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The Kenneth W. Baldridge Prize was presented to Tom Coffman for his book detailing the story of the internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaiʻi.
The award-winning writer and filmmaker has explored local history, politics and society, from annexation to recent times.
Our first list—50 Essential Hawai‘i Books You Should Read in Your Lifetime—was one of our most popular stories ever, but it didn’t do justice to our flourishing regional literary scene. So here we go again: More of da kine, only bigger, broader, deeper.
This Saturday marks the 80th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066, triggering the internment of 120,000 citizens of Japanese descent. The Conversation spoke to the author of a new book exploring how a Hawaiʻi group mobilized to protect the local Japanese community.