KINO and the KING

Jen Angeli grew up on the island of Oahu, first in Kalihi until age four, then Pearl City until age eighteen. A graduate of St. Francis High School in the mid-'80's, Jen pursued different writing courses in college and earned a certificate in screenwriting from Cal State Fullerton. This is her first novel. Like the main character of her book, the author was raised with a strong sense and appreciation for the Hawaiian culture and the diversity of the islands. Her Hawaiian/Portuguese grandmother taught her how to catch, prepare, and eat food from the ocean. To pass the time awaiting crabs to fill their nets, she'd tell Jen stories of a simpler time in the islands and what it was like growing up on a ranch in Molokai.