Hawai'i is a unique and diverse cultural community. This diversity is underpinned by Hawaiian culture and traditions, but also embodies the cultures of Filipino, Micronesian, Polynesian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and other ethnic communities. Bess Press has developed many titles that tell the life stories of some specific cultural icons, such as Duke: A Great Hawaiian and IZ: Voice of the People. Significant moments and periods in history, like the bombing of Pearl Harbor, are richly depicted in the titles USS Arizona and Hawai'i Homefront. Stories that detail the history and literature of some of the peoples that make up Hawai'i, can be read in Okage Sama De: The Japanese in Hawai'i, Buss Laugh, and Balikbayan. Accounts of the rich traditions and cultural make-up of the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific region can be found in all Bess Press books. These titles range from biography, history, humor, and spooky tales to general interest subjects. Readers will find that these books often lend insight into particular stories, themes, and traditions found to be both fascinating and insightful, most of all because the history is still being written.