Find the trail.
Follow the evidence.
Online reference points for the cases and themes in James Dooley’s Sunny Skies, Shady Characters.
Contents & page references ↗
Chapter metadata and limited preview information.
University of Hawaiʻi PressPublisher’s public index ↗
Names, subjects, and page references for further research.
HONOLULU MagazineAuthorized book preview ↗
A publisher-authorized excerpt at its original publication.
PublisherBook information ↗
Find the full book and author information at UH Press.
16 topics. Separate source trails.
Topics below are paraphrased from the contents. Links indicate related reporting, not complete chapter adaptations.
| Chapter | Research topic | Current coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investigative reporting and corruption Starts p. 1 | Broad introductory theme; no claim of full chapter coverage. |
| 2 | Kukui Plaza development controversy Starts p. 11 | Original brief available. Read related brief → |
| 3 | Local organized-crime networks Starts p. 20 | Pulawa’s tax appeal is one independently documented case. Read related brief → |
| 4 | Japanese criminal syndicates Starts p. 32 | Topic identified; individual cases need further independent records. |
| 5 | Syndicates and business interests Starts p. 45 | Topic identified; individual cases need further independent records. |
| 6 | Hawaiʻi–Nevada financial connections Starts p. 54 | Related financial case; not a chapter summary. Read related brief → |
| 7 | Bishop Estate governance Starts p. 65 | Original brief on the 1997 governance controversy. Read related brief → |
| 8 | Ching, Huihui, and Kamahoahoa Starts p. 79 | Ching and Huihui have separate briefs. Kamahoahoa remains a research lead. Read related brief → |
| 9 | Reporting anecdotes involving animals Starts p. 100 | The contents identify this topic; its full internal story list is unverified. |
| 10 | Public contracting and political influence Starts p. 108 | Related development case; other contracting cases need further records. Read related brief → |
| 11 | Pearl Harbor procurement Starts p. 127 | Harbridge House is an index lead; independent case documentation remains incomplete. |
| 12 | Land partnerships and ownership Starts p. 136 | Related land-use litigation; no finding of a secret criminal partnership is implied. Read related brief → |
| 13 | Death-care business and oversight Starts p. 150 | RightStar litigation brief available; other death-care stories remain unverified. Read related brief → |
| 14 | Teamsters and crime investigations Starts p. 163 | Related case named in the index; not a claim about union members generally. Read related brief → |
| 15 | Larry Mehau’s public life Starts p. 188 | Original brief includes denials and absence of criminal charges. Read related brief → |
| 16 | Changes in the newspaper business Starts p. 215 | Journalism-history topic; no separate case brief yet. |
Page references follow the Google Books contents. Its chapter 14 entry identifies the Teamsters topic; another online catalog repeats the chapter 13 title at that location, so this map follows the corroborated contents rather than that apparent catalog error.
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