Bess Press Inc. is an independent publishing company located in Honolulu, Hawai'i. For over 45 years, the Press has been creating and developing content centralizing the diverse voices, cultures, languages, literatures, histories, and stories of Hawai‘i and Oceania. The Press manages divisions specializing in educational publishing, trade publishing, digital media, distribution, and brick and mortar retail through our Kaimuki-based bookstore, da Shop: books + curiosities.