In Kawai Strong Washburn's acclaimed debut, 'Sharks in the Time of Saviors', we are transported to Hawaii and the life of Nainoa Flores, a child marked by the miraculous from a young age. After being saved from drowning by sharks, Nainoa and his family reckon with the pressing weight of this extraordinary event against the backdrop of the sugar cane industry's decline. Spanning decades and moving across the American landscape, the narrative captures the Flores family's struggle with legacy, identity, and survival, weaving in elements of Hawaiian myth and the stark realities of modern life. As they each navigate personal ambitions and collective family ties, the Floreses are continually drawn back to their ancestral and spiritual connections to Hawaii, searching for belonging in a rapidly changing world.