Blue House Booksellers is an open and airy space that has new and used books as well as a great selection of what they call Hawaiiana. The owner had a quirky sense of humor and could not have been more pleasant. The books are well organized and it's easy to find your way. I picked up two books from the Hawaiiana section: Kauai Stories: Life on the Garden Island Told by Kauai's People and a memoir titled, Some Swamis Are Fat by Ava Greene, a local yoga teacher.
Blue House Booksellers can be found on the web at: www.bluehousebooksellers.com
We had fish tacos before going to Blue House and while I can't recommend the place we went to today I can recommend Tropical Taco in Hanalei and Federico's in Princeville which both had excellent fish tacos.
Suann and I are in Hawaii - Kauai, more specifically, enjoying a break from the crazy weather of the northeast. Yesterday we decided to visit Talk Story, the western most bookstore in the United States. Ed and Cynthia own this new/second hand/out of print bookstore and couldn't be more friendly and engaging. Clearly they love what they do - greeting each customer as they enter, congratulating them on stepping foot in the western most bookstore in the US and sharing the awards that have flowed since they opened ten years ago. The store is incredibly well organized and easy to navigate. While Suann picked up a couple of mysteries I bought two books set in Kauai and written by Hawaiian authors. And because you get a 5th book free we also picked up Vince Flynn's first book in the Mitch Rapp series (I seem to be reading the series backwards but it doesn't seem to matter - it's a great escape book). I would be remiss if I didn't mention we were also gifted with two freshly picked star fruit that we brought back to the hotel with us and had for dessert last night. Delicious. Thank you, Cynthia and Ed.
Talk Story can be found on the web at: http://www.talkstorybookstore.com/
*After Talk Story we went to Poipu Beach and ate at Brennecke's Beach Front Restaurant. The fish and chips were delicious.
