Lokelani was a 16-year-old girl who seemed to be living a normal life. She
lived in a normal house on the island of Oahu, outside Kahuku in a nice
rural area about a mile from the beach. She loved to swim and surf, just
like the other kids. But there was something strange about her that no one
could quite place. Being a full-blooded Hawaiian, she was expected to have
tanned skin (which you would have anyway, living in Hawaii), long dark
thick hair, and dark eyes. Lokelani did have the thick dark hair, but her
skin wasn't tan. There was a strange sort of "glow", that's the word people
used for it. It was strange and made her look like some sort of angel, or
spirit. She also had the most peculiar, beautiful eyes. They shone out a
bluish-green; a strange color no one had ever seen before. Her mother told
Lokelani that she inherited her odd yet beautiful looks from her
grandmother, who had died before she was born.
Adding to her nice looks Lokelani had a nice personality. She was a very kind, generous person that was always making people feel better with her optimistic personality. She was also outgoing, and never had any enemies at school. But it was a surprise to everyone that she had never had a boyfriend. Most guys at school felt intimidated by her, and never asked her to a dance or to the movies.
If there was one thing Lokelani loved more than the ocean, it was books and stories. She'd laugh and remember times when she was a child, sitting on "daddy's lap" on a breezy warm night, while he told her stories. Her all- time favorite had always been the one about the day she was born.
"It was a beautiful sunny day of course" her father, Noelani would always begin. "Everyone was so excited. Uncle Lokepa and Aunt Pela, all the cousins were there, everyone. We were all so excited. Mommy and I hadn't thought of a name for you yet, so we were a little worried we'd have a baby without a name. But when you were born, the doctor cleaned you up, and handed you to mommy. She was crying of course." Lokelani would laugh. "Then you opened up your big eyes, and by then everyone had come in the room. Everyone gasped and said they had never seen such a beautiful baby. So then your mother whispered 'Lokelani!', heavenly rose. And that's what happened the day you were born!"
Adding to her nice looks Lokelani had a nice personality. She was a very kind, generous person that was always making people feel better with her optimistic personality. She was also outgoing, and never had any enemies at school. But it was a surprise to everyone that she had never had a boyfriend. Most guys at school felt intimidated by her, and never asked her to a dance or to the movies.
If there was one thing Lokelani loved more than the ocean, it was books and stories. She'd laugh and remember times when she was a child, sitting on "daddy's lap" on a breezy warm night, while he told her stories. Her all- time favorite had always been the one about the day she was born.
"It was a beautiful sunny day of course" her father, Noelani would always begin. "Everyone was so excited. Uncle Lokepa and Aunt Pela, all the cousins were there, everyone. We were all so excited. Mommy and I hadn't thought of a name for you yet, so we were a little worried we'd have a baby without a name. But when you were born, the doctor cleaned you up, and handed you to mommy. She was crying of course." Lokelani would laugh. "Then you opened up your big eyes, and by then everyone had come in the room. Everyone gasped and said they had never seen such a beautiful baby. So then your mother whispered 'Lokelani!', heavenly rose. And that's what happened the day you were born!"