ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There are a good number of people who deserve thanks for the help and support they provided either while or before this book was written, and there are still others whose help will come after the book is released. I (Rickford) would like to acknowledge all of them now.

Starting with my family and friends, I'd like to thank my mother, Dixie Angelina Burckel-Testa; my auntie and uncle, Danica Lucia and David Zollars; and Sumire, who continues to inspire me with her art and creativity. And, somewhere in the dimension between family and geistfreund, a special shout-out to Mini—"Pakalaka!" I also send thanks to my long-time friends Donald Hammang, Tracy Nakajima, and Kimberly Jo Burk, who help to give me a needed sense of continuity ...

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