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WHY DO PEOPLE LOVE HAWAII?

Every Friday in the local Star-Advertiser, Bob Sigall has a column about Hawaii.  Here is the bio of the man behind the Rearview Mirror stories. Can't find a  Wikipedia  page or anything official , but he came from California, owned four businesses before graduating from high school.   At the age of 8, found golf balls from a course near to his home, cleaned them up and sold for 10 cents each. In the 10th grade made a lot money washing windows. Went to the University of Hawaii. After grad school, opened a practice as a therapist for entrepreneurs.  Three years later joined a business consulting firm.   Never took a class in journalism, and has a master's degree in psychology.   Taught marketing classes at Hawaii Pacific University.  For his final exam, at the end of his courses, had a party.  Early on published four books:    The Companies We Keep, 1,2, 3 and 4 .   His student reports were used to write thes...