Laha Mau Book Talks: Sunny Skies, Shady Characters, by Jim Dooley
December 9, 4:00pm - 5:30pmMānoa Campus, Hamilton Library 301

In his new book, James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard-hitting reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser and, in later years, for KITV television and the online Hawaii Reporter. Join us as he shares lively backstories about chasing high-profile scandals and provides an insider’s look at the business of journalism and the craft of investigative reporting.
Following the talk, Dooley will sign copies of Sunny Skies, Shady Characters: Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha State, recently published by UH Press.
This event is the second installment of Laha Mau Book Talks, a series of readings and lectures featuring local authors and celebrating the UHM Library and UH Press's shared commitment to spreading knowledge. Follow UH Press's book blog and social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for information about future Laha Mau Book Talks.
Event Sponsor
University of Hawaii Press, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Katherine Fisher, 956-5776 , kefisher@hawaii.edu, http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu, Dooley Book Talk (PDF)
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| 11:00am |
Community Forest Fest Foster Botanical Garden
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| 7:30pm |
友達「Friends」by Abe Kōbō Mānoa Campus, 1770 East-West Rd
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Monday, November 17 |
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| 11:00am |
Fulbright U.S. Student Program General Info Session Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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| 2:30pm |
Teach for America Ignite Fellowship Info Session Mānoa Campus, QLCSS 208
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| 4:00pm |
$6000 Fellowship -- 2026-2027 Killam Canadian Student Exchange Program Mānoa Campus, Dean Hall 6 & Zoom
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| 4:30pm |
Ideation Workshop for your next Venture with Jeff Hui Mānoa Campus, Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center, Level 2
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Tuesday, November 18 |
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| 11:00am |
Leveraging Lamakū for Data-Driven Rapid Pedagogical Improvement Mānoa Campus, Online
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| 11:45am |
JSPS Japan Fellowships Virtual Info Session Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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| 12:00pm |
Vietnamerica Mānoa Campus, Hamilton 306
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| 3:30pm |
Data Workshop: Using IPUMS Data in R Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library 306 or Zoom
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| 7:30pm |
UH Mānoa Jazz Ensemble Concert Mānoa Campus, Barbara Smith Amphitheater
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Wednesday, November 19 |
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| 12:00pm |
China, Southeast Asia, and Geopolitical Dynamics in 2025 Lived Geopolitics Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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| 12:00pm |
The Ecotone with Micah Fisher - A Theory of Inheritance Mānoa Campus, Moore Hall 258
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| 3:30pm |
Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences Mānoa Campus, POST 723
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| 4:30pm |
Public Administration Information Session Mānoa Campus, SAUNDERS 541/ZOOM
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Thursday, November 20 |
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| 9:00am |
Political Science Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Saunders 624
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| 10:00am |
Phoenix Police Department Recruiting Table Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Mall
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| 11:00am |
2025 MANOA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DAY Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Courtyard
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| 12:00pm |
Brown Bag Biography with Lurana Donnels O'Malley Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 410
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| 2:00pm |
Linguistics Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Moore 575 and ZOOM
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| 2:30pm |
Cross-Cultural Conversations: Music and Peacebuilding Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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| 3:00pm |
Weekly Academic Yoga Wellness Mānoa Campus, Hemenway Hall 208
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| 4:30pm |
PACE Thanksgiving Mixer Mānoa Campus, Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center, Level 2
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Friday, November 21 |
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| 9:30am |
SEOTY Holiday Fair Mānoa Campus, QLCSS 1st Floor
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| 12:30pm |
How to Secure a Solid Recommendation Letter Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Room 301
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| 12:30pm |
2026 UROP Mentoring Grant Information Session Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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| 7:30pm |
Dancing in the Diaspora Mānoa Campus, 1770 East-West Rd
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| 11:00pm |
友達「Friends」by Abe Kōbō Mānoa Campus, 1770 East-West Rd
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Saturday, November 22 |
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| 7:30pm |
Dancing in the Diaspora Mānoa Campus, 1770 East-West Rd
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| 11:00pm |
友達「Friends」by Abe Kōbō Mānoa Campus, 1770 East-West Rd
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Sunday, November 23 |
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| 2:00pm |
Dancing in the Diaspora Mānoa Campus, 1770 East-West Rd
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| 4:00pm |
Honolulu Chamber Music Series: Trio Bohémo Mānoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
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Monday, November 24 |
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| 8:00am |
Sociology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Zoom, Link Below
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| 9:00am |
Sensory Room for Mānoa Faculty Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 106
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| 10:30am |
Oceanography Final Oral Mānoa Campus, POST 723
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| 2:00pm |
ME Seminar: Lung Surfactant Coated Microbubbles and Nanodrops Mānoa Campus, Holmes Hall 287
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| 4:00pm |
$6000 Fellowship -- 2026-2027 Killam Canadian Student Exchange Program Mānoa Campus, Dean Hall 6 & Zoom
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Tuesday, November 25 |
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| 9:00am |
Developmental & Reproductive Biology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, YIBR Conference room and Zoom
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| 11:00am |
Friendsgiving Thanksgiving Meal Mānoa Campus, AgSci 224
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| 1:00pm |
Marine Biology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Kewalo Marine Laboratory Library
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Thursday, November 27 |
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| 12:00pm |
Brown Bag Biography with River Pruitt Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 410
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| 2:30pm |
Cross-Cultural Conversations: Understanding Human Rights Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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Saturday, November 29 |
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| 2:00pm |
Football Pre-Game: Tailgating Mānoa Campus, Upper Campus, Correa Road
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