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Bess Press

Publishing for Hawaiʻi and Oceania through language, literature, history, and culture.

NEW BOOKS

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2025 Catalog

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Moana Ākea

Digital resources for Hawaiian Studies & Pacific Island Studies

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New & Forthcoming

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Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree
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Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree

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$20.00

An Illustrated Map Book of Hawaiʻi
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An Illustrated Map Book of Hawaiʻi

Bess Press

$35.00

Hawaiʻi in Black and White & Red
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Hawaiʻi in Black and White & Red

Bess Press

$10.95

Lien Apinam
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Lien Apinam

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$20.00

Piafe, New Land
Bilingual
New

Piafe, New Land

Bess Press

$20.00

Mana Legends: Kamehameha (bilingual flipbook)
Bilingual
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Mana Legends: Kamehameha (bilingual flipbook)

Mana Comics

$25.00

Nā Mo‘olelo Hawai‘i o Ka Wā Kahiko: Stories of Old Hawaiʻi
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Nā Mo‘olelo Hawai‘i o Ka Wā Kahiko: Stories of Old Hawaiʻi

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$14.95

Kōlea and the Chief's Cloak
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Kōlea and the Chief's Cloak

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$18.95

NEW TITLES

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Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree
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New

Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree

Bess Press

$20.00

An Illustrated Map Book of Hawaiʻi
Preorder
New

An Illustrated Map Book of Hawaiʻi

Bess Press

$35.00

Nā Mo‘olelo Hawai‘i o Ka Wā Kahiko: Stories of Old Hawaiʻi
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Nā Mo‘olelo Hawai‘i o Ka Wā Kahiko: Stories of Old Hawaiʻi

Bess Press

$14.95

Hawaiʻi in Black and White & Red
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New

Hawaiʻi in Black and White & Red

Bess Press

$10.95

When the Cassowary Pooped: A Tale of New Guinea
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When the Cassowary Pooped: A Tale of New Guinea

Bess Press

$18.95

Kōlea and the Chief's Cloak
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Kōlea and the Chief's Cloak

Bess Press

$18.95

Tasiʻs Gift: A Tale of Sāmoa
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Tasiʻs Gift: A Tale of Sāmoa

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$18.95

Kōlea and the King's Crown
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Kōlea and the King's Crown

Bess Press

$18.95

Keiki Books

Board books and picture books for our littlest readers!

Keiki Books

Board books and picture books for our littlest readers!

Island Toes

Island Toes

$16.95
Hush Little Keiki

Hush Little Keiki

$14.95
Whose Slippers Are Those?

Whose Slippers Are Those?

$7.95
Food / Ka Mea ‘Ai (Little Island Reader Series)

Food / Ka Mea ‘Ai (Little Island Reader Series)

$10.95
Island Toes

Island Toes

$16.95
Hush Little Keiki

Hush Little Keiki

$14.95
Whose Slippers Are Those?

Whose Slippers Are Those?

$7.95
Food / Ka Mea ‘Ai (Little Island Reader Series)

Food / Ka Mea ‘Ai (Little Island Reader Series)

$10.95

Curated Collections

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ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Little Island Readers

Little Island Readers

Guides

Guides

Pidgin

Gardening & Cuisine

Gardening & Cuisine

Coloring & Activity

Comics & Graphic Novels

Comics & Graphic Novels

Biography & Memoir

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