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New Board book series

Little Island Readers

a bilingual board book series in English and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi through island-based stories and local themes

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Books for your home and classroom

Books for Home
Books for Class

Bess Press

Publishing for Hawaiʻi and the Pacific through language, literature, history, and culture.

NEW BOOKS

New and forthcoming titles from Bess Press.

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2025 Catalog

Preview new and forthcoming titles in our digital catalog.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Learn more about Press updates, book events, and more.

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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

Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree

Bess Press

$20.00

CHIBURU: Anthology of Hawaiʻi Okinawan Literature
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CHIBURU: Anthology of Hawaiʻi Okinawan Literature

Bess Press

$24.95

Mana Legends: Kamehameha (bilingual flipbook)
Bilingual
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Mana Legends: Kamehameha (bilingual flipbook)

Mana Comics

$25.00

Recycle 
/ Ho‘ohana Hou (Little Island Reader Series)
Bilingual
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
New

Recycle 
/ Ho‘ohana Hou (Little Island Reader Series)

Bess Press

$10.95

My Slippers
 / Ko‘u mau Pale Wāwae (Little Island Reader Series)
Bilingual
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
New

My Slippers
 / Ko‘u mau Pale Wāwae (Little Island Reader Series)

Bess Press

$10.95

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

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

Bess Press

$10.95

Shave Ice / Ka Hau Momona (Little Island Reader Series)
Bilingual
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
New

Shave Ice / Ka Hau Momona (Little Island Reader Series)

Bess Press

$10.95

My Home / Koʻu Home (Little Island Reader Series)
Bilingual
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
New

My Home / Koʻu Home (Little Island Reader Series)

Bess Press

$10.95

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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

Bestsellers

Bestsellers

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