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He makes quite clear that his focus is more on sociology and the underpinnings of societal power than it is about a recounting of the events in court and out of it. While that makes sense for what he explores here, unfortunately there are a few basic factual error that detract from what at almost the halfway point has been an insightful and thought-provoking exploration and analysis,

John Rosa applies a sociocultural perspective to Hawaii in the territorial era as a way to provide context for the events surrounding the “Ala Moana Case” of 1931 and its horrific sequel of “The Massie Affair” in 1932. His book is the first I have read to have gone back to the childhoods of the five men who would be falsely accused and have their lives torn asunder.