Scott Kikkawa

Fiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. KONA WINDS is a hard-boiled noir murder mystery set in Honolulu in 1953, when Hawai'i was changing from a racially stratified, near-feudal plantation colony to the multi-ethnic 50th State. This debut novel by Japanese American author Scott Kikkawa was written with the firm belief that Hawai'i is more than just a pretty backdrop for the mischief of tourists. It can be, and was, a terrifying, sodden place whose social realities were ugly not so long ago and continue in some respect to go unresolved. In addition, the novel provides a glimpse into the police work of postwar Honolulu, which has been rarely written in this way before.

Kona Winds

Bill Fitzhugh

Kat Richardson

Jonathan Brown

Sarah M. Chen

Nick Kolakowski

Frank Zafiro

Colin Conway

Sam Wiebe

Brian Thornton

Debbie Mack

Jim Winter

A 509 Crime Anthology

A Bag of Dick's

Scott Kikkawa

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