Hawaii: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (722 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982253532 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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senator and political patriarch is dead, leaving Hawai'i at a crossroads: crumbling public education at all levels, a crystal meth epidemic, Native Hawaiians getting shipped to Arizona prisons, and class divisions so deep that even State Senator Russell Lee has to scramble to avoid eviction from his family's dream home. When an illegal gambling debt puts him even deeper in the hole, Russell's only way out is to go all in, joining forces with an up-and-coming young developer, an underworld kingpin, and a Chinese casino magnate. Their goal? To sway an electorate easily distracted by a local media obsession with football into rolling the dice on the most unlikely legislative ambition in the state's history. Russ lays it all on the line in a battle that pits him against the "anointed" Democratic party favorite, an entrenched environmental movement, and the long-lost righteous Hawaiian blood-brother he must convince to join him in the name of helping his people. From the summit of Mauna Kea to the shores of Waikiki, from the State Capitol to the seedy backstreets of Honolulu, Mark Panek leaves out nothing in this scathing portrait of 21st-century paradise.. Because it dares to ask the hardest questions and examine the most uncomfortable conundrums of life in thes
"Mark Panek's new book 'Hawaii' skillfully destroys the stereotypes perpetuated by Michener's 'Hawaii' as the token 'book about the islands.'"--Huffington Post"Am I saying this is our Bonfire of the Vanities? Yes.Get this bookGet it before the post-Inouye island power players figure out a way to ban it."--Honolulu Weekly "This isn't the Hawaii of sun, hula dancers, and Waikiki Beach. In this sprawling, bowl-you-over novel, Panek blows that secret world wide open."--Colby Magazine "Panek says his book is based on extensive interviews with lobbyists, reporters, activists, developers, and public officials, and it shows. Nor is it James Michener's Hawaii or even the Hawaii of Hawaii Five-O. Mark Panek's Hawai'i is a place that the tourism industry would like to keep a deep, dark secret. The
"If Novels Were Eligible for a Pulitzer Gold for Investigative Journalism, Panek's "Hawaii" Would Be The Winner" according to Owl. "Charles Gordon Hopkins, that insensitive brainless fool! Never mind that Kanoe here had just drawn a very clear line back into history that equated nearly everyone in the room with the likes of Walter Dillingham, of Lincoln McCandlessof Charles Gordon Hopkins. Really, what are you supposed to do? Exchange glances with one another. "Vividly Drawn Characters and Scenes, Universal Theme" according to David Hammes. Mark Panek's "Hawai`i" will matter to you no matter where you are.If you "Live aloha" in "the Aloha state" and you're "keeping the country, country" then you have already read and enjoyed this book. With your insider's smugness, you can put real names, places, dates and events to the pages of this book. You are one of the akamai k. Eye-opening Having lived in Hawaii for twenty years, I was startled to learn how deeply entangled the political climate of The Aloha State really is. As a Haole I was both openly accepted but resented as well. Dr. Panek had captured this reality remarkably well. His story made me squirm, laugh, fill with anger, and cry. Every character is spo