The Life and Adventures of Pineapple Sam Series

This story takes you, the reader, through the humble beginnings of the author’s family to the miracle of his almost tragic birth. Let this story inspire you with the courage of a family seeking a new life while giving you a good laugh as you are taken back to your own hijinks as a kid.

Everyone has those stories they remember from their teen years. The ones that you gather around during the holidays or at a class reunion and wonder how in the world you didn’t get arrested, injured, or even killed. You remember your crazy hijinks and the fluttery feeling of falling in love. This book takes you on a trip of times past and of friendships forged. Take a walk on the wild side as the story opens with Pineapple Sam and his friends. The laughter flows from the first splash of water, to the less than slick getaway, and beyond. Pineapple Sam reveals the secrets behind the sacred art of island martial arts called Kajukenbo. The seriousness of teen life is mixed with a bit of comedy when it comes to romance. Anyone who did their share of mischievous things or fell in love while they were a teenager will be able to relate to Pineapple Sam’s adventures. This story reads like you just sat down to talk to an old friend. Sam is completely candid about his feelings while going through the usual teenage problems.

Pineapple Sam and his friends have to the luxury of deciding what types of jobs they want for the summer. Not wanting to be stuck in the hotels waiting on tourists all summer, they opt for the open range of pineapple fields. This allows them plenty of time in the sun as well as places them close to the beaches and the girls in their bikinis. Exploring an old church and graveyard almost takes a turn for the worst. This story is a collection of memories from one amazing summer. Pickup your own senses of nostalgia as you travel back to the carefree days of being young, single and full of courage.

The experience proves to be interesting and even a bit startling for the young man who isn’t really used to dealing with the dangers of city life. The story of Going to the Mainland takes Pineapple Sam to places he had never been and keeps him learning a little something knew all along the way. After losing touch with a life long friend he tries to find the family that meant so much to him all those years ago. Throughout his travels he discovers that the prejudice that he felt at home was not only there but all over the world. While Pineapple Sam is not a picker of fights, he certainly found himself in many situations requiring he defend himself. Experiencing danger when staying with his brother in California, Pineapple Sam decides the grass is not always greener on the other side.

Tourists and honeymooners flock to Hawaii by the thousands each year. Pineapple Sam wants to travel in the other direction and find out for himself what adventures lie beyond the coast of his paradise home in Hawaii. Following his dreams, he heads for the U.S. mainland. Sam makes countless friends along the way of his eye-opening, cross-country journey, but he also learns many hard lessons.

Pineapple Sam finds himself thrust from safe and secure Marine boot camp into the jungles of Vietnam. Daydreams of a better time with friends and lovers in Hawaii intertwine with the death of a country at war with itself. Follow Pineapple Sam and his military brothers as they embark on a journey through the hell that was the Vietnam War, one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the world, as seen through the eyes of one Marine who was there. Open the pages to Killing Peace and be prepared for a 100 percent authentic look into the mind and life of a highly trained Marine, a man trained to kill or be killed, all in the name of forcing communism out and making room for supposed freedom and justice. Perhaps if you take a look at the Vietnam conflict from Sam’s perspective, you’ll have plenty of questions of your own.

What makes a Hawaiian-born hippie travel across the United States to join the U.S. Marine Corps? Hawaiian Pineapple Jarhead launches you on journey from enlistment to the moment Pineapple Sam leaves for Vietnam Hawaiian Pineapple Jarhead gives you a true look into the harsh conditions used to train Marines during the Vietnam “conflict”. Experience the fear, frustration, anger and hopelessness of a true military recruit. Wade through the story to find the hope and determination of a lone Hawaiian man who learned that sometimes it’s necessary to go through the mud and grime and pain to understand that you are stronger than you ever thought you could be.

In his mind Pineapple Sam clings to the rhetoric that it is necessary to stop the spread of Russian communism. While the more emotional, human side of him is horrified at the actions he sees take place on his fellow man. It is a revelation of how a youth of the mid-19th century faced the inevitable life as US Marine where valor is the only food on the table. It is the hippie age where the popular slogans “Make Love Not War” and “Hippie Flower Child” penetrated the airwaves. It allows each reader to take a closer look at the past generation and how the events in the past affected the current setting.

A life and death situation is the last thing Sam expected when he arrived at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. The most exciting thing on his agenda for the evening is having dinner at the famous restaurant Ditka’s. Needing to kill time before his reservation, Sam is drawn into the baseball card convention being held in the hotel conference center. Sam’s night takes a turn for the better when he meets Mr.Mas at the limousine check-in. Anyone will appreciate the testimony to the fact that life can change at a moment’s notice. Sam is safe and sound in Hawaii believing the worst is over. That’s when the news comes that he must return to Chicago to testify. This story is a thrilling read guaranteed to keep you guessing what twists and turns wait.

A story of the other side of a daughter’s wedding. What’s a dad to do when he has it out with his youngest daughter but still receives an invitation to her wedding? The story allows you a glimpse into a newly estranged father’s thoughts and concerns about the wedding and the groom involved with his youngest daughter. View the in-depth look into a father’s pain and the way he puts it aside to be there for his daughter. Follow the emotional turmoil of the father of the bride. As the day wears on the dread becomes almost unbearable.