People go surfing before work and paddling afterward. My husband is from Wisconsin, and he goes to work in his Hawaiian shirt. Kaui Hart Hemmings afterwardhawaiianhusband Change image and share on social
I can't speak for all Hawaiians, but the reality is that we depend on tourism. Locals might not want to go to the spots like Waikiki, but we do want tourists to experience more of the islands. Kaui Hart Hemmings dependexperiencehawaiian Change image and share on social
I've never gone back to the stacks after my book's expiration at the front of the store. Not because I'm above it or anything, but I'd be mortified if someone caught me looking for my own book. Kaui Hart Hemmings backbookcatch Change image and share on social
I loved 'Belzhar' by Meg Wolitzer. Kaui Hart Hemmings belzharlovemeg Change image and share on social
I always felt a little bit of an outsider, especially because I grew up on Oahu. Kaui Hart Hemmings bitefeltgrow Change image and share on social
I just try to write what I think would really happen, and with grief and tragedy, there are these naturally occurring moments of levity and humor and absurdity. I think that's what life is really like. Sadness gets interrupted, and happiness gets interrupted. Kaui Hart Hemmings absurditygriefhappen share on social
The beauty of cinema is that it can do some things that novels just can't. Kaui Hart Hemmings beautycinemanovel Change image and share on social
What's great about teen fiction is that it's all mixed up - there's highbrow and lowbrow! Kaui Hart Hemmings fictiongreathighbrow Change image and share on social
In putting setting to work, I like to think about long shots and close-ups. The long shot is the overall view of the place in which the characters live - the island, the town, the wide sweep of place. Then we narrow in. The close-up, the tight focus, makes the place different from anywhere else. Kaui Hart Hemmings characterclosefocus share on social
I'm proud of being from Hawaii, and I'm proud of being Hawaiian, but I'm more than that, too. Kaui Hart Hemmings hawaiihawaiianproud Change image and share on social