CK was born and raised in an island paradise - then left. The Native Hawaiian hadn’t had quite enough of boarding school, but graduated anyway and made a quick escape to the mainland. It wasn’t until her exit that she truly understood how lucky she’d been to live Hawai’i. For CK, writing a book was a lifelong dream born in the islands - so of course her debut Ash & Earth is based on the place she’ll always consider home, as well as the legends and lore of her childhood. She usually spends her free time overthinking, so she tries as often as possible to lose herself in foreign streets, familiar music and the roller coaster of emotion also known as the Seattle Mariners.