Only 3 More Days to Save 35% On All UH Press Titles Online

Only three more days left (December 15-17) to take 35% off our entire web site: www.uhpress.hawaii.edu

Only prepaid orders taken at the UH Press web site will receive the 35% discount. All sales are final; no returns except for defective stock. Quantities are limited to stock on hand. No other discounts or sale offers apply. Bookstores, wholesalers, libraries, and other institutions may participate in this sale. Orders are shipped from Hawai`i, Pennsylvania, Canada, and the U.K. If you have any questions, please contact our order department at 888-847-7377 or at uhpbooks@hawaii.edu.

Happy Holidays!

Manoa Journal Receives NEA Grant

UH Press journal Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for the coming year. Manoa will use the highly competitive NEA $10,000 grant to support the publication of two forthcoming issues.

Published twice a year since 1989, Manoa has received national and international recognition for such issues as Voices from Okinawa (2009), Varua Tupu: New Writing from French Polynesia, (2005) and Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America (2002).

Book of Honu Author Signings

Peter Bennett and Ursula Keuper-Bennett, authors of The Book of Honu: Enjoying and Learning About Hawai‘i’s Sea Turtles, will be signing copies of their book at these Maui locations:

Barnes & Noble – Lahaina
Saturday, December 18, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Maui Ocean Center Store
Sunday, December 19, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

“A magnificent guide for the budding high school marine biologist or anyone else with an interest in sea turtles. . . . Extensively researched, and the Bennetts’ passion for these creatures shines through every page.” —Honolulu Advertiser

35% Off Holiday Web Sale: December 13-17, 2010

For one week only, December 13-17, 2010, take 35% off our entire web site: www.uhpress.hawaii.edu

Only prepaid orders taken at the UH Press web site will receive the 35% discount. All sales are final; no returns except for defective stock. Quantities are limited to stock on hand. No other discounts or sale offers apply. Bookstores, wholesalers, libraries, and other institutions may participate in this sale. Orders are shipped from Hawai`i, Pennsylvania, Canada, and the U.K. If you have any questions, please contact our order department at 888-847-7377 or at uhpbooks@hawaii.edu.

Happy Holidays!

In Memoriam – Samuel P. King (1916–2010)

Federal judge and author Samuel P. King passed away on December 7 in Honolulu. In his nearly four decades as a U.S. District Court judge, King presided over several landmark cases including the Hawaii Land Reform Act of 1967 and co-wrote the famous 1997 “Broken Trust” essay that brought about the transformation of Bishop Estate.

Green Days/Holiday Schedule

As part of the University of Hawai‘i’s Green Days initiative, University of Hawai‘i Press will be closed December 20–31, 2010, with the exception of our order department and warehouse, which will be open December 20–23. Regular Press hours will resume on Monday, January 3, 2011. Mahalo for your support and happy holidays!