{"product_id":"i-respectfully-dissent-tom-coffman-9780824835729","title":"I Respectfully Dissent: A Biography of Edward H. Nakamura","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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e28 illus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Coffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824835727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824835729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Tom Coffman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096766980351,"sku":"9780824835729","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-respectfully-dissent-tom-coffman-9780824835729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}