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DON'T JUDGE.
WELCOME BACK TO "LIVING 808".
EVERY YEAR HONOLULU MAGAZINE
PICKS THE BEST THAT THE HAWAI'I
HAS TO OFFER IN THRP BEST OF
HONOLULU ISSUE THAT'S ON STANDS
NOW.
THAT'S RIGHT.
TODAY WE VISIT ANOTHER ONE OF
THEIR GREAT PICS, BOOKENDS IN
KAILUA.
THEY WERE VOTED BEST
GOING THERE, I CAN TESTIFY LEA
SEE WHY.
TAKE A LOOK.
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Reporter: BOOKENDS IN
KAILUA CELEBRATED THEIR 20TH
ANNIVERSARY LAST APRIL.
WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKSTORE TODAY.
I'M HERE WITH THE OWNER PAT
BANNING.
HELLO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHAT A GREAT BOOKSTORE.
TELL US HOW YOU GUYS GOT
STARTED.
OH, A LONG STORY REALLY.
BASICALLY I FOUND MYSELF CLOSE
TO BEING OUT OF A JOB, AND I'VE
BEEN SELLING BOOKS FOR 40 YEARS
NOW.
I THOUGHT WHAT BETTER JOB COULD
THERE BE THAN SELLING BOOKS.
THIS WAS PART OF A SMALL LOCAL
CHAIN, HONOLULU BOOK SHOP.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
THEM.
THE KAILUA MARKET.
I TOOK OVER THE STORE WHRR THEY
CLOSED 20 YEARS AGO AND HERE WE
ARE.
YOU GUYS HAVE EVERYTHING
HERE.
TELL OUR VIEWERS WHAT THEY CAN
FIND HERE?
MY GOAL IS TO HAVE ONE OF
EVERYTHING BUT WE SPECIALIZE IN
HAWAI'I ANA.
SECOND LOVE OUR CHILDREN'S
BOOKS.
ALL THE OLD COLLECTIBLE STUFF.
WE TRY AND HAVE WHAT YOU WANT.
OR GET WHAT YOU WANT.
YOU MENTIONED CHILDREN'S
BOOKS.
AS A MOM I WALKED INTO THE STORE
AND I'M LIKE OH, MY GOD, WHAT A
HUGE SELECTION.
WHEN I STARTED IN THE
BUSINESS, LIKE WHEN I SAID 20
YEARS AGO, I WAS THE CHILDREN'S
BOOK LADY AND SO SHY HAD TO READ
EVERYTHING AND I DID.
I KNOW THE CHILDREN'S SECTION
AND I REALLY LOVE THE CHILDREN'S
BOOKS.
I THINK THAT IF YOU CATCH
CHILDREN WITH THE RIGHT BOOK,
YOU CAN GET THEM READING
FOREVER, LOVING READING AND IT'S
A GOOD START.
SO WE TRY AND FIND THAT RIGHT
BOOK.
IN AN AGE OF AMAZON AND
ON-LINE SHOPPING, WHY DO YOU
THINK SOME PEOPLE PREFER
SHOPPING AT A BOOKSTORE?
THERE'S SO MUCH HERE TO LOOK
AT AND TO SEE.
PEOPLE LIKE TO TOUCH THINGS AND
TO HOLD THEM AND TO TURN THE
PAGES.
I THINK THERE'S A SENSORY
ELEMENT THAT YOU CAN'T UNDER
ESTIMATE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.
I DON'T EVER KNOW EXACTLY --
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING
FOR, SO THIS GIVES YOU A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND KIND
OF KICK THE TIRES AND SEE AND TO
GET SOMEBODY'S ADVICE.
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE SHOP
HERE?
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.
WE GET -- READERS OBVIOUSLY, BUT
WE GET KIDS, GRANDMAS AND
MARINES AND MARINE LIFE AND WE
GET TOURISTS AND JUST ALL KINDS
OF PEOPLE.
IT'S AMAZING.
BUT YOU KNOW THE BEST PEOPLE ARE
THE KAILUA PEOPLE.
THEY REALLY FEEL THAT BOOK
STORES ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM OR
THEIR BOOKSTORE IS IMPORTANT TO
THEM AND THEY WERE GRATEFUL TO
THEM FOR COMING.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CLASSIC
TIGHT THAT MEANS YOU'VE BEEN
SELLING OVER THE YEARS?
WELL, NANCY DREW IS ALWAYS
HOT, CHARLOTTE'S WEB, THINK AND
THING.
THE HAWAI'I STAFF IS ALWAYS
GOING TO BE SOMETHING LIKE
LILIUOKALANI, BIOGRAPHY, THAT
KIND OF STUFF IS ALWAYS POPULAR.
THE AL CHEMIST, THE BIBLE IS
ALWAYS THE NUMBER ONE BEST
SELLER.
THE DRIVER'S MANUAL.
WHATEVER YOU MAY NEED H
YOU'VE GOT IT.
TELL EVERYBODY EXACTLY
WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED IN KAILUA?
WE'RE LOCATED IN THE KAILUA
SHOPPING CENTER, RIGHT NEXT TO
TIMES SUPERMARKETS.
THERE'S PLENTY OF FREE PARKING.
CAN'T MISS IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE.
IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WALK
THROUGH THERE.
YOU WERE THERE ARE WITH ME
TOO.
YEAH.
YOU BOUGHT A NICE BOOK FROM
THERE.
I DID.
I THINK I'VE SAID THAT MY
FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME, BUT
THE ORIGINAL THAT I HAD WAS
GOT WET, AND SO IT COMPLETELY
GOT MOLD ON IT BUT SHE HAD ONE
AND WHILE IT WAS A LITTLE MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN I WAS HOPING, I
THERE BUT THERE ARE SO MANY
OTHERS, SO MANY STORIES.
I'M SO HAPPY.
THAT'S A BOOK THAT YOU CAN
GRANDCHILDREN.
THAT'S THE IDEA.
CLASSIC STORIES.
FOR NOW IT WILL STAY IN ITS
PLASTIC BUT I'M HOPING MY SON
WILL WANT TO READ IT AND MAYBE
EVEN PASS THAT DOWN.
GREAT, GREAT BOOKSTORE.
IT REALLY IS SNCHTS YOU