The Hawaiian Island of Mokoka'i

Description:

Hawaiian Adventure YA (young adult) The author calls it her boy book--her Tommy book! "My nephew came to visit me for a week, and stayed a year! I based this character around his actual mannerisms." It's a fun, and funny story, but it will break your heart at times. And it intertwines with his sister's novel: Ni'ihua. **In chapter one:** Tommy finishes college on the mainland, in Ohio, and returns to ranch life on Moloka'i. Being a metrosexual (dresses nice, styles hair, and stays extremely clean) he has hands-on issues with farm life. Wanting to drive a sportscar instead of a working vehicle, just won't cut it on a working farm. Tommy's young, a bit immature, and has *a lot* to learn. And of course he's completely distracted, by chasing a girl!

subjects: Moloka'i,  Front Street Maui,  Oahu,  Ohio

People: Characters: Tommy Malino and his Saint Bernard: Chalet. Ice Princess,  Chelsea and Lehua Malino,  Nakoa,  Karlie,  Koa and Malea Malino

Places: Ka'anapali Beach Hotel,  The Grand Wailea,  The Melting Pot in lahaina,  Barnes and Noble,  Maui,  Cuyahoga Falls,  Ohio,  Kent State University,  Seattle

Times: 2009-2010