Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Foreword XI
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The Decades
6. Introduction 11
7. The 1960s 13
8. The 1970s 16
9. The 1980s 19
10. II. The Place
11. Introduction 23
12. Hawaii: Young in Statehood, Old in Wisdom: Some People Say We Are a Frontier . . . Pish! 25
13. Downtown Grows Up 28
14. Kakaako: People, Places, and Plans 37
15. Hawaii's Quiet War: A Report from the Front 55
16. Visions of Honolulu 73
17. Proud to Be from Kalihi 78
18. III. Artists and Writers
19. Introduction 85
20. O. A. Bushnell, Interview 87
21. A Living Treasure 98
22. Sharing from the Source 108
23. John Unterecker, Excerpt from Interview 124
24. Not Funny Kine Pidgin 134
25. IV. Heroes and Characters
26. Introduction 135
27. The Night Prince David Died 137
28. Rutledge vs. Tam: It's a Family Affair 142
29. Jack Hall: An Uncommon Man 152
30. The Homegrown Astronaut 160
31. Sammy Amalu: King of the Charismatic Con Men 170
32. Clare: The Honolulu Years 181
33. Henry J. Kaiser: The Last Tycoon 193
34. Ellen Jensen Watumull: A Lady with a Fierce Grace 208
35. V. Politics
36. Introduction 215
37. Jack and Gill 217
38. A Few Farewell Words for "The Old Man" 221
39. Women in Hawaii: A Status Report 224
40. Stinging Enemies into Existence 231
41. The Old Guard Exits 234
42. The Governor Nobody Knows 251
43. John Waihee, Interview 265
44. Straight-Talking Frank Fasi, Interview 276
45. Embattled Ben 282
46. VI. Hawaiian Nation
47. Introduction 291
48. Contemporary Kahuna 293
49. Dr. Emmet Aluli, Interview 307
50. The Native Hawaiian Nation: The Hottest Political Issue of the 1990s 324
51. Islander of the Year 338
52. Capturing the Ka'ai 348
53. Contributors 367