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Old Friends: Hawaii publisher Bess Press celebrates 40 years

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Star-Advertiser video by Bruce Asato / basato@staradvertiser.com
From textbooks to memoirs, Honolulu book publisher Bess Press has been spreading the word of Hawaii's distinctive qualities for 40 years.
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COURTESY BESS PRESS

Benjamin “Buddy” Bess, pictured with his wife, Ann, started Bess Press 40 years ago.

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David DeLuca, director of Bess Press, held up a Patrick Ching coloring book, “Exotic Animals in Hawaii,” at da Shop in Kaimuki last week.

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Beth Tillinghast, a retired librarian, browses the offerings at da Shop: Books & Curiosities in Kaimuki, opened last year by Bess Press.