Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The last volcano The last volcano John Dvorak Documents the fifty-year career of Thomas Jaggar, the Harvard-educated volcano science pioneer who founded the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, to share insights into his findings about massive volcanoe… OL17894437W
Japanese eyes, American heart Japanese eyes, American heart Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, set Hawaii on a new course of history that would affect every living soul in these Islands. How Hawaii's people, particularly those of Japanese anc… OL18391468W
Taken from the Paradise Isle Taken from the Paradise Isle George Hoshida "Crafted from George Hoshida's diary and memoir, as well as letters faithfully exchanged with his wife Tamae, Taken from the Paradise Isle is an intimate account of the anger, resignation, philosophy… OL19627077W
Shards Shards Allison Moore "SHARDS is Allison Moore's first-person account of her life as a Hawaii vice cop who became addicted to meth, deceived her entire police department, and led her to a life of prostitution, torture, pr… OL19975995W
An Internment Odyssey = An Internment Odyssey = Suikei Furuya "Haisho Tenten is a memoir of Suikei Furuya, who was arrested and interned following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Mr. Furuya was a US citizen and was never found guilty of any crime"--Provide… OL20142709W
In Love and War In Love and War Yoshiharu Ogata "In In Love and War, readers are eyewitness to the courtship of Naoko Tsukiyama and Yoshiharu Ogata, two young Nisei (second-generation Japanese) whose courtship is riddled with challenges: they live… OL20144539W
Surfer of the Century Surfer of the Century Ellie Crowe The true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world. OL8633930W