New book recounts childhood in WWII Kauai (Book Review)

by Alex on October 13, 2013
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In Bill Fernandez’s previous book, Rainbows Over Kapaʻa, the author touched on the expansive history of the small town he grew up in, “a place of opportunity for the less fortunate,” where the identity of Kapaʻa forged itself without the typical background of being a sugar plantation village. In Fernandez’s new book, Kauaʻi Kids in Peace and WAR, […]

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Book Review: Rainbows Over Kapa’a

by Alex on June 3, 2010
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Due to the unique character of Kapa’a, a landless Hawaiian had become an established business man in the Kaua’i community. Hawaii is often seen as very different from other places in the world.  In turn, each island has its own diverse practices, people and history, and going even further, each district or town often view themselves as unique from everyone […]

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