This event is in the past.It took place on February 12, 2026 at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkJasmin ‘Iolani Hakes in conversation with Susan Kiyo Ito
Chinatown
Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes reads from her sweeping new novel about generations of Hawaiian women bound to protect a sacred stone. The Pohaku weaves family secrets, colonial history, and the weight of inheritance into a story that spans Hawai'i and California.
Literary fiction
Author event
Multi-generational saga
Cultural heritage
Tips
📖"An absolute stunner" (Laura Warrell)
💙"left my heart softer, fuller" (Sonora Jha)
Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes in conversation with Susan Kiyo Ito
Literature TalkLiterature TalkJasmin 'Iolani Hakes reads from her sweeping new novel about generations of Hawaiian women bound to protect a sacred stone. The Pohaku weaves family secrets, colonial history, and the weight of inheritance into a story that spans Hawai'i and California.
Literary fiction
Author event
Multi-generational saga
Cultural heritage
Tips
📖"An absolute stunner" (Laura Warrell)
💙"left my heart softer, fuller" (Sonora Jha)
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