University of Hawaii Press

09/11/2025

Newly published: Diary of a Farmer at the Foot of Mt. Kanpū: Living off the Land in Northern Japan, 1935–1936.
Translator Donald C. Wood visited the grave of Yoshida Saburō and photographed the 1938 Japanese original alongside the new English translation, plus a 1970 image of Saburō meditating at his own gravesite.
Taken August 6, 2025, this quiet moment connects the book’s pages to the land that shaped them.
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Photo: © Donald C. Wood (Aug. 6, 2025)

08/30/2025

August release is here: postwar Japan history, a deep dive on Takahata Isao, Sunthorn Phu, and more.
Browse the new release → https://go.hawaii.edu/bvr

08/19/2025

Two intriguing reads about Sherry Fowler’s Buddhist Bells and Dragons
• KU News traces how temple bells link mythology, ritual practice, and journeys across borders: https://go.hawaii.edu/rU2
• Beth Reiber’s blog reflects on the spiritual and cultural significance of temple bells across Japan and highlights Fowler’s work: https://go.hawaii.edu/kUr

Get your copy: https://go.hawaii.edu/8Ge

08/08/2025

Congratulations to The Trade-Offs of Legal Status: Safe Migration, Documentation, and Debt in Southeast Asia by Maryann Bylander, awarded Honorable Mention for the American Sociological Association (ASA) 2025 Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book Award!

Get your copy at 30% off with code 30SPEC—offer valid through 9/30/25.
Learn more: https://go.hawaii.edu/rhC

08/01/2025

Our Fall 2025 Catalog has arrived—featuring fresh titles that inform, inspire, and ignite curiosity.
Browse the full catalog here: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/catalogs/

07/09/2025

Since its first edition in 1966, PLACE NAMES OF HAWAII remains in print as a paperback of the 1974 second edition. (The paperback of the second edition released in 1976.) https://buff.ly/YpJDLBo

"Place Names of Hawaiʻi" provides an introductory grasp of the islands' culture and mythology.

07/08/2025

Congratulations to our esteemed publishing partner, the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, on their 50th anniversary!

We are honored to collaborate on the Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture series, which continues to promote deep, cross-cultural understanding of spiritual traditions across Asia.

To celebrate this milestone, Nanzan is hosting a special lecture series. Up next:

"Christianity’s Lessons for Zen Practice in the West"
Speaker: Thomas Kirchner
Date: July 10, 2025
Time: 17:00–19:00 JST
Location: Room 217, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture

Join us in honoring fifty years of impactful scholarship and meaningful dialogue.

Explore our publishing partnership: https://go.hawaii.edu/Gkr

06/27/2025

We're at in Oklahoma City! If you are too, browse our exhibit table and talk with acquisitions editor Emma Ching about your book project and/or to learn more about our titles and publishing program. Mahalo to Joyce Pualani Warren, coeditor of AN OCEAN OF WONDER: The Fantastic in the Pacific, for stopping by!

Even if you're not attending, save 30% off select titles with code NAISA25 on web orders from July 1 till September 30.

06/11/2025

Final days to apply or nominate a new editor for Pacific Science. Due June 15, 2025.

06/09/2025

It’s that time of year again—our warehouses will be closed for annual inventory starting later this week through June 30, 2025.

Please place any orders by Wednesday, June 11, before midnight HST. While we won’t be processing shipments during this time, you can still browse our website and save items to your wishlist.

Online ordering will resume on July 1.

Mahalo for your patience and continued support!