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Writing the Hawaii Memoir
Thinking of writing your memoir or family history but don't know where to start? This invaluable how-to book with tips from more than 20 Hawaii writers and 25-plus writing exercises will help you on your way. You don't have to live in Hawaii to benefit from this book--it works no matter where you live. Writing the Hawai'i Memoir: Advice and Exercises to Help You Tell Your Story uses Hawai'i's rich cultural diversity and history of oral storytelling to propel writers into action. It's for anyone who has a life story and wants to share it with others, and it will help you complete your memoir quickly and easily regardless of your writing experience.
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Politics, business and community interests often collide in modern Hawaii. In a small island state, there is no way to avoid it. One man who stood at the intersection of these three waves throughout his career is banker Walter Dods Jr.Dods was born in Honolulu just before Pearl Harbor, the first of seven children in a close-knit family that struggled to pay its bills. From those modest beginnings, Dods grew to play a role in the modern history of Hawaii. He helped to sustain a political dynasty through his work for the campaigns of Gov. George Ariyoshi and Sen. Dan Inouye. He built the state's largest and most successful business, First Hawaiian Bank/BancWest Corporation. His focus on community service and charitable fundraising has helped to support a society too often fractured by the divide between an immigrant, plantation past and the more modern forces of contemporary America.This memoir describes many of the steps - and occasional missteps - along the way and concludes with Dods' observations on the nature of power and ways in which Hawaii's next generation can find success while staying true to "local values."
Leading With Aloha
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The Anthropology of Power, Agency and Morality
F.G. Bailey's contributions to anthropological theory and method are illuminated in this edited volume. Chapters variously present, apply, and trace the origins of Bailey's seminal ideas regarding power's place in the relationship between agency and structure, and the way that people tactically deploy emotions and cultural norms for personal gain.
Stuck on Aloha
In November 2017, visitors to the Pearl City Shopping Center were greeted by a wall. A wall not meant to separate, but to draw together. A place designed for thoughtful pauses, not to halt journeys. A place where With Aloha, Love Lives. Dubbed the Messages of Life WALL, what started as a modest project took off rapidly. Soon, the wall was awash in a riot of colorful sticky notes bearing messages of faith, hope, longing, despair, courage, laughter and love. Compiled by MyPearlCity.com community manager Barry Villamil, Stuck on Aloha showcases more than a dozen exceptional individuals and hundreds of notes that convey the heartfelt aloha found at the WALL.
Don Ho
For nearly half a century, Don Ho was synonymous with the Hawaiian Islands-from his wild, unpredictable early shows at Duke Kahanamoku's to a tour and television career that carried the spirit of aloha to audiences around the world. With his laid-back, hang-loose Island charm, Don Ho kept generations of fans singing along to Tiny Bubbles and Ain't No Big Thing, Pearl Shells and I'll Remember You. Don Ho: My Music, My Life is his authorized memoir, completed just two days before his death. In revealing anecdotes and hundreds of memorable photographs, here is the story of Hawaii's greatest entertainer-in his own words and the remembrances of those who loved him.
Hawaiian Eye
The Seven Deadly Sins. They're the stock in trade of Steve Goodenow, the Hawaii private investigator who has spent more than fifty years exposing the seamy side of paradise. In this riveting memoir, Goodenow recounts criminal capers both legendary and little known, from political shenanigans to cheating spouses, from insurance fraud to a Super Bowl scam. A sneak peek through the magnifying glass, Hawaiian Eye tails this real-life Thomas Magnum and his colorful supporting cast-a rogues gallery of con artists, crooked pols, crime bosses and the other furtive figures who lurk in the shadows of Island society.
The World of Tihati
In the precarious world of show business, fifty years of success is almost unheard of. But Hawai'i's Jack and Cha Thompson have weathered the formidable odds- beginning in 1969 as two kids fresh out of a local public high school and performing in the nightclubs of Waikiki. With little business acumen but incredible grit and a deep love for their Polynesian culture, they earned their stripes not just as performers but as entrepreneurs who created the entertainment empire known as Tihati Productions. Visitors and islanders who have thrilled to a Tihati revue will treasure the behind-the-scenes glimpses of this remarkable family enterprise, garnered through interviews, anecdotes, and personal reflections. Today, the Tihati journey stands as a vital landmark in Island entertainment history.
Judge Arthur S. K. Fong
Arthur S.K. Fong has lived "a life that matters"--in the words of one of his favorite poems. During a half-century as an attorney in private practice, prosecutor, Circuit Court judge and attorney general in the territory and state of Hawaii, Art Fong has made an indelible mark on his community.After earning a law degree and a masters in business administration from the University of Michigan, this grandson of Chinese immigrants went on to distinguish himself in the legal profession, imposing strict standards of professionalism upon himself and those around him. As a confidant of such leaders as Governors William F. Quinn, John A. Burns and George R. Ariyoshi, he helped guide the Islands into statehood and through the challenging years that followed.Judge Arthur S.K. Fong: Living A Life That Matters is the story of a man who made a difference, his years of service and accomplishment, and the large and close-knit family that have supported him along the way.
