Open for browsing Wednesday - Sunday, 10a - 4p | Store Pickup & Direct-To-Home Shipping available

Saturday April 8 at 11:00 a.m.

da YA book club @ da Shop • This Is How You Lose the Time War

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We are starting a book club! Join us for our first meeting, featuring This Is How You Lose the Time War! Everyone (age 18+) is welcome for meaningful discussion, community, and snacks (yes!). Enjoy the special BOGO 40% off - buy two copies, one for you and one for a friend (discount code BOGO40) is encouraged but not required. See you all at da book club!

Saturday April 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Talk Story with da Editor Lee Tonouchi • Chiburu Anthology

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Hawaii's very own Lee Tonouchi has edited the first-of-its-kind anthology of writings by Okinawan writers, artists and creators. CHIBURU, published by Bess Press, is an innovative collection of diasporic Hawaii Okinawan literature that explores stories and expressions about Okinawan identity, culture, values, and history, all in the context of also growing up or living in Hawaii. Stop by to talk story with Lee (and hopefully other special guests) at this book talk and signing.

Saturday April 29, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Independent Bookstore Day 2023

SAVE THE DATE!!!

We're planning the biggest party of our year in celebration of da Shop's 5th Anniversary and Indie Bookstore Day!

Stay tuned for all the exciting details!

Saturday May 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Midnight in Broad Daylight: Author Talk with Pamela Rotner Sakamoto

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As part of da Shop's AAPI Heritage Month recognition throughout May, we are honored to host local writer and educator Pamela Rotner Sakamoto. She will speak about the experience of writing family stories, and specifically to her book, in context to the historical and creative nonfiction writing process. Join us for an enlightening talk story that includes the personal touches on Asian American history we can individually or collectively relate to.

Saturday May 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Char Siu Book Party & Signing!

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For fans of Scott Kikkawa's detective series that started with Kona Winds and left us eager for more after Red Dirt, the wait is almost over! Join us to celebrate the release of his third new novel Char Siu and meet the author of noir himself. Stay tuned for all the fun details!

Saturday June 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Author Talk with Mindy Pennybacker • Surfing Sisterhood Hawai‘i

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Surfing Sisterhood: Hawai‘i (Mutual Publishing) recounts how female surfers were pushed aside and deprecated by an industry in the mid-twentieth century and how they’ve come roaring back in recent times. Join us with the author to discuss and celebrate the history of women surfers of all ages and backgrounds.

da Shop: books + curiosities

Honolulu's favorite local community bookstore.

New Arrivals!

Chiburu: Anthology of Hawaii Okinawan Literature
Chiburu: Anthology of Hawaii Okinawan Literature

Chiburu: Anthology of Hawaii Okinawan Literature

$24.95

Lilith Walks
Lilith Walks

Lilith Walks

$22.00

Mata Austronesia: Stories from an Ocean World
Mata Austronesia: Stories from an Ocean World

Mata Austronesia: Stories from an Ocean World

$18.99

Light From Uncommon Stars
Light From Uncommon Stars

Light From Uncommon Stars

$18.99

The Sound of Hilo Rain
The Sound of Hilo Rain

The Sound of Hilo Rain

$16.95

I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir

I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir

$24.00

How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a One-Of-A-Kind Life
How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a One-Of-A-Kind Life

How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a One-Of-A-Kind Life

$17.00

Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures
Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures

Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures

$28.99

Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story
Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story

Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story

$28.00

The Kitchen of Small Hours
The Kitchen of Small Hours

The Kitchen of Small Hours

$16.95

Made in Hawaii: Volume 46 (World Prose)
Made in Hawaii: Volume 46 (World Prose)

Made in Hawaii: Volume 46 (World Prose)

$17.95

Reflections in Stone and Bronze: Exploring Hawaii's History Through Sculpture
Reflections in Stone and Bronze: Exploring Hawaii's History Through Sculpture

Reflections in Stone and Bronze: Exploring Hawaii's History Through Sculpture

$21.95

Back to Japan: The Life and Art of Master Kimono Painter Kunihiko Moriguchi
Back to Japan: The Life and Art of Master Kimono Painter Kunihiko Moriguchi

Back to Japan: The Life and Art of Master Kimono Painter Kunihiko Moriguchi

$25.00

Joan Is Okay (hc)
Joan Is Okay (hc)

Joan Is Okay (hc)

$27.00

Either/Or
Either/Or

Either/Or

$27.00

Disorientation
Disorientation

Disorientation

$28.00

Mirror Lake (A Shady Hollow Mystery #3)
Mirror Lake (A Shady Hollow Mystery #3)

Mirror Lake (A Shady Hollow Mystery #3)

$16.00

Shady Hollow (A Shady Hollow Mystery #1)
Shady Hollow (A Shady Hollow Mystery #1)

