Lahaina Trilogy
Lahaina Trilogy
Introducing Book Two in my Lahaina Trilogy:
DEAD AND BURIED IN A CANE FIELD ~ ONIPA’A IN LAHAINA TOWN.
Have you ever considered ditching the job and running away to start a new life on a sunbathed island? Me too. My name is Penny, and I did just that. It was hard - really hard, but I made it and stayed for twenty-five years. Dead and Buried in a Cane Field is an honest look at Hawaii when it is less rainbows, waterfalls, and sunshine and more loneliness, hardship, and frustration. To be onipa’a is to be steadfast, strong, and resolute. I love Lahaina Town, but building a home there was both a monumental challenge and the greatest accomplishment of my life. Hawai’i will test your courage and commitment to whatever dream you’re chasing in more ways than you may imagine. So, before you go wheels up, know what you’re getting into and why most transplants don’t last a year
Book One:
LAHAINA TOWN ~ MY HEART - MY HOME is a humorous look at real life on a sunbathed island from a transplant who survived homelessness and hardship in a small tourist town on Maui. This is the true story of an irrepressible and resourceful Lahaina lady who, with the support of a local weaver and a tribe of wacky friends and musicians, overcame the issues of culture, government incompetence, and island time to realize the dream of building and running her own bed and breakfast home. Like the uproariously funny “Sex Lives of Cannibals,” Penny’s book is about acceptance and resilience in a new place and culture. Contrary to the glossy tourist brochures and travel programs, Penny shows us that Hawai’i isn’t all rainbows, waterfalls, and sunshine; that paradise is a place, not a promise. So, before you go wheels up, know what you’re getting into and how to deal with it.