Rainbows Over Kapa'a

Come with me and visit a multi-racial town where the password for success is aloha. Rainbows Over Kapa'a delves into 200 years of Hawaiian history. It tells the story of growth of the sugar plantations and of a marshland that the rich did not want. From its mud grew a community where enterprising immigrants and itinerants could live in freedom and prosper.

Come swim with me to Kapa'a, watch the town grow, and relive the lazy times of the tin canoe and the hukilau. Come read the spellbinding tale of my Euro-Hawaiian parents, their dream movie theater, and the pot of gold they found at the end of the rainbow.

Come and experience the terrifying "day of infamy," the attack on Ni'ihau, the coming of the "Fighting 69th" and the tumultuous war years. Learn of the hurricanes, tidal waves, and undercurrents of political and economic unrest that erupted after World War II.

Come and discover the rich heritage of our multi-racial President and how many races grew as one in the blender of Hawai'i. E komo mai, come visit my special place that lies in beauty by the sea where life is lived stress free.

Tribute Video of Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole "IZ" singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
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