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“Live the life you love. Love the life you live.”
― Bob Marley

“Molawa jumped back, frightened. He stared at the ground. “I don’t smell the blood though, bruh. Is my smeller broken?�� He gingerly felt his nose. “It feels not broken to me. Check it?��
Eleu stepped towards Molawa and grabbed at his nose. “Definitely broke. Get it fixed. Even though it’s broke, you smell the blood.��
Molawa’s eyes widened, the power of suggestion was too much. “No, no, no, you’re right! I smell so much blood. What are we bruh, sharks?��
Eleu shrugged. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we had some shark DNA in us. I don’t know the names of all of my ancestors. One coulda been a shark.��
Molawa nodded furiously. “Truth. I don’t know all my ancestors either. And I like to eat fish. It makes too much sense. Bruh. Thank you.��
Eleu nodded sincerely. Then turned his attention back to the door. “Hey, you giants. We know you’re in there. Come on out, you stupids. And don’t try anything. There are two sharks out here.”
― James Eldridge, Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles

“Whack! Came the loud sound of a blade hitting a butcher’s block from around the corner in the kitchen.
“Night, bruh!�� Eleu said cheerily to the now quite dead fish.”
― James Eldridge, Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles

“Eleu stood up straight and turned to face them. “If promises are made, maybe we can come to an agreement.��
Molawa nodded seriously. “Promises?��
Kilikina thought for a moment. “Okay. What kind of promises are you thinking of?��
Eleu hopped up on the largish boulder that sat beside him and plopped down. He solemnly put one hand up in the air and spoke slowly and seriously.
“One. You must promise not to fall in love with me.��
Kilikina started to giggle then put her hand over her mouth. “He’s serious.��
Molawa said, “I had to promise the same thing.”
― James Eldridge, Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles

“Almost�� Eleu said, his fingers moving incredibly fast and pieces of chicken flying everywhere. “Aaaaaand, aaaaand, aaaaand��
Pau!�� He proudly held up a perfectly carved plate full of raw chicken. “Eh, Molawa, how do you like your chicken?�� he asked, winking at Kaimana and Kilikina.
“Wit�� no feathers, bruh!�� Molawa said loudly. The two of them burst into infectious laughter that Kaimana and Kilikina couldn’t help but join them in.”
― James Eldridge, Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles

“When the islands were taken over, the princess,
Ka’iulani, who had been tricked out of her kingdom cried out to Aloha Ke Akua.�� The dots danced into the figure of a young woman, broken-hearted, sobbing on the floor beside her bed.
“Aloha Ke Akua’s heart was torn apart by what he saw, so in one last act he touched the island of O’ahu.�� The dots formed a giant hand and finger that touched the shape of the island.
“And created Hunaia Awāwa. A sanctuary. The resting place of the resting place.”
― James Eldridge, Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles