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In one story a young woman, “Wanle,” follows in her father’s footsteps to become a legendary cockfighter to avenge his death, and another story follows a young tourist drawn to the darker side of the city’s nightlife, as told in the perspective of local Waikiki women. The short stories allow the book to capture the mixed races and cultures in Hawaii, Kahakauwila said. “This is Paradise” depicts the daily lives of Hawaiian natives, relationships between locals and tourists and the struggle between the traditional Hawaiian culture and the modern world encroaching on its shores. Kristiana Kahakauwila, Western Washington University assistant professor of English, was selected to be part of the summer 2013 Barnes and Noble Summer Discover Great New Writers program and the Target Emerging Author program for her literary short story collection, “This is Paradise.”