Liza Simon

For the past 25 years, Simon has been a a journalist with a focus in Native Hawaiian and government affairs, as well as local culture and arts. Her blog on artivism (art for social activism) is lizavision808.wordpress.com, and she can be found on Twitter: @lizavision808.
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Novelist’s Island Love, Insight Are as Apropos to Hawaii as Jamaica

Novelist’s Island Love, Insight Are as Apropos to Hawaii as Jamaica

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Esther Figueroa holds that historical similarities between Jamaica and Hawaii are deeper than the dissimilarities. Her new novel lays bare the truth of island life.