Coffman, Tom

About the Author Tom Coffman's work in book and documentary film is about the social and political development of Hawaii in context of the Pacific Rim. He was chief political reporter of the Honolulu Star Bulletin (1968-73) and thereafter an independent writer and producer. His "Catch a Wave," a study of contemporary Hawaii politics, sold out five thousand copies in a week and went through five printings. He received the Hawaii Publishers' annual award for Best Nonfiction for his other three books: "Nation Within, The History of America's Occupation of Hawaii"; "The Island Edge of America"; an...