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Follow a detective on the hunt in post-war Chinatown, find out the story behind the ghostly night marchers and cheer for wahine surfers gaining respect in a man’s world.

Along the outskirts of the main drag of Waialae Avenue stands a charming boutique bookstore called da Shop: Books + Curiosities.

Hawaii booksellers have a lot to celebrate on National Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday.

It doesn’t matter where I’m visiting—Kenosha, Wisconsin or Kyoto, Japan—I seek out independent bookstores. I love browsing the shelves, running my fingers

We spoke with four librarians about how they create safe spaces for their students, and why it matters so much to them.

Writers and book publishers are worried it's another sign that books you can hold in your hands might soon be relics of the past.

Also included in anniversary celebrations at Da Shop this weekend, Kaimukī’s neighborhood bookstore will be discounting items up to 50%.

Senate Bill 3289 would provide a state-facilitated payroll-deduction plan for private sector employees.

HONOLULU’s first-ever list of the most iconic, trenchant and irresistible books about Hawai‘i, as voted by a panel of literary community luminaries.

The expansion of locally published children's books comes as Hawaii schools try to promote multilingualism.