Island Woman

On a whim, San Franciscan Kara
Billingsley accepted an invitation from
an ex-boyfriend to visit Kona, Hawaii,
in 1976. She didn't expect to fall in
love-with the island.
In Island Woman, Billingsley uses a
combination of prose and poetry to
describe her experiences of living in
Hawaii. This memoir captures the
eroticism of the island-the elemental,
untamed energy of feminine nature.
With humor, she tells stories of her
interesting arrival on the island, of
searching for Kona gold, of how Rabbit
Hill got its name, and the mystery of
her mother's secret.
Through her poetry selections,
Billingsley pays tribute to the
nature, beauty, and the sensual
side of Kona, Hawaii-an island that
became her home.