A K Gunn

The Death of Aloha A K Gunn

Kimo Silva, Honolulu's incoming mayor, inherits a city that faces hard times. Economic decline, Asian conflict, and internal ethnic strife threaten to unravel the Aloha Spirit that keeps Honolulu's diverse population at peace. His own son, Luke, becomes a victim of ethnic intolerance when he is "hijacked" and threatened on his way to school. A series of related confrontations and crimes divides Honolulu's ethnic groups and enflames people who feel victimized by social forces they cannot control. Honolulu has been a model city for ethnic tranquility for decades, but Kimo knows that the peace Honolulu enjoys is both fragile and critical. He is determined to preserve Honolulu's Aloha Spirit. But what can he do to reverse the trend? And what must he sacrifice in order to do it?