Kauaʻi Writer’s Garden – Special book release, Shay Kauwe

Special Book release of The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe. Meet the author, book signing, and talk story. Doors open 5pm.

The Killing Spell follows Kea Petrova, a young Hawaiian woman who must solve a political assassination when the murderer uses a Hawaiian spell, in order to protect her community from being assimilated. This urban fantasy explores the power of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and its revitalization in a world where language is literally magic.

Shay Kauwe is a Kanaka Maoli author from the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. She grew up on the Homestead in Waimānalo but moved to Russia because she fell in love with a boy. Her and the boy now live in Honolulu with their poi dog, Iris.