Shady Hollow (A Shady Hollow Mystery #1)

$16.00

Waikiki: A History of Forgetting and Remembering
Waikiki: A History of Forgetting and Remembering

Waikiki: A History of Forgetting and Remembering

$31.00

Shore Fishes of Hawaii
Shore Fishes of Hawaii

Shore Fishes of Hawaii

$23.99

da Bestsellers @ da Shop

Browse our most loved and popular reads

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai'i
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai'i

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai'i

$24.99

Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawaiʻi
Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawaiʻi

Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawaiʻi

$30.00

Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West (pb)
Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West (pb)

Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West (pb)

$16.99

Alphabet Hukilau in Hawaiʻi
Alphabet Hukilau in Hawaiʻi

Alphabet Hukilau in Hawaiʻi

$12.95

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

$18.00

Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, The
Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, The

Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, The

$19.00

Braiding Sweetgrass (pb)
Braiding Sweetgrass (pb)

Braiding Sweetgrass (pb)

$20.00

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

$35.00

Calabash Stories
Calabash Stories

Calabash Stories

$17.95

Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman

Convenience Store Woman

$15.00

Cook Real Hawaii
Cook Real Hawaii

Cook Real Hawaii

$35.00

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

$26.95

Dune (40th Anniversary Edition)
Dune (40th Anniversary Edition)

Dune (40th Anniversary Edition)

$18.00

Exhalation: Stories
Exhalation: Stories

Exhalation: Stories

$16.95

Geckos Slide and Peek
Geckos Slide and Peek

Geckos Slide and Peek

$13.95

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (mass)
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (mass)

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (mass)

$10.95

Honor Killing: Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow's Spectacular Last Case
Honor Killing: Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow's Spectacular Last Case

Honor Killing: Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow's Spectacular Last Case

$18.00

How to Find Love in a Bookshop (pb)
How to Find Love in a Bookshop (pb)

How to Find Love in a Bookshop (pb)

$16.00

Hush Little Keiki
Hush Little Keiki

Hush Little Keiki

$14.95

Kai Goes to the Farmers Market
Kai Goes to the Farmers Market

Kai Goes to the Farmers Market

$14.95

New Arrivals for Children!

For readers from birth to young adult

The Velveteen Rabbit: 100th Anniversary Edition
The Velveteen Rabbit: 100th Anniversary Edition

The Velveteen Rabbit: 100th Anniversary Edition

$19.99

Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

$17.95

Chirri & Chirra (Chirri & Chirra #1)
Chirri & Chirra (Chirri & Chirra #1)

Chirri & Chirra (Chirri & Chirra #1)

$15.95

Poem Forest: Poet W. S. Merwin and the Palm Tree Forest He Grew from Scratch, The
Poem Forest: Poet W. S. Merwin and the Palm Tree Forest He Grew from Scratch, The

Poem Forest: Poet W. S. Merwin and the Palm Tree Forest He Grew from Scratch, The

$18.99

Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes Box Set
Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes Box Set

Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes Box Set

$35.98

Armadillo Antics
Armadillo Antics

Armadillo Antics

$18.99

Big and Small and In-Between
Big and Small and In-Between

Big and Small and In-Between

$18.99

Mr. Boddington's Studio: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Mr. Boddington's Studio: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Mr. Boddington's Studio: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

$16.99

Street Beneath My Feet, The
Street Beneath My Feet, The

Street Beneath My Feet, The

$24.95

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World
Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World

$24.99

Middle Grade Bundle
Middle Grade Bundle

Middle Grade Bundle

$30.00

Picture Books Bundle
Picture Books Bundle

Picture Books Bundle

$30.00

Board Book Bundle
Board Book Bundle

Board Book Bundle

$30.00

Classics Bundle
Classics Bundle

Classics Bundle

$30.00

Leilani Blessed and Grateful
Leilani Blessed and Grateful

Leilani Blessed and Grateful

$14.95

Bella Likes to Try
Bella Likes to Try

Bella Likes to Try

$12.95

Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter

Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter

$17.99

A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

$17.99

Naupaka
Naupaka

Naupaka

$8.95

No More Plastic in the Ocean
No More Plastic in the Ocean

No More Plastic in the Ocean

$14.95

Come visit!

We are open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (closed Mondays & Tuesdays). Browsing our bookstore is always more fun than shopping online! But if you can't stop by, we offer online ordering for your convenience with store pickup or direct-to-home shipping options (rates will vary; international shipping is not available at this time).

For special order requests, please email orders@dashophnl.com or call (808) 421-9460 during store hours.

Happy reading and please stay safe!

Shop Info

3565 Harding Ave
Honolulu, Hawai'i

STORE HOURS
Wednesday - Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Parking is available across the street in two municipal lots, as well as street parking throughout the Kaimuki area. Parking in front of the store is reserved for quick store pickups.

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