Today we are speaking with author, Kawai Strong Washburn. He was born and raised on the Hamakua coast of the Big Island of Hawaii and currently living He with his wife and daughter in the Bay Area of California. We are chatting with him about his first novel, 'Sharks in the time of Saviours'. This book is all about place and culture, home and belonging and on family and expectations. We'll also cover his love for T-Rex jokes, eg: "You know T-Rex could never get coronavirus, cause he could never touch their face with their hands", his background in software engineering and why he is 'mortal enemies with ear wax (that's his words)...