KA PALAPALA PO'OKELA AWARDS (2015)
SAMUEL M. KAMAKAU AWARD
- No Mākou Ka Mana - Liberating the Nation -
Winner
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- Honu and Hina: A Story of Coexistence - Winner
- Uncle’s Magic Thrownet
- Alphabet Hukilau in Hawai‘i
COOKBOOKS
- Ocean to Plate: Cooking Fish with Hawai‘i’s Kusuma Cooray - Winner
- A Portuguese Kitchen: Traditional Recipes with an Island Twist (Honorable Mention)
- Cooking Hawaiian Style: ‘Ohana Recipes from Lanai & Friends
- An Okinawan Kitchen: Traditional Recipes with an Island Twist
DESIGN
- He Puke Nō Nā Pēpē Hawai‘i Baby Book - Winner
- The Hawaiian Survival Handbook (Honorable Mention)
- No Mākou Ka Mana - Liberating the Nation
- Secrets of Diamond Head: A History and Trail Guide
- Haleakala Ranch: Celebrating the 125th Anniversary
- Ocean to Plate: Cooking Fish with Hawai‘i’s Kusuma Cooray
- Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora
- Wahine Volleyball: 40 Years Coaching Hawai‘i’s Team
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY
- No Mākou Ka Mana - Liberating the Nation - Winner
- North Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka‘ena (Honorable Mention)
- Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
- Ancient Sites Of Hawai‘i: Guide to Hawaiian Archeological
& Cultural Places on the Big Island
- Keka‘a: The Making and Saving of North Beach West Maui
- Kua‘āina Kahiko: Life and Land in Ancient Kahikinui, Maui
- Ike Ulana Lau Hala: The Vitality and Vibrancy of Lau Hala Weaving Traditions in Hawai‘i
- Ulu I Ka ‘Āina: Land
- The Hawaiian Survival Handbook
- Ke Kauoha Hou me Ka Buke o Nā Halelū a me Nā ‘Ōlelo Akamai a Solomona: The New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs
ILLUSTRATION / PHOTOGRAPHY
- 'Io Lani: The Hawaiian Hawk - Winner
- Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora (Honorable Mention)
- The Gecko Who Wanted to Be Different
- Islands of Wonder O‘ahu: The Heart of Hawai‘i
LITERATURE
- The Red-Headed Hawaiian - Winner
- The Sum of Breathing (Honorable Mention)
- Cry Ohana: Adventure and Suspense in Hawaii
- Murder At Volcano House
NATURAL SCIENCE
- Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora - Winner
- The Watersmart Garden: 100 Great Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape
(Honorable Mention)
- 'Io Lani: The Hawaiian Hawk
NON-FICTION
- Sovereign Sugar: Industry and Environment in Hawai‘i - Winner
- No Mākou Ka Mana - Liberating the Nation (Honorable Mention)
- An Aura of Greatness: A Reflection on Governor John A. Burns
- Reflections of Honor: The Untold Story of a Nisei Spy
- Secrets of Diamond Head: A History and Trail Guide
- Kua‘āina Kahiko: Life and Land in Ancient Kahikinui, Maui
- Yesterday in Hawaii: A Voyage Through Time
- Līhu‘e: Root and Branch of a Hawai‘i Town
- Keka‘a: The Making and Saving of North Beach West Maui
- The Value of Hawai‘i 2: Ancestral Roots, Oceanic Visions
- Sovereign Sugar: Industry and Environment in Hawai‘i
- From Race to Ethnicity: Interpreting Japanese American Experiences in Hawai‘i
- Call Me Captain: A Memoir of a Woman at Sea
- Local Story: The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History
- Grove Farm: 150 Years of Stewardship and Innovation
- Perry on the Left, Price on the Right
- Breaking the Silence: Lessons of Democracy and Social Justice from the World War II Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp in Hawai‘i
SPECIAL INTEREST
- Writing the Hawai‘i Memoir - Winner
- The Hawaiian Survival Handbook (Honorable Mention)
- He Puke Nō Nā Pēpē Hawai‘i Baby Book
- Secrets of Diamond Head: A History and Trail Guide
- Wahine Volleyball: 40 Years Coaching Hawai‘i’s Team
- Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers: Craft, Creativity, and Cultural Heritage in Hawai‘i, California and Australia
TEXT OR REFERENCE
- Tropical Pacific Island Environments - Winner
- Practical Folk Medicine of Hawai'i (Honorable Mention)
- Shot Psychology
- Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
