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Honolulu Star-Bulletin Business — ADVERTISEMENT — Sunday, October 17, 2004 DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Yoshi Takahashi amuses his friends Kimi Toi and Michi Ogino with a wetsuit that's a little too small at the Xcel store in the Ward Village Shops. Hey! Big spenders New research shows just where tourists drop their money during stays in Hawaii By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@starbulletin.com ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRYANT FUKUTOMI / BFUKUTOMI@STARBULLETIN.COM China / South Korea travelers » More than 50 percent of these Asian visitors are first-timers and about a quarter of them come as part of a package tour. » Most come to visit friends or family (more than 28 percent), on business, or as part of a stopover, as stringent Visa requirements and a lack of flights has made Hawaii a difficult vacation destination. » In terms of activities, they are statistically similar to Americans, but plan to spend more money. » Most plan to attend a luau and 30 percent intend to play golf, the most of any other group surveyed. United States travelers » American travelers plan to stay longer and spend the least amount of money on retail and souvenirs. » They are most likely to engage in sports like running, scuba or going to the gym, but have the smallest percentage of people who planned to swim or sunbathe. » Americans are more likely to attend a luau, go to a Hawaiian history or cultural event and buy Hawaiian clothing and souvenirs than Japan or other Asian travelers. » They enjoy shopping at convenience stores, malls or hotel stores. They are also the most likely to go to a museum or art gallery or eat in high-end restaurants. Japan travelers » More than 60 percent of Japan travelers come to Hawaii as part of a package group. » These visitors plan to stay the least amount of time and spend the most money. » They are most likely to come to Hawaii to celebrate a wedding or honeymoon than any other group. » They are most interested in going to the beach and shopping while in Hawaii, but few plan to do any activities or eat in high-end restaurants. » They enjoy shopping across the board from outlet and discount stores to designer boutiques. While tourists from Japan and the mainland still pump plenty of money into Hawaii's retail stores, a more global mix of visitors is at the heart of Hawaii's improved tourism outlook, and their preferences are worlds apart. A new cross-cultural study from the University of Hawaii is available to help retailers take stock of what tourists buy, so local stores can match merchandise with spending habits. University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears randomly surveyed more than 1,000 Waikiki tourists to determine cultural differences regarding their reasons for coming to Hawaii, their desire to shop and what purchases they planned to make during their stay. "Not all tourists are alike," Rosenbaum said. "Your target market should greatly impact how you merchandise and what products you stock." Hawaii's retail history gives businesses strong reasons to diversify their customer base, said retail analyst Stephany Sofos. "In the 1980s, the Japanese people came fast and furious and those who didn't cater to them were left out. Now it's changing, and as visitor groups change, retailers are having to figure out what their market is from one day to the next," Sofos said. The University of Hawaii study can help tourist-dependent businesses identify how to best keep their customers happy and how to increase spending from other visitor groups, Spears said. Their research showed that Japanese tourists plan to spend $1,400 on gifts and souvenirs during their stay in Hawaii, which is substantially more than all other visitor groups. According to the study, Chinese and Koreans spend about $750 on retail items and Americans spend around $600. They also found differences when it came to purchasing local foods, clothing and engaging in outdoor activities as well as differences in why these tourists groups were coming to Hawaii. For example, Americans and Japanese came to Hawaii primarily to vacation, while the Chinese and South Korean visitors were in Hawaii primarily to visit family members. Chinese visitors can only travel for leisure to a few designations, which does not include Hawaii. "Most Japanese will spend their vacation shopping at both high-end and discount retailers," Rosenbaum said, adding that data also confirmed the love-affair Japanese have with designer items. Nearly 60 percent of the Japanese visitors surveyed planned to visit Hawaii's designer boutiques; in