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Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival

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A Celebration of Story and Song, this unique event will showcase the proud literary and musical traditions of our islands in a way that is fun, accessible and memorable for people of all ages, backgrounds, and tastes. Hawaii’s publishers strive to introduce Hawaii’s books and music to the world and to introduce Hawaii to new worlds of books and music. They honor our native Hawaiian host culture, including the oral and written histories of the Hawaiian people, and highlight lifelong literacy for all of Hawaii’s people.The festival will feature pidgin English stories that capture the diversity of our multicultural society, photo books of Hawaii’s natural beauty, scientific tomes that represent the caliber of local research and scholarship, and programs devoted to the music of Hawaii. Free.Sponsors:Bank of HawaiiTarget Corp.Hawaii Tourism AuthorityCity & County of HonoluluOffice of Hawaiian AffairsHonolulu AdvertiserHawaii Council for the HumanitiesOutrigger Enterprises GroupBishop Museum PressBooklines HawaiiBess PressMutual PublishingHagadone Printing CompanyEast-West CenterHawaiian AirlinesHawaii Public RadioThe Hawaiian Music StationBeneficiaries:Hawaii LiteracyRead to Me International
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