Throw away the guidebook. Forget about umbrella drinks, helicopter rides and resorts. Welcome to the REAL Hawaii of working people, immigrants, and the children of immigrants; a beleagured but magnificent Island society rich in lingering history. Meet June, a young woman from the East Coast, as she discovers everything she never expected about "paradise." From rural neighbor island isolation, to Honolulu nightlife by way of drugs, sexuality and motorcycles, June's new life is anything but easy - till an unexpected encounter changes everything. This is a wise little book masquerading as a good story. Stay Come! Just leave the cocoanut bra at home. What Readers Have Said: "Lots of interesting inside information about Hawaii." "This is the book to read on the flight over." "Fun to read, A good story. Good characters and scenes."
About Cloudia W. Charters
Cloudia W. Charters is a longtime Hawaii resident with a BA in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a certificate in community research from Columbia University. She has worked for many years in the field of HIV/AIDS Prevention, conducted afterschool groups for high risk island teens, and has published in scholarly journals. She presented her findings at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has served on the Honolulu Advertiser Community Advisory Board, and as chair of a Hawaii Department of Health Community Advisory Committee. She is proud to be on the faculty of the Aids Education & Training Center at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Today, Cloudia is an ordained inter-denominational Minister providing Street Outreach, Spiritual Counseling, and performing affordable beach weddings at Waikiki. If you would like to contact the author use the button at left. :
Throw away the guidebook. Forget about umbrella drinks, helicopter rides and resorts. Welcome to the REAL Hawaii of working people, immigrants, and the children of immigrants; a beleagured but magnificent Island society rich in lingering history. Meet June, a young woman from the East Coast, as she discovers everything she never expected about "paradise." From rural neighbor island isolation, to Honolulu nightlife by way of drugs, sexuality and motorcycles, June's new life is anything but easy - till an unexpected encounter changes everything. This is a wise little book masquerading as a good story. Stay Come! Just leave the cocoanut bra at home.
Cloudia W. Charters is a longtime Hawaii resident with a BA in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a certificate in community research from Columbia University. She has worked for many years in the field of HIV/AIDS Prevention, conducted afterschool groups for high risk island teens, and has published in scholarly journals. She presented her findings at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has served on the Honolulu Advertiser Community Advisory Board, and as chair of a Hawaii Department of Health Community Advisory Committee. She is proud to be on the faculty of the Aids Education & Training Center at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.