Bamboo Ridge Press’ “What We Must Remember” was presented an Honorable Mention award at the 2019 Ka Palapala Po‘okela book awards on Dec. 13 at the Hawai‘i State Library. The awards are presented by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association to honor the best books published in Hawai‘i and recognizes individuals and companies involved in their creation. A total of 71 entries from 54 separate book projects were nominated in 11 categories.
“What We Must Remember” poets Christy Passion, Ann Inoshita, Juliet S. Kono and Jean Yamasaki Toyama accepted the award in the literature category for their “documentary renshi” (linked poems) on the 1932 Massie case in “What We Must Remember.”
