by James Michener, 1959
First 1/2 – excellent!
Second 1/2 – hard to get through.
First-Polynesians from Bora Bora. Then skipped to missionaries from New England. They were good people but prejudiced. Then the Chinese came to work in sugar. Learned about leprosy and Molokai. Then the Japanese came to work. Then WWII – Japanese Hawaiians fought in Italy then France.
Great book! Especially the first half.