1943, one year after the end of Under the Blood-Red Sun, Tomi's Papa
and Grandpa are still under arrest, and the paradise of Hawaii now lives
in fear--waiting for another attack, while trying to recover from Pearl
Harbor. As a Japanese American, Tomi and his family have new enemies
everywhere, vigilantes who suspect all Japanese. Tomi finds hope in his
goal of raising Papa's fishing boat, sunk in the canal by the Army on
the day of the attack. To Tomi, raising Papa's boat is a sign of faith
that Papa and Grandpa will return. It's an impossible task, but Tomi is
determined. For just as he now has new enemies, his struggle to raise
the boat brings unexpected allies and friends.