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The Duck Island blog is where our ideas hatch — from writing and publishing to creativity, storytelling, and life on our tiny island in the Pacific.
From a 20-Year-Old Song to the Shelves of the Waikīkī Aquarium
Children's book "Watch Out, Mr. Hammerhead!" now available at the Waikīkī Aquarium Gift Shop and Kona Stories as Duck Island Publishing continues to grow.
Oahu Couple Launches Independent Publishing House, Bringing Children’s Books and Poetry to Readers from Hawaii
Duck Island Publishing combines creativity, community, and island-inspired storytelling through original books and creator-owned projects.
Phase One of Duck Island Publishing 🦆🏝️
Phase One of Duck Island Publishing 🦆🏝️ Or: How Two Goofy Island Music Lovers Accidentally Started a Publishing House If you told us a year ago that we’d be running a tiny publishing house from Hawaii while juggling children’s books, poetry collections, branding, social media, print specs, and enough Amazon upload errors to spiritually age us 47 years… we probably would’ve laughed at you. And then immediately started brainstorming anyway. Duck Island Publishing started the way a lot of meaningful things do: accidentally, creatively, chaotically, and fueled almost entirely by enthusiasm. At first, it was just ideas. Music. Stories. Conversations. Late nights talking about the kinds of books we wished existed and the kinds of creative lives we wanted to build for ourselves. Somewhere along the way, those conversations became real.