in ten categories.
Additional event photos can be found on Flickr.
Is Amazon bad for books?
Cheap Words is an in-depth exposé by George Packer that explores how Amazon is profoundly affecting the publishing industry. Source: The New Yorker (2014)
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THE NANJING MASSACRE: POEMS
Author, Wing Tek Lum, discusses his latest work.
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On May 10th, 2013, the Hawai'i State
Library hosted the annual Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards. Each
year, the
event acknowledges excellence among local authors,
designers, editors, illustrators, and photographers across
several categories. The association wishes to thank all those who
participated with a special mahalo to the Hawai'i State Library for
their incredible aloha in helping with the event. We also wish to thank
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judges who had the difficult task of choosing winners among
the many exceptional books.
DAUGHTERS OF FIRE
Big Island author, Tom Peek, discusses his latest novel,
Daughters of Fire.
ABOUT US
Hawaii Book Publishing
Association (HBPA)
The Hawaii Book Publishers Association (HBPA), established in 1986, is a not-for-profit
organization whose purpose is to promote book publishing in Hawaii. The association's
members presently include the state's preeminent book publishers, consultants,
and distributors.
HBPA activities have included:
creation and sponsorship of the Ka Palapala Po'okela
Awards program, which recognizes
the best in Hawai'i book publishing.
support for statewide literacy programs.
sponsorship of events
and workshops for authors and publishers.
participation in local, national, and international trade shows and
conventions such as those organized by the American
Booksellers Association, American Library Assocation,
and other trade associations.
book displays and promotions at local national
retail outlets, shopping malls, schools, and other
public locations.
CURRENT OFFICERS (2019)
President: Ron Cox
Vice President: Joel Cosseboom
Secretary & Treasurer: G. Keast
UPCOMING
Hawai'i Book And Music Festival
PAST EVENTS
Book And Gift Fair
The Nanjing Massacre: Poems
Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards
Daughters Of Fire
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Hawai'i State Library
Independent Book Publishers
Hawaii Public Radio
Pacific Writers' Connection
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CONTACT
Hawai'i Book Publishers Association
P.O. Box 235736
Honolulu, HI 96823
info@hawaiipublishers.org
