Sunny Skies, Shady Characters: Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha State

Sunny Skies, Shady Characters: Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha StateJames Dooley Softcover, 238 pp. For thirty years starting in the mid 1970s, the byline of Jim Dooley appeared on riveting investigative stories of organized crime and political corruption that headlined the front page of Honolulus morning daily. In Sunny Skies, Shady Characters, James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard hitting investigative reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser and, in later years, for KITV television and the online

The second Tale recounts an ancient legend concerning a prince from the island of Kaua'i who came to O'ahu to perfect his surfing skills

Agatha Christie) wind their way through its history—as well as a host of outstanding Hawaiian musicians (Ernest Kaai

His early service took place in a time when aliʻi nui (the highest-ranking Hawaiians) were considered divine and surrounded with strict kapu (sacred prohibitions)

This story follows Maka

or perseverance

Native Hawaiians struggle with the problems brought about by colonialism

Dreams continue to play an important role in modern Hawaiian culture and are considered by some to have as powerful an influence today as in ancient times

Strong are the families of the Parker Ranch

elegantly written

Handmade in Hawaiʻi

a British artist who lived in Hawaii for a few years in the 1890’s

Part historical record