Reddit mentions of Hawaii

I would first recommend Shogun by James Clavell. It's an epic story with a great plot. I don't believe it's too accurate, but it's a good read.


If you want to continue on with historical Japanese literature you can't go wrong with Musashi or Taiko both by Eiji Yoshikawa.


Moving on to more western stuff, I recommend the many James Michener books, but they can be boring at times. My favorite of his is Hawaii.


I'd also recommend Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield about the Battle of Thermopylae.

Hawai'i, by James Michner.

It's pretty well researched. Gives you an idea of centuries of history from multiple characters, up to statehood.

Mango Hill, by Diana Hansen Young.

Children's books about local tales. Often the best place to start learning about a culture.


Reefsong, by Carol Severance.

Polynesian science fiction, which I've found to be an exceedingly rare thing.

http://www.amazon.com/Hawaii-James-A-Michener/dp/0375760377/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394583795&sr=8-1&keywords=james+michener

Get your copies, folks!

A Walk in the Woods is about my home hiking trail: the Appalachian Trail. This trail was basically in our backyard and I would hike there often before I went off to school in Idaho. We're now settled in Texas so to go hiking we'll need to trek a bit further.

A great book I read recently was Hawaii and it was marvelous. Its no wonder Michener was awarded the Pulitzer for his work.

For kids, I would recommend The Eleventh Hour. Its a mystery about a birthday party and a delicious meal. Very fun. Young kids will really like the pictures and the older kids will like trying to solve the mystery.

One book - Michner's Hawaii

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