Growing Up Local Nature even if it’s on Saturday

even if it’s on Saturday night

Juggling jobs and a budding romance with a latenight flower girl

a goddess considered to be a primary ancestor of the Hawaiian people

“A remarkable achievement

The brief essays address a wide range of topics—education

Growing Up Local Nature even if it’s on SaturdayWinner of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Pookela Award for Excellence in Literature and the Artists Embassy International Literary Cultural Award. This anthology includes work by established writers, emerging writers, and student writers on the experiences of growing up in the islands. Appropriate for secondary to adult audiences, the volume includes commentary by the authors and work by prize winning student artists. Ranging from