High Tide in Hawaii Quotes

“poi,” said Kama. She scooped some poi out of the bowl and licked it off of her fingers. “You eat it with your hands? Cool,” said Annie. She stuck her fingers in the bowl and licked off the poi. “Mmm…good.” Jack stuck his finger in the bowl, too. The gooey mixture felt like peanut butter. But when he licked it off his finger, it had a weird taste—both bitter and sweet. “Hmm,” he said, but he made a face. “He doesn’t like it,” Kama said to Boka. “No, no,” said Jack. “It’s…” He tried to think of something polite…. “It’s very interesting.” Kama and Boka giggled. Then they stuck their fingers in the bowl and ate some poi. “Interesting!” they exclaimed. They cracked up laughing. Jack and Annie laughed with them. “Now tell us about your home over the mountains,” said Kama, “this place you call ‘Frog.’ ” Kama’s friendly smile made Jack want to tell her the truth. “It’s actually called Frog Creek,” he said. “It’s very far away—much farther than just over the mountains. We traveled here in a magic tree house.” Kama’s and Boka’s eyes got huge. They smiled even bigger smiles than before. “That sounds fun!” said Kama. “You are so lucky!” said Boka. Jack and Annie laughed. “Yeah,”
― Mary Pope Osborne, High Tide in Hawaii

“Our mother says friendship is like riding the waves," said Kama. "Sometimes you ride low, gentle waves. Sometimes you ride high, rough ones.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, High Tide in Hawaii

“They’re all amazingly nice,”
― Mary Pope Osborne, High Tide in Hawaii

“The party does sound fun,”
― Mary Pope Osborne, High Tide in Hawaii