contrast, only 35 percent of Americans planned to do so. However, the number of Japan travelers who plan to purchase products made in Hawaii, such as coffee, food and clothing, is lower than other groups. "The Japanese are the answer to our luxury business - not our economy," Rosenbaum said, adding that purchases of locally made products create more jobs and ultimately bring more benefit to the state. Visitors, who spend about $3 billion annually on retail goods in Hawaii, make up about 15 percent of the state's $19 billion retail market, said Carol Pregill, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii. The islands drew 6.4 million visitors last year, about two-thirds of them from the mainland. "Shopping is the third largest expenditure, next to food and lodging, for visitors," Pregill said, adding that about 20 percent of visitor expenditures can be attributed to shopping. "That's huge when you consider that shopping is a discretionary expense," Pregill said, and is an important part of a visitor's experience. But to make Hawaii shopping attractive to visitors it has to be distinctive, said Frank Haas, marketing director for the Hawaii Tourism Authority. "You can shop in Hong Kong and Las Vegas; what we need to know is what's distinctive about shopping in Hawaii," Haas said. As Oahu's visitor market stays strong, many retailers are going to take advantage of more visitor-based opportunities, said Jeffrey Hall, senior director of research at CB Richard Ellis. "There's huge amount of interest in redoing resort retail, especially in Waikiki," Hall said. According to market reports, Waikiki has a high number of retail vacancies, but in three to four years the sector will be more bullish as Waikiki renovation projects come to fruition, Hall forecasts. "The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center is rapidly changing. The Beach Walk and the International Market Place projects are just getting under way," Hall said. "Expect that in a few years Waikiki will be an entirely different place." Any shift in visitor demographics changes the way businesses advertise their products. "It's important to know who is coming and what you need for inventory," Pregill said. "Inventory is a huge expense and no one wants to be stuck with goods that no one want to buy." That's where the Rosenbaum and Spears study comes in, said Anne Murata, marketing director of the Festival Cos., which manages the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. Murata said she purchased the study because it's the first retail survey in Hawaii that breaks data into small categories such as visitors' reasons for traveling to Hawaii, ability to spend and where they spend their money. Retailers are especially interested on the data about Chinese and South Korean visitors, she said. While Chinese and Korean visitors have more in common with Americans in terms of overall spending, their spending habits are very similar to the Japanese visitor market when it was new, Murata said. In the 1990s, when the Japanese tourism boom to Hawaii was growing, the state's largest industry went to great lengths to cater to their needs. Japanese signs ruled Waikiki marketing; but then the bubble burst and retailers had to regroup to stay in business. "We've been trained to think only in terms of U.S. westbound and Japan travelers," she said. "But our retail market is becoming increasingly global and we're starting to see more travelers from China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.S. East." Japanese visitor arrivals to Hawaii, which peaked at 2.2 million in 1997, fell to 1.3 million last year in response to a weakened Japanese economy and geopolitical troubles. Retailers say the market has rebounded, but it's time for those eyeing Hawaii's improved market to use the isles' changing tourist patterns to help determine what's in store. Although the China travel market to Hawaii is small, representing less than 1 percent of Hawaii's total visitors in 2002, state officials have identified it as a market with enormous potential. New research shows that Chinese tourists are now the biggest spenders in the Asia-Pacific region by average credit card transaction size, according to a study released by Visa. The report, published last week in the Financial Times, said Chinese cardholders on average spent $253 per transaction while traveling. The World Tourism Organization has also estimated that China will produce 100 million outbound tourists by 2020 and members of Hawaii's public and private sector want their share. "Just like we geared retail to the Japan market in its heyday, someday I expect we'll see retail signs in Chinese and