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14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 MUST READ FOR EVERY KAUA'i RESIDENT Oct 08, 2008
By Gordon Labedz
"Gordon LaBedz, MD"
This book can be read very quickly and should be read by every resident of Kaua'i. Anthony Sommer has a pretty negative and static world view, but he is an excellent writer who has done his homework. Many government entities and police departments are made up of corrupt good-ol'-boys who think they are the "good guys," and Kaua'i is no exceeption. Some of his revalations are shocking. For instance, former Sargent Mel Repozzo's particpation in, esentially, a rape of a prisoner in police custody has been called by everyone on the island a "lap dance." This was no lap dance. Sommer gives us the blow by blow court transcript. Rapozzo wasn't even disciplined for this and instead was elected to Council. Had this book been out, he never would have been elected.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
You have to live here to believe it. Aug 31, 2009
By The Capt.
"The Capt."
After 13 years on Kauai, being a family man 'haole' raising my 2 young children here in one of the epic centers of racial hate, Hanapepe Valley, one can only say say you have to live here first to fully understand and believe this book.
It does hit the mark, and though there were mis-spellings, and some extrapolations on incidents, this probably comes from utter frustration and disbelief. It only gives just a few of the incidents, but this is an 'every day' situation here. They call it Hawaii's dirty little secret. This is one of the most beautiful islands in the pacific, with some of the nicest residents you could find, but there is a large pocket of them who fit this 'old guard' belief. Most are not Hawaiians, believe it or not, but mixed raced asian immigrants claiming 'Hawaiian ancestry'. Racism is 'poverty of the mind', bitterness toward change, and a need to 'belong or have membership' towards something you can universally hate together. It is a virus, taught from parent to children. Very sick, and it's time is well past and over in 2009. This from a man who has lived with remote islanders in the South Pacific, Australia's aboriginals, as well as Birmingham, Alabama.
Good for you Sommer. It's about time someone stood up and called it what it is.
12 of 15 found the following review helpful:
KPD Blues Jan 18, 2009
By The Lone Ranger
As a long-time Kaua'i rsident, I found the book (unfortunately) accurately describes the police/political situation on Kaua'i. I say unfortunately, because the book describes corrupt, out of control government entities that have not followed the law for far too long. I can only hope the book will be the impetus for a thorough reformation. But as the book points out, it will not happen as long as Kaua'i keeps electing the same politicians.
12 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Hard Hitting Expose Sep 20, 2008
By Joe T. Maxwell
"MaxPI"
The rotten and corrupt facts surrounding the accepted illegal practices of a local island government, come spitting out of the covers of this book, like the staccato blasts of a machine gun! Tony Summers is my kind of author. As a Private Investigator, I don't want the fluff of "it was a dark and cloudy night." I want the facts, and that's the way this book is written! Most paragraphs are only 1 or 2 sentences long. There's just enough pertinent information for you to digest before the "blast" of the next sentence hits you with the "punch line" of illegal behavior. And the dirt just doesn't stop!
This short book weaves a large cast of corrupt island characters, politicians, cops, and common crooks around the corrupt Kauai government agencies so well, that you have to remind yourself, that this isn't a fiction novel. Can such blatant disregard for common law, and ethical principles really exist?
They must, because Tony divulges names, of the bad guys, and the government agencies that perpetuate this islands choice of ethnicity over morality and the rule of law. Kauai is now off my "travel list"!
Joe Maxwell, P.I.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 KPD Blue-short Nov 18, 2008
By G. Hamberg
"grh"
The title was catchy. It contained a lot of interesting and enlightening info regarding the local style politics on Kauai. Poorly written so as to make it seem more confusing than it actually was. Would like to have had more complete info re numerous items presented in the book. Seemed like incomplete reporting. Those with any knowledge or experience with local style and Kauai politics will find the book worth the read.
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