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

Description: Sunny Skies, Shady Characters by James Dooley 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 Hawaii Reporter. His lively backstories on how he chased high-profile scandals make fascinating reading, while providing an insiders look at the business of journalism and the craft of investigative reporting. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Hawaii Reporter. His lively backstories on how he chased these high-profile scandals make fascinating reading, while providing an insiders look at the business of journalism and the craft of investigative reporting. Dooleys first assignment as an investigative journalist involved the city housing project of Kukui Plaza, which introduced him to the """"pay to play"""" method of awarding government contracts to obliging consultants. In later stories, he scrutinized bloody struggles over illicit gambling revenue, the murder of a city prosecutors son, local syndicate ties to the Teamsters Union, and the dealings of Bishop Estate. His groundbreaking coverage of the forays by yakuza (Japanese organized crime) into Hawaii and the continental United States were the first of its kind in American journalism.As Dooley pursued stories from the underside of island society, names of respected public figures and those of violent criminals filled his notebook: entertainer Don Ho, U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, Governors George Ariyoshi and Ben Cayetano, Mayor Frank Fasi, and notorious felons Henry Huihui, Nappy Pulawa, and Ronnie Ching. Woven throughout is the name of Big Island rancher Larry Mehau—was he the """"godfather of organized crime"""" in Hawaii as alleged by the FBI, or simply an ex-cop who befriended power brokers in the course of doing business for his security guard firm? The book includes a timeline of Mehaus activities to allow readers to judge for themselves. Author Biography Raised in San Francisco and the Bay Area, James Dooley worked as a United Press International reporter in Honolulu in 1973 and a year later joined the staff of the Honolulu Advertiser, where he was an investigative reporter for nearly two decades. After five years at Honolulus KITV News, Dooley returned to the Advertiser in 2002 and moved to online reporting at Hawaii Reporter in 2010. He retired in 2012. Review [Dooleys] greatest hits were darned impressive, and itll likely be enough for Sunny Skies, Shady Characters to join the short list of books considered must-reads for those seeking to understand Hawaii.--David Shapiro "Honolulu Star-Advertiser" Review Quote The stories recounted here were once front-page news and they lose none of their timeliness in the translation into a book. For those who lived through those times, the book is an opportunity to recall the scandals and scoundrels that infested Hawaii, and for those too young to remember, it is a reminder of why a vigilant press is an essential ingredient to an informed public. Details ISBN0824851641 Author James Dooley Short Title SUNNY SKIES SHADY CHARACTERS Language English ISBN-10 0824851641 ISBN-13 9780824851644 Media Book Pages 238 Year 2015 Imprint University of Hawaii Press Subtitle Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha State Place of Publication Honolulu, HI Country of Publication United States Illustrations 20 illustrations AU Release Date 2015-08-31 NZ Release Date 2015-08-31 Publication Date 2015-08-30 UK Release Date 2015-08-30 Publisher University of Hawaii Press Format Hardcover DEWEY 364.109969 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education US Release Date 2015-08-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95124773;

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