Koa Books

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
  1. "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.


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