Korean, too," Murata said. According to the Rosenbaum and Spears survey, the Chinese, enjoy participating in new activities, but look for familiarity in restaurants - characteristics similar to Japanese visitors before Hawaii became a common destination, "They only want to eat in Chinese restaurants," Rosenbaum said. But, more important for retailers is that the Chinese also appear to have a taste for luxury goods. "The Chinese, like the Japanese, also want to purchase luxury goods as gifts to take home," Spears said. While retailers need accurate data to capture their audience, there is one sure plan that works across cultures, Murata said. "One thing you can always sell them is the aloha spirit - that's an approach that works with visitors from China to Lithuania," Murata said. BACK TO TOP | The Hawaii experience A new University of Hawaii study of tourist spending habits raised some interesting questions. For instance, do Japan travelers, who planned to spend $1,400 on gifts and souvenirs during their stay in Hawaii, really contribute the most money to Hawaii's economy? While Americans, who planned to spend about $600 on retail, and Chinese/ Koreans, who planned to spend about $750, lagged behind in overall spending, the data showed that these groups spent significantly more on made-in-Hawaii products. The percentage of visitors planning to buy each product: Items USA / Canada Japan China / South Korea Hawaiian coffee 53.1 38.4 70.8 Macadamia nuts 66.8 52.2 75.5 Pineapples 37.4 7.3 30.2 Hawaiian candies 35.7 12.3 35.8 Hawaiian clothing 47.3 21.7 43.4 Hawaiian souvenirs 60.9 41.1 58.5 Source: University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears Where it all goes Percentage of visitors doing the following activities: Activities U.S. Japan China/Korea Honeymoon/wedding 6.8 18.2 4.7 Visit family/friends 13.4 3.8 28.3 Part of Packaged tour 15.8 61.3 25.5 Buying designer clothes 29.2 34.9 37.7 Golf 16.0 5.6 30.2 Tour bus 30.9 25.2 37.7 Beach 77.4 78.3 84.0 Fine dining 58.2 8.5 49.1 Culture/History 64.2 27.3 43.4 Luau 59.7 16.1 62.3 Designer boutiques 35.1 59.2 41.5 Mall 65.4 74.5 75.5 Characteristics of visitors' stays: Visit U.S. Japan China/Korea Planned Expenditures $644 $1,416 $745 Length of Stay in Hawaii 12 days 7 days 11 days Source: University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears — ADVERTISEMENTS — — ADVERTISEMENTS — | | | PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION E-mail to Business Editor BACK TO TOP Text Site Directory: [News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Do It Electric!] [Classified Ads] [Search] [Subscribe] [Info] [Letter to Editor] [Feedback] © 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin -- http://starbulletin.com -Advertisement-

Hawaii Cruises American Hawaii

American Hawaii Cruises: Maritime Matters MARITIME MATTERS Ocean liner history and cruise ship news [Home] [Table of Contents] [Shipping Mall] [Index of ships] American Hawaii Cruises American Hawaii Cruises (1980-2001) American Hawaii Cruises, AHC, was formed in 1979 and revivedAmerican-flag cruising around Hawaii. The company bought the laid up 1951-built linerOCEANIC INDEPENDENCE (ex INDEPENDENCE, American Export Isbrandsten) from C.Y. Tung's AtlanticFar East Line. A special act of congress was needed to return the US builtship to American registry. Refitted in Taiwan, and then Japan, she entered service on a slowsteaming economical seven day interisland schedule in June of 1980. As the venture was sucessful, the former sister ship of INDEPENDENCE waspurchased. The 1951-built CONSTITUTION was refitted and began sailing a similar itineraryin June of 1982 following a gala christening by Princess Grace of Monaco that April. These two ships became the only American flagged ocean-going ships in the passenger trade. Briefly, AHC also operated the 1958-built former Moore McCormack Liner BRASIL (later Holland America line's VOLENDAM) on seven day cruises out of Papeete, Taihiti, as the LIBERTE in 1986/7. Due to poor air lift, this venture was a failure and the LIBERTE was sold to present owners, Commodore Cruises, who are presently chartering her to World Explorer Cruises and the Seawise Foundation as the UNIVERSE EXPLORER. In 1994 the INDEPENDENCE was extensively refitted at Newport News, VA. The CONSTITUTION was to follow, but after estimates for the work skyrocketed, she was laid up in Portland, Oregon in July 1995. Two years later, she was stripped of spare parts for her sister and sold for scrapping in India. She mysteriously sank on November 24, 1998 while under tow in the Pacific, 700 miles north and west of Hawaii enroute to the scrap yard in Japan. AHC made the