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Kawika Wong mystery volume 2
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"It's been twelve long years since Detective Kawika Wong was tasked with solving the brutal murder of the infamous real-estate developer Ralph Fortunato-a case that led to more bodies than answers and a slew of complicated and ancient secrets, a case that made his career. Now, the once rookie detective is next in line to be Honolulu's next Chief of Police. But all is not well on Oahu or the Big Island. For weeks, Kawika and his team have failed to...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl comes this provocative, compelling novel of irrevocable consequences for people thrust unwittingly into a devastating war of nations and American identity-based on a little-known true event.
December 1941. The inhabitants of Niihau lead a simple life. Mostly Hawaiian natives, they work the ranch of Niihau's eccentric haole owner, who keeps his island totally isolated from the outside world,...
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El lujoso hotel hawaiano se convirtió en escenario de una luna de miel inesperadamente apasionada...
Cuando Lana Hale le pidió al magnate hotelero Kal Bishop que se casara con ella, él se sintió incapaz de defraudar a su amiga. Para evitar que trasladaran a la sobrina de Lana a un hogar de acogida, Lana necesitaba un marido.
Antes de que se dieran cuenta, el papel de enamorados que estaban interpretando se volvió real, y cuando ya no había necesidad...
4) Pearl Harbor
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." Early that morning hundreds of Japanese fighter planes unexpectedly attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,000 Americans were killed and the battleships of the Pacific Fleet lay in ruins. The brutal attack launched the United States into war, a conflict that engulfed the world.
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"The book explores the life and politics of Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002), a third generation Japanese American from Hawai'i, the first woman of color in Congress and the legislative champion of Title IX. Co-authored by her daughter, political scientist Gwendolyn Mink, and historian Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, this work discusses Mink's decades-long work for women's equality, civil rights, environmental humanism, and peace. The book considers Mink's policy...
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