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. 

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!