SUSU IS A PASSIONATE STORY TELLER WITH TWO PUBLISHED BOOKS THUS FAR. GROWING UP AS A FIFTH-GENERATION HAWAIIAN, SHE WAS EXPOSED TO THE ART OF “TALK STORY” AS PART OF THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE. THIS INFLUENCE CARRIED OVER INTO HER ADULT LIFE, BECAUSE YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HAWAIIAN OUT OF THE GIRL, SO SHE TURNED TO WRITING TO CONTINUE THE HAWAIIAN TRADITION THAT MADE LIFE SO MEANINGFUL.

SHE MOVED TO CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO AND BECAME NEIGHBORS WITH MIKE AND BOO HENLEY. SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH BOO AND CELEBRATED IN HIS BIRTHDAYS EVERY YEAR. AFTER BOO TURNED 26, SHE FELT COMPELLED TO TELL HIS STORY TO THE WORLD.