High above Honolulu in the Tantalus rainforest, a high school reunion turns tragic.
A Honolulu detective, an Izakaya restaurant owner, and an on-line investigative reporter team up to solve another mystery. Follow Charlie Chang, Moto Fujimoto, and Zoe Lee as they navigate Hawaii’s multicultural modern landscape to uncover the connections between personal rivalries, cyber insecurity, and the opioid epidemic. A sequel to The Case of the Good Deed, these three quirky characters give us insights into how the media, the government and the private sector work together in a healthy democracy.
Table of Content
PROLOGUE
Main Characters
CHAPTER 1: IT’S WHO YOU KNOW 1
CHAPTER 2: A CLASS ACT 4
CHAPTER 3: TAKE A HIKE CHARLIE CHANG! 10
CHAPTER 4: WITH A SONG IN MY HEART 14
CHAPTER 5: MY POOR YELLOW DATSUN-SAN 18
CHAPTER 6: THE NETWORK 21
CHAPTER 7: A NOT SO ROUTINE ARTICLE 27
CHAPTER 8: RINGGG 29
CHAPTER 9: OKONOMIYAKI TALK 33
CHAPTER 10: DETECTIVE WORK CAN BE TEDIOUS 37
CHAPTER 11: AFTERNOON TEA TIME 46
CHAPTER 12: THE LAWYER AND THE FORESTER 50
CHAPTER 13: THE TURN OUT 55
CHAPTER 14: MOTO-SAN GETS A HULA LESSON 59
CHAPTER 15: AT THE HALAU 63
CHAPTER 16: IN THE SHADOW OF THE CHOSUN DYNASTY 66
CHAPTER 17: MAI TAIS IN THE PARK 71
CHAPTER 18: GRIEF FADES BUT DOESN’T DIE 75
CHAPTER 19: RE-ELECT GORE IN 2004 81
CHAPTER 20: THE ‘LAUNDRY’ 86
CHAPTER 21: SECOND THOUGHTS 90
CHAPTER 22: THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR 94
CHAPTER 23: TAKO BOB 97
CHAPTER 24: WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY 103
CHAPTER 25: SKYGATE SHEDS LIGHT 107
CHAPTER 26: KAPIOLANI KONNECTIONS 111
CHAPTER 27: THE FINAL REUNION 115
CHAPTER 28: I BREAK FOR HALLUCINATIONS 120
CHAPTER 29: Post- Postscript…Kadomatsu for Kirk 127
About the author
Masa Hagino is a former Hawaii State Legislator who served in the 1980s and 1990s. Masa Hagino is a strong supporter of the Arts and remains active in Hawaiian affairs and politics. The Case of the Good Deed is the first in the series: The Good Deed Chronicles he co-authored with Jim Shon. The second in the series is The Case of the Rainforest Reunion.
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