announcement that new US Built ships would be added to thefleet and Ingalls Shipyard at Pascagoula, MI has won the contract for two 1,900 passenger ships for service in hawaii in 2003. In the meantime, another shipwas bought as a stop-gap until the first of the newbuilds is delivered. On October 18, 2000 American Classic Voyages (parent company to Delta Queen Steamboat Cruises and American Hawaii Cruises) revived a famous name in American shipping -- United States Lines -- when it purchased Holland America's 1983-built NIEUW AMSTERDAM and renamed her the M.S. PATRIOT . USL acquired the ship for $114.5 million and the transfer occurred at sea, approximately 14 miles off Portand, Oregon. At the same moment she changed registry to Honolulu and nowshe sails under the U.S. flag. A christening event on December 8, 2000 in Hawaii kicked off the new service beginning the following day.Under the "Project America" initiative, (which allowed this foreign flagged vessel to become US registered) the parent company American Classic Voyages Co. is constructing two 1,900-passenger ships scheduled to begin cruises around the Hawaiian Islands under the United States Lines name beginning in early 2003 and 2004.The two 72,000-ton vessels, under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding (a division of Litton Ship Systems, Pascagoula, Missippi) will be the largest ocean-going cruise ships ever built in a U.S. shipyard, and the first in more than 40 years. In September 2001, American Classic Voyages Co. reached an agreement, endorsed by theU.S. Maritime Administration with the support of U.S. Secretary of Transportation, thatwould enable the uninterrupted construction of two 1,900-passenger cruise ships in the US. Rumouredto be named UNITED STATES and AMERICA the two vessels under grouped under the title "Project America" whichis a pilot project aimed at reinvigorating U.S.-flag cruise ship construction and operation. The two shipswere in the early stages of construction at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls Operations. The cruise ship delivery dates wereextended by 12 months, to February 1, 2004, and February 1, 2005. Sadly this was not to be, as on October 19, 2001, one year after United States Lines had been announced, American Classic Voyages, Inc. announced that it filed for bankruptcy court protection and would cease operating all but one ship. the SS INDEPENDENCE and MS PATRIOT stop sailing on Saturday, October 20 after completingtheir cruises. The Delta Queen Vessels AMERICAN QUEEN, MISSISSIPPI QUEEN, COLUMBIA QUEEN and CAPE MAY LIGHT werelaid up within three days. Only the historic DELTA QUEEN, continued to operate its Mississippi River voyages. American Classic claimed that half of its bookings had fallen off since the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001.Rumors the company was in financial trouble had circulated for for some time and Nasdaq officials halted tradingin American Classic's shares after they reached a new low of 46 cents each. AMCV hoped to work out a deal with Los Angeles based Northrop Grumman Corp., owner of the shipyard, and the U.S. Maritime Administration to keep the ship-building projects underway, however the project was suspended on October 25, and cancelled on November 1. SS INDEPENDENCE now the property of the US Maritime Administration sailed past Pier 39 in San Francisco at 10:30 AM, November 8, 2001 into lay up at the former Alameda Naval Station adjacent to the museum ship HORNET while she prepares for longterm layup within the reserve fleet at Suisuin Bay possibly in February 2001. S.S.INDEPENDENCE , S.S. 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Hawaiian Gift Baskets .

Bath, Body & More! Hawaiian Gift Basket Bath, Body & More Gift Basket The Bath, Body & More! gift basket offers a compliment of premium handmade soaps, bath salts, tropical bath crystals, body lotion, Hawaiian candles and personal care items. More Hawaiian Gift Baskets . Express Shipping via USPS Express Mail available for this gift item. Bath, Body & More! Gift Basket The Bath, Body & More! Gift Basket includes: Kauai Rose Handmade Soap 3.25oz Lavender Handmade Soap 3.25oz Passion Fruit Pure Coconut Soap 2oz Coconut-Rose Premium Hawaiian Bath Salt Tube 4.5oz Tropical Scented Lotion 4oz Tropical Scented Bath Crystals 6Pack Gift Set Nylon Lather Builder Pack (25) Assorted Mini Floating Plumeria Candles Keepsake Hawaiian Woven Lauhala Basket Gift Card Free USPS Priority Mail shipping within the US. Qty. Bath, Body & More! Gift Basket w/Free Shipping $54.95 Availability - this gift basket ships within 2 business days. Qty. Bath, Body & More! Gift Basket w/USPS Express Shipping $76.15 Availability - this gift basket ships next business day. Please note: Each keepsake basket is individually hand decorated here in Hawaii. The Hawaiian fabric colors and basket ornamentation may vary from those pictured above. It may be necessary to substitute an out of stock item with a similar item of equal or greater value on occasion. All of our Hawaiian gift baskets are individually created here in our shop and not mass produced or drop shipped from a gift basket vendor. Free shipping is via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation within the US only. Please allow additional time for delivery during the busy holiday season. Fresh floral accents not included. Order online or call us toll free! 1-800-210-1668 [Home] [Handmade Soap] [Bath Salts] [Bath Crystals] [Gift Baskets] [Gift Certificates] [Glossary] [Kids Soap] [Hawaiian Bath Gels] [Hawaiian Body Lotion] [Hawaiian Candles] [Hawaiian Calendars] [Soap Making Books] [Soap Making Resources] [Soap Making Supplies] [Contact Us] [FAQ] [News] [Ordering] [Ohana/Links]

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Sunset Beach Oahu Hawaii Rental North Shore - House Sunset Beach Oahu Hawaii Rental North Shore Property Owners Join us VRBO ® is Vacation Rentals by Owner ® Home USA Hawaii Oahu North Shore Sunset Beach Edit Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #35359 Sunset Beach Beauty Location: Sunset Beach, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA (45 Minutes from Airport, 15 minutes from Haleiwa) Accommodations: House - 1 Bedroom + Convertible bed(s) - 1 Bath - (Sleeps 4) Upstairs Family Room - Sunset Beach, Oahu, HI - Hawaii Rental House on the North Shore Incredible location -- steps from Sunset Beach in the quiet residential neighborhood of Sunset Point. Literally steps away from the inviting sand, sea and vistas of Sunset Beach, this one bedroom one bath home awaits your visit. The home is surrounded by lush tropical greenery, a landscaped setting that is not just beautiful, but also productive. There are Avocado, Lemon, Tangerine and Grapefruit plants on the property, and you may have the chance to experience the fresh picked flavor of the Islands. The one bedroom, one bath guest quarters is downstairs of a private residence. With private entrance and solid construction, you'll feel all alone. The guest quarters is very spacious, one bedroom/one bath with a large family room and kitchenette. The family room has a futon for additional sleeping accommodations. There is custom tile, offstreet parking and a separate laundry room. For family water fun, you are a short stroll from the Mothers Beach area of Sunset Point (at the end of Huelo Street). Across Kam Highway you will find Ted's Bakery, famous for a variety of pastries and fresh baked breads (three words that can change your life: ‘Chocolate Haupia Pie’). The North Shore is famous for its World Class Surf, and the Winter season brings the best surfers from around the globe to try their luck in the Hawaiian waves. But the North Shore has more to offer. Along with water sports you are only minutes away from all the varied attractions the North Shore has to offer. Year around golf is just a five minute drive away, at the Turtle Bay Resort, with two beautiful courses to challenge and delight you. Historic Haleiwa with its Surf Shops, Unique boutiques, fine restaurants, Shave Ice stands and waterfront activities is a glimpse into a slow easy Hawaiian lifestyle. Waimea Bay Park and the world famous Polynesian Cultural Center are within a 15 minute drive. Or visit the Pu'u Mahuka Heiau above Waimea Bay, with its panoramic vista of the entire North Shore. Want more? How about para-sailing, deep sea fishing, museum tours, hang-gliding, hiking, botanical gardens, mountain biking and horse back riding. All can be found within easy driving distance. And of course, there is the reason they call it Sunset Beach. As evening approaches, make your way beachside to see the ever-changing play of colors across the mountains, sky and ocean. As the suns’ last rays light Kaena Point, you can truly understand why people from around the world call Hawaii paradise. Downstairs Family Room - Sunset Beach, Oahu, HI - Hawaii Rental House on the North Shore Amenities: Cable TV, VCR, Stereo, CD Player, Kitchenette, Microwave, Refrigerator, Cooking Utensils provided, Linens provided, Washer & Dryer, Offstreet Parking, Gas Grill (BBQ) Activities (on site or nearby): Hiking, Golf, Tennis, Fishing, Shopping, Restaurants, Museums, Sightseeing, Swimming, Snorkeling/Diving, Boating, Sailing, Water-skiing, Surfing, Windsurfing, Parasailing, Jet Skiing, Shelling Rates (in US Dollars): Personal Currency Assistant ™ Check-in Time is 3 PM, Check-out Time is 11 AM.Low Season ... Mar-Oct .. $100/night, plus 11.42% tax.High Season .. 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Hawaiian Quilt. Honolulu:Honolulu Academy

