Gaellen Quinn has a master’s degree in International and Community Development and was the executive director and senior program officer for Mona Foundation (www.MonaFoundation.org) which supports grassroots educational initiatives and raising the status of women and girls around the world. The Last Aloha has won various awards including the BAIPA award for Best Historical Fiction, the Hawaii Publishers Association Award of Excellence, and was a finalist for Foreword Review’s award for Book of the Year. Her writing reflects her passion for diverse peoples, as well as major world themes that affect our personal, social, and spiritual lives. She lives on the rural island of Molokai in Hawaii which has a primarily indigenous native Hawaiian population and volunteers in various capacities including educational programs for children and youth, activities to preserve and promote native culture, and to raise awareness of community issues. |
