I am happy to announce that Sugarcane Days: Remembering Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company is winning an award from the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation. According to the foundation’s website, “The Preservation Honor Awards have been presented annually since 1975. The awards are Hawai‘i’s highest recognition of preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of the state’s architectural,…
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Where to Buy Sugarcane Days, The Story of Lahaina and Other Jill Engledow Books
Aloha, and thanks for your interest in my books! You can click on the cover images at right to go to an Amazon page for each book (including older ones) or, if you’re on Maui, visit one of the retail outlets below. Notice that not all stores carry all titles. Please support these local small businesses…
Sugarcane Days and The Story of Lahaina Are on Maui at Last!
My two new books are in! Sugarcane Days: Remembering Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and The Story of Lahaina have arrived and will be at several locations and the subject of several talks and book-signing events. Sugarcane Days will be available first at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum in Pu`unene, source of the…
New Maui Books–They’re Out There Somewhere!
Maybe it’s a good thing my new books, Sugarcane Days: Remembering Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and The Story of Lahaina, didn’t arrive during the last few days. Imagine unloading 3,000-plus pounds of books in the rain. At least, that’s what I’m telling myself after reading Sarah Ruppenthal’s great story in The Maui News…
Two New Maui History Books on the Way!
Maui Then and Now is back! After a marathon of book creation followed by various technical glitches, I’m happy to return to this blog, my way of sharing the things I’ve learned about Maui history (and other odds and ends). I’m especially happy to report that the aforementioned book-creation marathon resulted in a book that will…
