The Sound of Hilo Rain

Nurtured by rain swept in on the tradewinds, the town of Hilo is fertile ground for this heartwarming Big Island memoir. Populated by the colorful characters of small-town Hawai'i, here are tales of plantation stores and swimming holes, of childhood pranks and lessons learned. From ghosts in the night to the devastating tsunami of 1946, native son Roy Kodani recalls the joys and sorrows of coming of age in a simpler time.