Native Books joined forces in the mid-90s with 18 local designers, artists and craftspeople to form Native Books & Beautiful Things in downtown Honolulu, which evolved into Na Mea Hawaii, at Ward Centre, continuing the combination of books alongside gifts and crafts by Hawaiian and local artisans. Banning has been there since the very start, in 1998, and has noticed all the changes in the book and publishing industry over the decades.
You might also bump into Pat Banning, the lively owner of BookEnds, who’s clearly passionate about all things books. But after squeezing through the aisles and sifting through the collections, you’ll be sure to find a hidden gem. Open the doors to this small and cozy shop in the middle of Kailua Shopping Center and you’ll find new and used books everywhere: on bookshelves nearly reaching the ceiling, stacked on the floor, and piled on tables. Take a drive from Kaimuki to Windward Oahu and you’ll stumble upon another independent bookstore: BookEnds - a locally owned book shop in Kailua specializing in new and used books - that has remained a landmark in the community for 25 years. “And it’s also an appreciation for the customers that we get to interact with, and that human-to-human interaction over a product is really what comes together to provide some element of success.” 2020: The year that changed indie bookstores “So for us, it’s really that it’s a love of what it is that the product is that we have,” DeLuca said.
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