Koa Books Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Koa Books . https://web.archive.org/web/20150409090624/http://www.koabooks.com/about.php . April 9, 2015 . Koa Books . April 8, 2015.
  2. Web site: Koa Books . https://web.archive.org/web/20150409090713/http://www.koabooks.com/index.php . Koa Books . April 9, 2015 . April 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417040003/https://hawaiipublishers.org/members.html . April 17, 2015 . Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association . April 9, 2015.
  4. News: Peek’s novel wins national indie publishers award . May 7, 2014 . Hawaii 24/7 . April 9, 2015.
  5. Book: Coffman, Tom . 9780982165607 . Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii . June 15, 2009 . Koa Books . April 9, 2015.
  6. Book: Dissent: Voices of Conscience . Wright . Ann . Dixon . Susan . January 15, 2008 . Koa Books . 0977333841 . April 9, 2015 . registration .
  7. Web site: About Us . Chiron Publications . August 4, 2023.
  8. Web site: About Koa Books . Koa Books . August 4, 2023.

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