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Murder at Dolphin Bay

Murder at Dolphin Bay
  • Author(s): Kathi Daley
  • Location(s): Oahu
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Kailani Pope wants nothing more than to be a proud member of the Honolulu Police Department. Both her father and grandfather were cops, her five brothers are cops, and the only thing she has ever wanted from the time...

The Tattoo

The Tattoo
  • Author(s): Chris McKinney
  • Location(s): Oahu
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century

Ken Hideyoshi is the new guy in Halawa Correctional Institute. He’s tough looking, a hard case, observes his cellmate Cal-the mute tattoo artist of the prison, a wife murderer. SYN, a gang symbol, is tattooed on his hand, and...

Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise
  • Author(s): Laurie Hanan
  • Location(s): Oahu
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Dog nappings have doubled on O`ahu over the past year. Brazen thefts of beloved pets from their homes have the community on edge. A beautiful, mysterious Chinese actress is distraught when her Pomeranian is stolen. Mail carrier Louise Golden...

Broken Ferns

Broken Ferns
  • Author(s): Toby Neal
  • Location(s): Oahu
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

The island of Oahu is warm breezes, skyscrapers and green mountains-but a daring young thief is out to make a statement, and Special Agent Lei Texeira’s new career is already on the line. Lei Texeira has made a difficult...

On My Way to the Lilikoi Tree

On My Way to the Lilikoi Tree
  • Author(s): Jonna Amato-Ocampo
  • Location(s): Oahu
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Present day

On My Way to the Lilikoi Tree is a story that takes place on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This island is known as “The Gathering Place” where Fluffy Fluff (the rabbit) meets Honu (the turtle), Hula-Hula (the bear),...

The Codebreaker’s Secret

The Codebreaker’s Secret
  • Author(s): Sara Ackerman
  • Location(s): Hawai'i, Oahu
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 1943, 1965

During WW2, a young codebreaker is posted to Hawaii. Having lost her brother in the attack on Pearl Harbour, she seeks to connect with his best friend, who is still posted there. In the mid 1960s a young reporter...

Yuki Means Happiness

Yuki Means Happiness
  • Author(s): Alison Jean Lester
  • Location(s): Tokyo, Boston, Oahu
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

Diana is young and uneasy in a new relationship when she leaves America and moves halfway around the world to Tokyo seeking adventure. In Japan she takes a job as a nanny to two-year-old Yuki Yoshimura and sets about...

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