Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii: Stories of Aloha to Create Paradise Wherever You Are (Paperback)

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Feel the magic of Hawai'i and understand why the whole world calls it "paradise."

All over the world, people have a word for paradise: Hawai'i. Now there's a book that captures that magical place for its millions of residents, the 7 million visitors who make a pilgrimage there each year, and the millions more who long to feel the magic of Hawai'i on cold winter mornings.

While the Hawaiian landscape is unparalleled-sun-drenched beaches, wild waves, snow-capped peaks, cascading waterfalls and dramatic volcanoes-the true spirit of Hawai'i lives in its people and their experiences. Now, the people of Hawai'i and those who love it share its special magic in this beautiful collection of stories. From celebrities including Bo Derek, Clint and Dina Eastwood, Don Ho, Regis and Joy Philbin and Kelly Preston, to native storyteller Nalani Olds, activist and teacher Kanalu Young, and world-class surfers, athletes, hula masters and master chefs, this book brings the gifts of Hawai'i to the world.

Whether you remember Hawai'i as the place where you fell in love or celebrated your honeymoon, the place you yearn to visit or the place you call home, this book exudes the Aloha Spirit with every turn of a page.

About the Author

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Sharon Linnea is the author of the biography Princess Kaiulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People, which won Bookselling This Week's "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) and the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age List and many others. Linnea's other books include Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death and America's Famous and Historic Trees, with noted arborist Jeff Meyer, with a PBS series of the same name. She is the head writer for the New Morning show on the Hallmark Channel, a frequent speaker at writer's conferences and lives in Warwick, New York. Robin Stephens Rohr is an author, publisher and photographer. She coauthored the best-seller The Powerstones-Letters to a Goddess, and was featured on Fox network's Encounters. She is on the advisory committee for the Naupaka Award, sponsored by the Waikoloa Foundation, whose mission is to perpetuate Hawaiian culture and the Hawaiian environment, and to support educational and leadership programs for native Hawaiian people. She lives in Hawai'i.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: HCI (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757300618
• ISBN-13: 978-0757300615
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,421 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the Chicken Soup series!, June 25, 2003

By	William D. Webber (Riverside, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book because I had read co-author Sharon Linnea's fascinating book on Princess Kaiulani, the girl who would have become Queen of Hawaii. I loved Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii so much that I have given it to all my friends. People who have lived in Hawaii thanked me because the book has caught the authentic aloha spirit. Friends who read it before going to Hawaii for a vacation discovered it to be a better introduction to the Hawaiian culture and way of life than the guide books they had read. One friend who has never been to Hawaii and never expects to go lost sleep because she stayed up all night reading the book because the stories are so unique, warm and inspiring.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is entertaining, educational, and inspirational, April 13, 2003

By	Robert G Yokoyama (Mililani, Hawaii) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii is a wonderful book. I have lived in Hawaii for 20 years, and I still learned so much about Hawaii. Reading this book is like taking a tour of the Hawaiian islands. This book has stories by celebrities like Kelly Preston and Bo Derek, but I enjoyed the stories about the local legends and regular people more. One story that sticks out is about the legendary swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku who designed and popularized the first aloha shirts in the 1930's. I was also inspired by the story of Hao Dang who found freedom in Hawaii after spending 3 months on the ocean and living in a Thai refugee camp. Today this young woman supervises 150 employees as a director of housekeeping for 2 of the biggest hotels on the Big Island. I was enjoyed the contributions of local entertainer Nalani Olds who submitted an interesting story about the history of the Royal Hawaiian Band. Olds also submitted a story about a former prison inmate who turned his life around to become a counselor. I loved the inspirational story of Kanalu Young who was paralyzed in a swimming accident as a teenager. He went on to earn a doctorate in history. He is now a professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaii I enjoyed reading about the story of Angela Perez Baraquio who became the first Asian to win Miss America in the pageant's 80 year history. This book is also very educational. I only knew 3 Hawaiian words before reading this book. I learned many more Hawaiian words like Lokahi which means unity and H'ookipa which means to interact or share. Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii is entertaining, informative and inspirational. I enjoyed it very much.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The spirit of Aloha come alive!,

By	Nanikaimi (USA) - See all my reviews

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I just purchased this book today and have already read two stories. What a warm and wonderful book!! I loved it! There are so many touching, small kid time, heartwarming stories, you can't help but feel the warmth of aloha from Hawaii. Sit back, grab a beach towel and read on....