Hawaiʻi Public Radio Interview!

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What start­ed out as a bit scary turned out to be such fun! I’d nev­er been inter­viewed for pub­lic radio before, so I was nervous. kamalani-and-book

Edi­tor Cather­ine Cluett Pactol made me feel right at home. 

Hon­est­ly, I can talk about the book all day, and I think I did! 

Because of time and space lim­i­ta­tions, she could­n’t include every­thing we’d talked about. She did a great job in focus­ing on the best parts for the interview.

BUT what was left out was my heart­felt alo­ha for the book’s won­der­ful illus­tra­tor, Hari­nani Orme. Hari­nani’s art is rich­ly tex­tured and vivid­ly col­or­ful and based on tons of research. She is amaz­ing, and I am grate­ful to call her my friend.

Cather­ine asked for a pho­to of me with the book. Any­one who knows me knows I don’t like being pho­tographed, but duty called! So out to our lanai I went with my hus­band, Tim, in tow. 

Maha­lo to Hawai’i Pub­lic Radio for fea­tur­ing Kaho’o­lawe: The True Sto­ry of an Island and Her Peo­ple! Read the arti­cle and lis­ten to the inter­view here.

All pro­ceeds ben­e­fit the Pro­tect Kaho’o­lawe ‘Ohana. Maha­lo nui to Car­ol Hinz and the team at Millbrook/Lerner!

We’re on the CSMCL Best Books 2025 List!

CSMCL-List

I believe that all voic­es deserve to be heard. Maha­lo to the Cen­ter for the Study of Mul­ti­cul­tur­al Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture Best Books of 2025 List for includ­ing Kaho’o­lawe: The True Sto­ry of an Island and Her People!
CSMCL-List

 

All pro­ceeds ben­e­fit the Pro­tect Kaho’o­lawe ‘Ohana. Maha­lo nui to Car­ol Hinz and the team at Millbrook/Lerner!

Kaho’olawe is an NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book!

NCTE

I am so grate­ful that Kaho’o­lawe: The Sto­ry of an Island and Her Peo­ple is an NCTE Orbis Pic­tus Rec­om­mend­ed Book! Maha­lo nui to the NCTE for this honor!

NCTE

All pro­ceeds ben­e­fit the Pro­tect Kaho’o­lawe ‘Ohana. Maha­lo nui to Car­ol Hinz and the team at Millbrook/Lerner!

New York Public Library Best Books 2025 List for Children’s Nonfiction!

New York Public Library Best 2025

We’re so excit­ed that KAHO’OLAWE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN ISLAND AND HER PEOPLE is on the New York Pub­lic Library Best Books 2025 List for Chil­dren’s Nonfiction! 

 

New York Public Library Best 2025

All pro­ceeds ben­e­fit the Pro­tect Kaho’o­lawe ‘Ohana. Maha­lo nui to Car­ol Hinz and the team at Millbrook/Lerner!

SLJ Best Books 2025 List for Nonfiction Elementary

SLJ Best 2025 List

So very grate­ful that KAHO’OLAWE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN ISLAND AND HER PEOPLE is on the School Library Jour­nal’s Best Books 2025 List for Non­fic­tion Ele­men­tary.

SLJ Best 2025 List

 

 

All pro­ceeds ben­e­fit the Pro­tect Kaho’o­lawe ‘Ohana. Maha­lo nui to Car­ol Hinz and the team at Millbrook/Lerner!