Description

A forgotten canoe. A restless ocean. A journey that forces Lucky to confront the ghosts he thought he left behind.

At South Point, the wind holds no patience and the sea keeps its secrets. Lucky only wanted a quiet moment of weather therapy—until an old koa canoe washes out of a storm and into his hands. It’s no ordinary vessel. It feels alive, humming with whale-song beneath the thunder and carrying memories older than its wood.

What begins as a simple rescue quickly becomes a responsibility. Aunties warn him. Kupuna offer cryptic advice. Darlyn insists on permission before he so much as touches the hull. And even Isaac, flashlight in hand, says the canoe feels “kind.”

But when social media “content creators” demand a nighttime voyage, Lucky realizes the only way to return the canoe is the hard way—by navigating blowhole gates, starlit tunnels, and the echoes of his own past: Vietnam flashbacks, old fears, and the weight of doing what’s right.

With whale choirs in his teeth, childhood friends on his trail, and Kapena’s steady voice reminding him to slow down and listen, Lucky confronts the wildest test yet—carrying something ancient home without making it about himself.

Poignant, adventurous, and quietly powerful, Lucky and the Ghost Canoe blends comedy, island wisdom, and emotional depth—proving that some stories aren’t meant to be kept, only carried far enough to let them rest.