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Posted on: Sunday, October 23, 2005

List of 2005 Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards

 •  Palapala awards honor Isle books

Advertiser Staff

The complete list of 2005 Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards from the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association:

GENERAL CATEGORIES

  • Excellence in Children's Hawaiian Culture: Award of Excellence, The Shark Man of Hana, Auntie U'i (U'ilani Goldsberry), Hawaiian translation by David Del Rocco, illustrated by, Roy Chang, BeachHouse Publishing; Honorable Mention, The Fish and Their Gifts/Na Makana a Na I'a, Joshua Kaiponohea Stender, Kamehameha Schools Press

  • Excellence in Children's Illustrative or Photographic Books: Award of Excellence, Mr. Miyataki's Marvelous Machine, Tandy Newsome, illustrated by Don Robinson, Island Heritage Publishing; Honorable Mention, The Fish and Their Gifts/Na Makana a Na I'a, Joshua Kaiponohea Stender, Kamehameha Schools Press

  • Excellence in Children's Books, Fiction or Nonfiction: Award of Excellence, The Fish and Their Gifts/Na Makana a Na I'a, Joshua Kaiponohea Stender, Kamehameha Schools Press; Honorable Mention, Mr. Miyataki's Marvelous Machine, Tandy Newsome, illustrated by Don Robinson, Island Heritage Publishing

  • Excellence in Literature: Award of Excellence, Ho'olulu Park and the Pepsodent Smile and other stories, Juliet S. Kono, Bamboo Ridge Press; Honorable Mention, Children of a Fireland, Gary Pak, University of Hawai'i Press

  • Excellence in General Hawaiian Culture: Award of Excellence, Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae, James D. Houston with Eddie Kamae, 'Ai Pohaku Press; Honorable Mention. Ku'e: Thirty Years of Land Struggles in Hawai'i, Haunani-Kay Trask, photographic essay by Ed Greevy, Mutual Publishing

  • Excellence in General Illustrative or Photographic Books, Award of Excellence, Volcano: Creation in Motion, Jim Kauahikaua, photography by G. Brad Lewis, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, Ku'e: Thirty Years of Land Struggles in Hawai'i, Haunani-Kay Trask, photographic essay by Ed Greevy, Mutual Publishing

  • Excellence in Natural Science: Award of Excellence, Sea Turtles: An Ecological Guide, David Gulko and Karen Eckert, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, Hawai'i's Native Plants, Dr. Bruce A. Bohm, Mutual Publishing

  • Excellence in Text or Reference Books: Award of Excellence, Kokoro: Cherished Japanese Traditions in Hawai'i, compiled by the Japanese Women's Society of Honolulu, The Japanese Women's Society Foundation; Honorable Mention, Sea Turtles: An Ecological Guide, David Gulko and Karen Eckert, Mutual Publishing

  • Excellence in Cookbooks: Award of Excellence, Hawai'i's Home Cooking: Local Recipes from Alu Like's Kupuna, edited by Elizabeth Meahl, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, Hawai'i Light and Healthy, Diana Helfand, Bess Press

  • Excellence in Special-Interest Books: Award of Excellence, The 50 Greatest Hawai'i Albums, Ronna Bolante and Michael Keany, Watermark Publishing, Honorable Mention; Tons of Things to Do for Hawai'i's Kids: Activities, Adventures, & Excursions for Keiki, Eager to Explore O'ahu, Carrie Ching, illustrated by Lance Bowen; BeachHouse Publishing

  • Excellence in Nonfiction Books: Award of Excellence, Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae, James D. Houston with Eddie Kamae, 'Ai Pohaku Press; Honorable Mention, Next Stop Honolulu!: The Story of Oahu Railway & Land Company, Jim Chiddix and MacKinnon Simpson, Sugar Cane Press

  • Excellence in "Aloha from beyond Hawai'i": Award of Excellence: When Strange Gods Call, Pam Chun, Sourcebooks, Inc.; Honorable Mention, Popoki The Hawaiian Cat: An Amazing Adventure with the Whale, Diana C. Gleasner, illustrated by Andrea Winton, Peninsula Press

    TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

  • Excellence in Production: Award of Excellence, Richard Lyday, Mapping the Lands and Waters of Hawai'i, Editions Limited; Honorable Mention, Wanni Cheung, Things Hawai'i, Mutual Publishing

  • Excellence in Illustration: Award of Excellence, Alexa Mokukea Bate, Leianna Eads, Leigh Frizzell IV, Pua Herron-Whitehead, Knyaston Kaika Lindsey, Matt Nu'uanu Kakalia, Napua Keopuhiwa, Kina'u Puhi, and Punahele Svendsen; The Fish and Their Gifts/Na Makana a Na I'a, Kamehameha Schools Press; Honorable Mention, Don Robinson, Mr. Miyataki's Marvelous Machine, Island Heritage Publishing

  • Excellence in Photography: Award of Excellence; G. Brad Lewis, Volcano: Creation in Motion, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, Ed Greevy,Ku'e: Thirty Years of Land Struggles in Hawai'i, Mutual Publishing

  • Excellence in Design: Award of Excellence, Jim Wageman, A Literary Lei: Flowers & Plants of Hawai'i, Watermark Publishing; Honorable Mention, Carol Colbath; The Spirit of Hula, Bess Press

  • Excellence in Writing Literature: Award of Excellence, Juliet S. Kono, Ho'olulu Park and the Pepsodent Smile and other stories, Bamboo Ridge Press; Honorable Mention, Gary Pak, Children of a Fireland, University of Hawai'i Press

  • Excellence in Writing Nonfiction: Award of Excellence, James D. Houston with Eddie Kamae, Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae, 'Ai Pohaku Press; Honorable Mention, Rosa Say, Managing with Aloha: Bringing Hawaii's Universal Values to the Art of Business, Ho'ohana Publishing

  • Samuel M. Kamakau Award: The Fish and Their Gifts/Na Makana a Na I'a

  • John Dominis Holt Award: Gavan Daws

  • People's Choice Award: Ku'e: Thirty Years of Land Struggles in Hawai'i, Haunani-Kay Trask, photographic essay by Ed Greevy, Mutual Publishing