With Honor and Compassion

With Honor and Compassion: The Saint Louis School Class of 1951—A Legacy of Excellence by Raymond J. Tam

Softcover, 128 pp
Release Date: February 2014
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With Honor and Compassion: The Saint Louis School Class of 1951—A Legacy of Excellence is a compilation of speeches and profiles of members of the Saint Louis Class of 1951 written by Raymond J. Tam (’51) to honor the accomplishments of his classmates. This book was produced as a special gift for the members of the class. Tam notes in the introduction: “Over the years, I have been privileged to speak on behalf of our class, the Saint Louis Class of 1951. Many of you may not have been present at some of these functions, so I thought I would share some of these talks with you.”

Tam previously worked with writer Lance Tominaga to issue his own memoir, A Saint Louis Man, also released through Legacy Isle Publishing.

This type of book can be created with the ‘Ohana Package or Professional Package.

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Yes! A Memoir of Modern Hawaii

Yes! A Memoir of Modern Hawaii
Yes! A Memoir of Hawaii by Walter A. Dods Jr., with Gerry Keir and Jerry Burris

Softcover, 256 pp
Release Date: December 2015

An avid philanthropist, Dods is donating all of his income from sales of his memoir to Aloha United Way.

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Politics, business and community interests often collide in modern Hawaii. In a small island state, there is no way to avoid it. One man who stood at the intersection of these three waves throughout his career is banker Walter Dods Jr.

Dods was born in Honolulu just before Pearl Harbor, the first of seven children in a close-knit family that struggled to pay its bills. From those modest beginnings, Dods grew to play a role in the modern history of Hawaii. He helped to sustain a political dynasty through his work for the campaigns of Gov. George Ariyoshi and Sen. Dan Inouye. He built the state’s largest and most successful business, First Hawaiian Bank/BancWest Corporation. His focus on community service and charitable fundraising has helped to support a society too often fractured by the divide between an immigrant, plantation past and the more modern forces of contemporary America.

This memoir describes many of the steps – and occasional missteps – along the way and concludes with Dods’ observations on the nature of power and ways in which Hawaii’s next generation can find success while staying true to “local values.”

This book is a customized version of the Professional Package, with increased print run and endflaps added to the softcover.

Yes! A Memoir of Hawaii is available via our online store and at local bookstores.

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