Posted on: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Ka Palapala Po'okela winners named
Advertiser staff
The 2006 Ka Palapala Po'okela book awards, the Grammys of the local publishing industry, were announced Friday. Key winners:
The Samuel M. Kamakau Award for the Hawai'i Book of the Year went to the writing team of interior designer Mary Phiilpotts McGrath and lifestyle author Kaui Philpotts, for "Hawai'i, a Sense of Place," (Mutual Publishing). The book, the story of the evolution of Hawaiian decorative style, also won technical awards in photography.
The John Dominis Holt Award, given to an individual for lifetime contribution to Hawai'i book publishing, went to Claudia Cannon. She is general manager of the book division of distributor Booklines Hawaii/Islander group and president of the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association. Known for her generosity in sharing information and contacts in the industry and her dedication to building the local book market, Cannon is leaving the Islands for San Diego at the end of the year.
The Honolulu Advertiser's Ka Palapala Po'okela Reader's Choice Award went to "Paying the Price" by former Mauian Madge Walls (Dialogue Publishing), a novel full of twists and turns that involve the Maui real estate industry and a troubled family situation. The book received about 10 percent of the more than 1,000 votes cast.
Other winners in this 13th annual competition, as voted by those in the industry and local book critics:
GENERAL CATEGORIES
Excellence in Children's Hawaiian Culture: "Akua Hawai'i: Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories," Kimo Armitage, illustrated by Solomon Enos, Bishop Museum Press; Honorable Mention, "Pele and Poli'ahu: A Tale of Fire and Ice," Malia Collins, illustrated by Kathleen Peterson, BeachHouse Publishing
Excellence in Children's Illustrative or Photographic Books: "The Hungry Pua'a and the Sweet Sweet Potato," Leonard J. Villanueva, BeachHouse Publishing; Honorable Mention, "Pua Polu, the Pretty Blue Hawaiian Flower," Nona Beamer, illustrated by Caren Keala Loebel-Fried, Bishop Museum Press.
Excellence in Children's Books — Fiction or Nonfiction: "My Dog Has Flies: Poetry for Hawai'i's Kids," Sue Cowing, illustrated by Jon J. Murakami, BeachHouse Publishing; Honorable Mention, "The Hawaiian Bat: 'Ope'ape'a," Marion Coste, illustrated by Pearl Maxner, University of Hawai'i Press
Excellence in Literature: "Folks You Meet in Longs and Other Stories," Lee Cataluna, Bamboo Ridge Press; Honorable Mention, "Bolohead Row," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing.
Excellence in General Hawaiian Culture: "Daughters of Haumea: Women of Ancient Hawai'i," Lucia Tarallo Jensen and Natalie Mahina Jensen, Pueo Press/Anima Gemella; Honorable Mention, "Akua Hawai'i: Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories," Kimo Armitage, illustrated by Solomon Enos, Bishop Museum Press.
Excellence in General Illustrative or Photographic Books: "Hawai'i, A Sense of Place," Mary Philpotts McGrath with Kaui Philpotts, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, "A Gentle Rain of Starlight: The Story of Astronomy on Mauna Kea," Michael J. West, Island Heritage Publishing.
Excellence in Natural Science: "Growing Hawai'i's Native Plants," Kerin E. Lilleeng-Rosenberger, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, "A Gentle Rain of Starlight: The Story of Astronomy on Mauna Kea,ć Michael J. West, Island Heritage Publishing.
Excellence in Text or Reference Books: (Tie) "Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific," John E. Randall, University of Hawai'i Press and "A Tropical Garden Flora," George W. Staples and Derral R. Herbst, Bishop Museum Press
Excellence in Cookbooks: "Homemade Gifts of Sweets & Treats," Muriel Miura, Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, "101 Great Desserts from Hawai'i's Favorite Restaurants," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage Publishing.
Excellence in Special-Interest Books: "Da Kine Dictionary," compiled by Lee A. Tonouchi, Bess Press; Honorable Mention, "The Showman of the Pacific: 50 Years of Radio and Rock Star," Tom Moffatt with Jerry Hopkins, Watermark Publishing.
Excellence in Nonfiction Books: "Na Lani Kaumaka: Daughters of Hawai'i, A Century of Historic Preservation," Barbara Del Piano, Daughters of Hawai'i; Honorable Mention, "The Lessons of Aloha: Stories of the Human Spirit," Brother Noland Conjugacion, Watermark Publishing.
Excellence in "Aloha from beyond Hawai'i": "Lahaina Noon," Eric Paul Shaffer, Leaping Dog Press; Honorable Mention, "Punahou Blues," Kirby Wright, Lemon Shark Press.
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES (AWARDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON/PERSONS)
Excellence in Production: Lucille Aono, "Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific," University of Hawai'i Press; Honorable Mention, Hans Loffel/Hans Loffel Design, Amy Yamamoto/Penmar Hawaii, "I Am A Creature of the Tides: What Am I?/He I'a Wau: Pehea Ko'u 'Ano?," Kamehameha Schools Press.
Excellence in Illustration: Solomon Enos, Akua Hawai'i: "Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories," Bishop Museum Press; Honorable Mention, Robin Yoko Racoma, "Princess Pauahi," Kamehameha Schools Press.
Excellence in Photography: David Duncan Livingston, "Hawai'i, A Sense of Place," Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, John E. Randall, "Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific," University of Hawai'i Press.
Excellence in Design: Cindy Turner/Turner & DeVries, "Hawai'i, A Sense of Place," Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, Carol Colbath, "Da Kine Dictionary," Bess Press.
Excellence in Writing Literature: Lee Cataluna, "Folks You Meet in Longs and Other Stories," Bamboo Ridge Press; Honorable Mention, Chris McKinney, "Bolohead Row," Mutual Publishing
Excellence in Writing Nonfiction: Allan Seiden, "The Hawaiian Monarchy," Mutual Publishing; Honorable Mention, John R. K. Clark, "Beaches of O'ahu," Revised Edition, University of Hawai'i Press.
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