Henry W. (Henry Walsworth) Kinney

Born in Wailuku, Maui, in 1879, Henry W. Kinney was a writer, editor, and public figure whose work ranged across journalism, travel writing, and fiction. Library and catalog records connect him with books including The Island of Hawaii (1913), while Project Gutenberg lists his novel Broken Butterflies.

Contemporary references show that he worked in Hawaiian journalism and was associated with the Hilo Tribune. Later records place him in Japan and Manchuria, where he wrote on regional politics and economics; U.S. diplomatic documents from 1938 describe him as attached to the Japanese Foreign Office and experienced in government publicity work.

Kinney's writing seems to bridge several worlds at once: Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and East Asia. That mix gives his work an unusual perspective, especially for readers interested in early 20th-century travel, culture, and international history.