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The Micronesians

The Micronesians

  • Chapter 1: An Untold Story of American Immigration
  • Chapter 2: ‘A Journey That Has No Ending’
  • Chapter 3: The Odyssey of Jonithen Jackson
  • Chapter 4: Health Care: Migration Is Often a Matter of Survival
  • Chapter 5: Climate Change: ‘The Single Greatest Threat To Our Existence’
  • Chapter 6: Jobs And The Economy: It’s Only Going To Get Worse
  • Chapter 7: The New Kids On The Block: A ‘Hidden Minority’

The Harbor

The Harbor

  • This Waianae Homeless Camp Is Not What You’d Expect
  • Houseless Not Homeless: It’s All About The Choices You Make
  • The Shepherd Of The Harbor
  • Kids In The Harbor: Lessons From The Edge Of Life
  • ‘Where’s Everybody Going To Go?’
  • Tita: ‘I Love The Free Life’
  • Jay: ‘I’m Just Not Done Yet’
  • Hannah: ‘I Know They Need Help’
  • Charlene: Getting By One Day At A Time
  • Ben: ‘It’s Not Really That Bad’

Dying For Vacation

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  • Death in Paradise Is All Too Frequent For Visitors To Hawaii
  • ‘Bigger And Stronger Waves’ Are Perilous For Visitors
  • Breaking Bad: Dozens Of Tourists Suffer Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Stand Up Or Die: Snorkeling In Hawaii Is A Leading Cause Of Tourist Deaths
  • Families Shoulder A Hefty Burden When A Visitor Dies In Hawaii
  • Is Hawaii Doing Enough To Oversee Commercial Tour Operators?
  • How To Save Lives Without Scaring Tourists Away

Electric Dreams

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  • Chapter 1: How One Company Turned ‘Darkness Into Day’
  • Chapter 2: Friends In High Places Helped HECO Tighten Its Grip On Hawaii
  • Chapter 3: Learning To Live In The Electric Century
  • Chapter 4: How HECO Helped Pull Hawaii Through The Tough Times
  • Chapter 5: Why Everyone Wanted To Work For Hawaiian Electric
  • Chapter 6: What Happened When HECO Went To Wall Street
  • Chapter 7: How Mideast War Made HECO Start To Think Green
  • Chapter 8: Big Risks Led to Big Losses For Hawaiian Electric
  • Chapter 9: Why It Took A Republican Governor To Get Blue Hawaii On The Path To Clean Energy
  • Chapter 10: How The Quest For Clean Energy Sank HECO’s Biggest Deal Ever
  • Chapter 11: What’s Next For The Company That Shaped Hawaii History?