A Fish Out of Water: Prologue
Keoni Ka’aukai really liked his home. The sun shone bright and friendly almost every day, plants grew big and green, and half the neighborhood was bordered by pretty blue water. Keoni loved water because it was fun to splash in, and it sparkled in the sunlight. Plus, right alongside the water there was more than enough sand for a whole army of toddlers to play in. Keoni was a busy tot at Ohan’ali Town Beach this evening as he did his part to help a few of the neighbors build a sand sculpture. However, before the sand sculpture was finished, someone swooped Keoni up. The tot found himself in the arms of a fashionably dressed young woman with her black hair pulled back in a ponytail; this was his aunt, Hokulani Kalua. “Come on, little guy,” she said to him. “Your parents won’t be happy if they find out I let you stay out past your bedtime.” Hokulani carried a reluctant Keoni down the street until they arrived at a small blue-painted house with a corrugated metal roof. The house stoo...