Author Chip Hughes celebrates publication of his sixth ‘Surfing Detective’ mystery

The first time Chip Hughes came to Hawaii, it was for jungle warfare training. Hughes had a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California Western University — nicknamed “Cal Surf” for its excellent surf breaks — and planned to get an MBA, but a low number in the draft for military service had put his future in jeopardy. Joining the Army National Guard seemed better than waiting passively for his draft notice. Then came the jungle training assignment. Next stop, Vietnam?

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