Small Business News
December 2005 | Online Edition
Hawaii's Forgotten History 1990 - 1999 is Published
Longtime SBH member and author, Rich Budnick of Aloha Press, has published his latest book, Hawaii’s Forgotten History 1900 – 1999: The Good...the Bad...the Embaras-sing. The book is the first major timeline history to document 2,001 important events of 20th century Hawai’i.Most events are little known and long forgotten.
Budnick compiled the historic Hawaii events from 300 books and 8,000 newspapers. The book includes topics such as government and politics, Hawaiiana, ethnic history, education, labor, business, crime and much more.
There’s a list of 100 major and little known events and a short chapter entitled, “I Couldn’t Resist.” The book includes 50 photos and a chart on the Big 5 called “Power in the Hands of the Few.”
This is Budnick’s 4th Hawaiiana book. His other history books are: Hawaiian Street Names, Maui Street Names, and Stolen Kingdom.
“Hawaii’s Forgotten History” is 256 pages and retails for $14.95. Small Business Hawaii members can save 33% — you pay only $10 (plus $2 postage). Send $12 to Aloha Press, 934 Wainiha St., #S, Honolulu, HI 96825. You may contact the author at: AlohaPress@ATT.net.
This book, along with Bob Sigall’s, The Companies We Keep — Amazing Stories About 450 of Hawaii’s Best Known Companies. Contact Bob at (808) 847-2046, or www.thecompanieswekeep.com; both books make excellent holiday stocking stuffers. See our book page for more SBH book selections.
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