Ka Palapala Pookela 2010 Winners

The Ka Palapala Po‘okela book awards are presented annually by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association (HBPA) to recognize the finest books published during the previous year and to honor the individuals who created them. There were a total of 110 nominations from 73 separate book projects entered in thirteen categories. Here are the Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award Winners:

Children’s Hawaiian Culture
No Ka Wai O Ka Puna Hou/ The Water of Ka Puna Hou
Written by Kawehi Avelino
Illustrated by Eve Furchgott

Children’s Illustrative or Photographic Books
When the Cassowary Pooped: A Tale of New Guinea
Written by Tamara Montgomery and Jodi Parry Belknap
Illustrated by Joseph D. Dodd

Children’s Literature
Pulelehua and Mamaki
Written by Janice Crowl
Illustrated by Harinani Orme

Hawaiian Culture
Wayfinding through the Storm: Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools
By Gavan Daws and Nā Leo o Kamehameha

Literature
Bone Hook
By Ian MacMillan

Illustrative or Photographic Books
Big Island Journey: An Illustrated Narrative of the Island of Hawai‘i
By Sophia Schweitzer and Bennett Hymer

Natural Science
Amy Greenwell Garden Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Plants: And Polynesian-introduced Plants
By Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, et al

Text or Reference Books
Amy Greenwell Garden Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Plants: And Polynesian-introduced Plants
By Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, et al

Cookbooks
Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands
By Arnold Hiura

Special-Interest Books
Crochet Lei Making in Hawaii 3
By Judy Dela Cruz

Nonfiction Books
Ben: A Memoir, from Street Kid to Governor
By Benjamin J. Cayetano

Design
Barbara Pope, Barbara Pope Book Design for
Kailua: In the Wisps of the Malanai Breeze

Aloha from Beyond Hawai‘i
The Last Aloha
By Gaellen Quinn

Readers’ Choice Award
Under Maui Skies and Other Stories
by Wayne Moniz