New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2006). Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (second book), based on a little known event - a Japanese pilot who was part of the attack on Pearl Harbor crashes on the isolated Hawaiian island of Niihau. While the Hawaiians are unaware that war has now been declared, the three Japanese speakers on the island are aware of part of the situation and find themselves torn between helping the pilot and loyalty to their country which has treated them with prejudice. Author's note. 260 pp. ISBN: 978-0060780753.

New York: The Viking Press, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of one of the largest voyages of discovery in the history of the world and the last such all-sail convoy. Under the Command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, and despite losing two ships and 71 men, the expedition -which included botanists, geologists, biologists and mapmakers - logged 87,000 miles, discovered a new Southern continent which Wilkes named Antarctica, surveyed 280 Pacific islands and created 180 charts and collected thousands of specimens which eventually became the foundation of the Smithsonian Institution. Solidly researched and a fascinating story. Illustrated with drawings and maps, Notes, selected bibliography, index. 452 pp. ISBN: 0-67003231X.

New York: Viking, (1977.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second book, his first novel, the story of a young woman, a stewardess from Hawaii, daughter of a Southern white father and a Japanese mother. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Cordelia Gray,. ISBN: 0-670-685216.

New York: Viking, (1977.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second book, his first novel, the story of a young woman, a stewardess from Hawaii, daughter of a Southern white father and a Japanese mother. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Cordelia Gray,. ISBN: 0-670-685216.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the American experiment in imperialism, from the Louisiana purchase to the annexation of Hawaii and the occupation of Japan and Korea and the islands of the South Pacific and the Philippines after World War II. Maps. Sources, notes, index. ix, 460 pp.

Spring, TX: L & L Dreamspell, (2013). SIGNED first edition - The 3rd mystery in this humorous series featuring Laurel McKay - who leaves Northern California to attend a wedding on the Big Island of Hawaii. SIGNED on the title page. Includes cocktail recipes. 251 pp. ISBN: 978-1492746843.

New York: Delacorte, (1995). First edition - Second mystery featuring professor and amateur sleuth Beth Austin, who has left Midwestern's icy February campus for a luxurious vacation at the Royal Aloha hotel in Hawaii, to prepare a seminar on George Eliot's Middlemarch, but finds herself once again caught up in murder. A dress designer falls to her death in the hotel lobby. A body is found on the hotel's jogging trail. 243 pp.

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second in a series of books for older children set in the National Parks - this one in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. "A snorkeling vacation in Hawaii results in mystery and adventure for Jack and Ashley when they meet Danny, a young boy from Vietnam, with whom they climb Devastation Trail and learn about the legendary Pele." 147 pp plus an afterword about nene goslings by Darct Hu, Wildlife Biologist at the park. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-792270355.

New York: Birch Lane, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this Kansas-born writer (the wife of Michael Ondaatje, who is credited with the cover photo) who now lives in Canada, but spent a number of years in Hawaii, where this novel is set. SIGNED on the title page. 218 pp. ISBN: 1-559720085.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys 1988. SIGNED first edition - True first edition of the first novel by this Kansas-born writer (the wife of Michael Ondaatje, who is credited with the cover photo) who now lives in Canada, but spent a number of years in Hawaii, where this novel is set. SIGNED on the title page. #40 in the International Fiction List. Cover praise from Timothy Findley and others. 218 pp,. ISBN: 0-88619-1718.

New York: William Sloane, (1950.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Hawaii.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third in the author's highly praised series of hard-boiled crime novels featuring poker player Wiley, and set in the underside of Portland, Oregon. Wiley is investigating the death of a young musician, and when the trail points to Hawaii, he travels to the land of his ancestors for the first time. SIGNED on the title page. 290 pp. ISBN: 031234992.

Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2009. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a stand-alone noir thriller set on Hawaii's Big Island which focuses on the battles over who will control the island's lucrative drug trade. In the middle of the muddle is criminal investigator Geronimo Souza, who simply wants to keep the collateral damage to a minimum. A book which draws a devastating picture of drug-induced carnage. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Striking dust jacket and interior artwork by Michael Kellner. 310 pp. ISBN: 978-0939767618.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book, a collection of interrelated stories (including the O.Henry prize winning title story) set mostly on Hawaii's Lahaina coast. ISBN: 0-385-418876.

Waco,Texas: Word Books. 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - Inspirational story of Margaret Kapuni, who, because of her leprosy, was exiled to Molokai at age of 12 in 1936 and spent the next 33 years there, until her disease was finally declared arrested and she was able to return to Oahu. Illustrated with photographs. List of resources. 189 pp. ISBN: 0-849902940.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1936). Hardcover - Originally published in 1914 as 'The Pirate Shark,' this is a boy's adventure novel by this prolific journalist and writer, set in the Pacific and in the waters off of Malaysia. Includes a visit to Honolulu by the two boys - Mart Judson, a young mechanic who goes on the voyage as wireless operator - and Bob Hollinger, the son of the millionaire owner of the yacht. 224 pp. plus excerpts from 3 other books.

New York: Doubleday, 1987 dj. Hardcover first edition - Romantic mystery set on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A feast for the senses that mirrors the richness of the Hawaiian cuisine." Roy Yamaguchi is known for using only the freshest grown or harvested local ingredients and combining them in a unique style that combines the best flavors and techniques of European and Asian cooking. Wonderful recipes beautifully illustrated in full color (including many scenic photographs of Hawaii) Photographs by Franco Salmoiraghi and Lois Ellen Frank. SIGNED opposite the dedication page with "Aloha and keep in cooking!" and dated in 1996. Oversized oblong format, index. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-89815-6378.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new fantasy trilogy for older children by this award-winning writer. Set in an alternate 1941, in which twelve-year-old Scirye and her companions travel to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island created by magic, to enlist the aid of the volcano goddess Pele in an attempt to stop the evil threatening the world. Includes an author's afterword, a brief bibliography, a brief excerpt from the next book and a reader's guide. 320 pp. ISBN: 9780765319241.