Encyclopedia Smithsonian:Native American Quilts Smithsonian Institution Books About Native American Quilts& Related Topics Veteran'sQuilt, 1996 Ollie Napesni (Sioux) St. Francis, South Dakota. From the exhibition ToHonor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions I nformation or researchassistance regarding Native American quilts is frequently requested from the SmithsonianInstitution. The following information has been prepared to assist those interested inthis topic. Blackard, David M. 1990. Patchwork & Palmettos: Seminole/MiccosukeeFolk Art Since 1820. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. Wellillustrated catalog of an exhibit of patchwork, applique work, finger-weaving, beadwork,silver work, and dolls. Bradkin, Cheryl Greider. 1990. Basic Seminole Patchwork. MountainView, CA: Leone Publications. A "how to" book; well illustrated in color. Brandon, Reiko Mochinaga. n.d. The Hawaiian Quilt. Honolulu:Honolulu Academy of Arts. Well illustrated catalog of an exhibit of Hawaiian quilts thattraveled to several locations in Japan. The exhibit includes 37 historical quilts from thecollections of several Hawaiian museums and other institutions, plus 15 contemporaryquilts. Text in English and Japanese. Davis, Carolyn O'Bagy. 1997. Hopi Quilting: Stitched Traditions from anAncient Community. Tucson: Sanpete Publications. A well illustrated account of thehistory and traditions of quilt making among the Hopi. Hanisko, Dorothy. 1997. Simply Seminole: Techniques & Designs inQuilt Making. Lincolnwood, IL: The Quilt Digest Press. A well illustrated "howto" book with quilt projects based on Seminole patchwork. Jones, Stella M. rev. ed. 1995. Hawaiian Quilts. Honolulu:Daughters of Hawaii with Honolulu Academy of Arts & Mission House Museum. Includesphotographs of over fifty quilts from a 1973 exhibit, together with a reprint of a 1930monograph on the history of quilting in Hawaii. Kelley, Helen. 1987. Scarlet Ribbons: American Indian Techniques forToday's Quilters. Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society. A well illustrated"how to" book for using traditional ribbonwork techniques in quilting. LeVally, Cleo. 1991. Cleo's Seminole: A Book of Seminole IndianPatchwork, with Clan Patterns. Healdton, OK: Cleo LeVally (407 East Texas). A"how to" book; spiral bound. MacDonald, Marsha L., and C. Kurt Dewhurst, editors. 1997. To Honor & Comfort: NativeQuilting Traditions . Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, in association withMichigan State University Museum. Large, well illustrated catalog of a traveling loanexhibition of Native American quilts organized by the Michigan State University Museum andthe National Museum of the American Indian. Mori, Joyce. 1993. Quilting Patterns from Native American Designs. Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society. A well illustrated "how to" book.Staple bound. Mori, Joyce. 1995. Sample Quilt Blocks from Native American Designs. Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society. Companion volume to the preceding book. Staplebound. Parker, Linda. 1997. Montana Star Quilts. Helena, MT: MontanaQuilts, Inc. This "how to" book includes over 90 full-page color photos ofIndian-made quilts, as well as instructions for ten different projects. Pulford, Florence. 1989. Morning Star Quilts. Los Altos, CA: LeonePublications. A well illustrated book on quilting among native women of the NorthernPlains, focusing on individual quilters on five reservations in North Dakota, SouthDakota, and Montana. Shaw, Robert. 1995. Quilts: A Living Tradition. Southport, CT: HughLauter Levin Associates, Inc. A very large hardcover book with many color illustrations.Discusses quilt history, as well as modern-day developments. Includes a chapter on NativeAmerican quilts and one on Hawaiian quilts. Prepared by the National Museum of the American Indian, in cooperation with the Public Inquiry Mail Service, Smithsonian Institution. 1/98 NOTE: This publication can be made availablein Braille or audio cassette. To obtain a copy in one of these formats, please call orwrite : Smithsonian Information Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010 Washington, DC 20013-7012 202-633-1000 (voice); 202-357-1729 (TTY) e-mail: info@si.edu (Please provide postal address.) Native American FAQs || Encyclopedia Smithsonian Visitor Information and Associates' ReceptionCenter Public Inquiry Mail Service Smithsonian Institution