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Koa Books

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Koa Books was 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 gave 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]

Koa Books became an imprint of The Chiron Group[7] in 2016.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Koa Books". Koa Books. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Koa Books". Koa Books. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Members". Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. 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.
  7. ^ "About Us". Chiron Publications. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "About Koa Books". Koa Books. Retrieved August 4, 2023.