Published Books include: Surfer of the Century (Lee and Low NY), Hardcore Inventing, Invent, Protect, Promote and Profit (Skyhorse Publishing, NY, Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration, (Sterling Publishing NY) and Exploring Lost Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic, (Island Heritage, Hawaii) that featured on the History Channel and the Travel Channel, Harold and the Poopy Little Puppy (TCK Publishing CA), Nelson Mandela, the Boy Called Troublemaker, (Great Dog Literary) , Windrunner (Great Dog Literary), I Escaped North Korea (Best Day Publishing ), I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack, I Escaped Amazon River Pirates, I Escaped the Donner Party, I Escaped Pirates in the Caribbean, Gatorlands (Indigo River Publishing FL)

Awards include: Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children’s Biography List, Texas Women’s University Librarians’ Choice, Kiriyama Notable Books, BookList Best Children’s Books, 5 awards for excellence from the Hawaii Book Publishers’Association, the Kahili Award in Literary Arts in the “Keep It Hawaii" awards, Award for special interest book by the Hawaii Book Publishers’Association, Hawaii Tourism Authority “Keep it Hawaii” award for excellence in Literary Arts, Starred Review from School Library Journal.