Richard C. Pratt is the director of the Public Administration Program at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and coeditor of Politics and Public Policy in Hawai'i. Zachary Smith is a professor of social and behavioral science at Northern Arizona University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Politics and Public Policy in Arizona.

"This is the latest in the useful series "Politics and Government of the American States," published by the University of Nebraska Press. [Pratt and Smith] know the state intimately... The authors have clearly and fairly detailed both the uniqueness of Hawaii and its similarities to other states. The chapters cover history ..., culture and its relevance to politics, Hawaii's political parties and activities, functioning of the different branches of government, and the state's future... Recommended at all levels."-Choice Choice

Richard C. Pratt is the director of the Public Administration Program at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and coeditor of Politics and Public Policy in Hawai'i. Zachary Smith is a professor of social and behavioral science at Northern Arizona University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Politics and Public Policy in Arizona.

"This is the latest in the useful series "Politics and Government of the American States," published by the University of Nebraska Press. [Pratt and Smith] know the state intimately... The authors have clearly and fairly detailed both the uniqueness of Hawaii and its similarities to other states. The chapters cover history ..., culture and its relevance to politics, Hawaii's political parties and activities, functioning of the different branches of government, and the state's future... Recommended at all levels."-Choice Choice

Richard C. Pratt is the director of the Public Administration Program at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and coeditor of Politics and Public Policy in Hawai'i. Zachary Smith is a professor of social and behavioral science at Northern Arizona University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Politics and Public Policy in Arizona.

"This is the latest in the useful series "Politics and Government of the American States," published by the University of Nebraska Press. [Pratt and Smith] know the state intimately... The authors have clearly and fairly detailed both the uniqueness of Hawaii and its similarities to other states. The chapters cover history ..., culture and its relevance to politics, Hawaii's political parties and activities, functioning of the different branches of government, and the state's future... Recommended at all levels."-Choice Choice