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'''Koa Books''' is a [[publishing company]] based in [[Kihei, Hawaii]]. It was founded in 2005 by Arnie Kotler.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.koabooks.com/about.php |title=About Koa Books |publisher=Koa Books |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> The company was named after the [[Acacia koa|native hardwood tree]].<ref name="about"/> Koa Books gives its goal as publishing works that foster "a deeper understanding of personal transformation, social justice, and [[Hawai]]{{okina}}i".<ref name="koahome">{{cite web |url=http://www.koabooks.com/index.php |title=koa books |publisher=Koa Books |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="hbpa">{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiipublishers.org/members.html |title=Members |publisher=Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref>

'''Koa Books''' is a [[publishing company]] based in [[Kihei, Hawaii|Kihei, Hawaiʻi]]. It was founded in 2005 by Arnie Kotler.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.koabooks.com/about.php |title=About Koa Books |publisher=Koa Books |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> The company was named after the [[Acacia koa|koa tree]].<ref name="about"/> Koa Books gives its goal as publishing works that foster "a deeper understanding of personal transformation, social justice, and [[Hawaiʻi]]".<ref name="koahome">{{cite web |url=http://www.koabooks.com/index.php |title=koa books |publisher=Koa Books |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="hbpa">{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiipublishers.org/members.html |title=Members |publisher=Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref>


Books published by Koa include ''Daughters of Fire'' by Tom Peek, a 2013 [[Independent Book Publishers Association]] Benjamin Franklin Silver Finalist Award winner for Popular Fiction;<ref name="ibpa">{{cite news |url=http://www.hawaii247.com/2013/05/07/peeks-novel-wins-national-indie-publishers-award/ |title=Peek’s novel wins national indie publishers award |date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=Hawaii 24/7 |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref> ''Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii'', by Tom Coffman;<ref name="nw">{{cite book |isbn=9780982165607 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Nation-Within-History-American-Occupation/dp/0982165609/ |title=Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii |last=Coffman |first=Tom |date=June 15, 2009 |publisher=Koa Books |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref> and ''Dissent: Voices of Conscience'' by [[Ann Wright]] and Susan Dixon.<ref name="dissent">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dissentvoicesofc00wrig |title=Dissent: Voices of Conscience |last1=Wright |first1=Ann |last2=Dixon |first2=Susan |date=January 15, 2008 |publisher=Koa Books |isbn=0977333841 |accessdate=April 9, 2015 |url-access=registration }}</ref>
Books published by Koa include ''Daughters of Fire'' by Tom Peek, a 2013 [[Independent Book Publishers Association]] Benjamin Franklin Silver Finalist Award winner for Popular Fiction;<ref name="ibpa">{{cite news |url=http://www.hawaii247.com/2013/05/07/peeks-novel-wins-national-indie-publishers-award/ |title=Peek’s novel wins national indie publishers award |date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=Hawaii 24/7 |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref> ''Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii'', by Tom Coffman;<ref name="nw">{{cite book |isbn=9780982165607 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Nation-Within-History-American-Occupation/dp/0982165609/ |title=Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii |last=Coffman |first=Tom |date=June 15, 2009 |publisher=Koa Books |accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref> and ''Dissent: Voices of Conscience'' by [[Ann Wright]] and Susan Dixon.<ref name="dissent">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dissentvoicesofc00wrig |title=Dissent: Voices of Conscience |last1=Wright |first1=Ann |last2=Dixon |first2=Susan |date=January 15, 2008 |publisher=Koa Books |isbn=0977333841 |accessdate=April 9, 2015 |url-access=registration }}</ref>

Revision as of 09:25, 2 February 2023

Koa Books is a publishing company based in Kihei, Hawaiʻi. It was founded in 2005 by Arnie Kotler.[1] The company was named after the koa tree.[1] Koa Books gives its goal as publishing works that foster "a deeper understanding of personal transformation, social justice, and Hawaiʻi".[2][3]

Books published by Koa include Daughters of Fire by Tom Peek, a 2013 Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Silver Finalist Award winner for Popular Fiction;[4] Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii, by Tom Coffman;[5] and Dissent: Voices of Conscience by Ann Wright and Susan Dixon.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Koa Books". Koa Books. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "koa books". Koa Books. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Members". Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Peek's novel wins national indie publishers award". Hawaii 24/7. May 7, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Coffman, Tom (June 15, 2009). Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii. Koa Books. ISBN 9780982165607. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Wright, Ann; Dixon, Susan (January 15, 2008). Dissent: Voices of Conscience. Koa Books. ISBN 0977333841. Retrieved April 9, 2015.