{"product_id":"i-respectfully-dissent","title":"I Respectfully Dissent: A Biography of Edward H. Nakamura by Tom Coffman","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom Coffman’s portrait of Edward Nakamura is both insightful biography and engrossing political history. The arc of the story may sound familiar (the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the GI Bill, Statehood), but it is strewn with surprise, resulting from Nakamura’s unshakable creed and unique angle of vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslating the political gains of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Nakamura played a central role—unpublicized—in devising arguably the most progressive program of legislation in an American state: universal health care, temporary disability insurance, collective bargaining rights for public workers, and more—all of which forever changed the Hawai‘i worker’s landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaulted from relative anonymity onto the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, Nakamura was acclaimed for his powerful intellect, his writing, and, most of all, his iron will and integrity. In retirement, he became a dissenting moral force. He fought mismanagement in the State Retirement System, helped to block a highly controversial Supreme Court appointment, and agitated for separating the high court from the Bishop Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Coffman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a political reporter and author of six books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNation Within\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatch a Wave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His widely aired documentaries include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Battle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArirang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNinoy Aquino and the Rise of People Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He is a three-time recipient of the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association’s award for nonfiction, and for his cumulative work he received the Hawai‘i Award for Literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUH Press, 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 184 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"UH Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33901284950148,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1161\/7924\/files\/9780824835729-600x900.jpg?v=1784337715","url":"https:\/\/basically-books-co.myshopify.com\/products\/i-respectfully-dissent","provider":"Basically Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}