Local Story: The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History

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Local Story Local Story The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History john p. rosa University of Hawai‘i Press honolulu © 2014 University of Hawai‘i Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 14    6 5 4 3 2 1 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Rosa, John P., author. Local story : the Massie-Kahahawai case and the culture of history / John P. Rosa. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8248-2825-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8248-3970-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Fortescue, Grace, 1883–1979—Trials, litigation, etc. 2. Massie, Thomas H.— Trials, litigation, etc. 3. Massie, Thalia, 1911–1963. 4. Trials ­ (Murder)—Hawaii— History—20th century. 5. Trials (Rape)—Hawaii—History—20th century. 6. Kahahawai, Joseph, 1909–1932. 7. ­ Lynching—Hawaii—­ History—20th century. 8. Hawaii—Race relations—­ History—20th century. 9. Hawaii—History—1900–1959. I. Title. KF224.F685R67 2014 364.152'3092—dc23 2013042621 University of Hawai‘i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. Designed by Julie Matsuo-Chun Printed by Thomson-Shore, Inc. For generations of family ...