Acknowledgements
All my love to my wonderful husband, Daniel, for never doubting me.
In memory of my dear friend, Anne Jacobs, who inspired the character of Anne Richards.
To Karen Messier, both champion and critic extraordinaire, who has read the manuscript many, many, many times! I couldn’t have done this without her support.
And to Nicole LeBoeuf, who helped bring Pukalani to the surface of the planet.
To my creative team:
For Iris Marsh, of Iris Marsh Edits, for being an incredible editor, who not only had lots of patience, kindness when presenting me with A LOT of notes on my manuscript and also helped draw out the author in me.
Madli at MadliArt for bringing my vision of Amanda to life on the cover of the book.
For your support and feedback, and agreeing to be the first guardians to enter Pukalani in the draft of the book:
Paul Abramowicz
Kathie Brodeur
Lori Dobson
Bonnie Dumont
Annistyn Havard
Karen Lewis
L.D. Lovitt
Linda Menard
Jon Tagliaferri
To Daniel "Kaniela" Akaka Jr. for a wonderful tour and Talk Story at the Mauna Lani.
To the late Kahuna Wahine Ali'i Nui Kalei'iliahi Ka'ili-kapu-o-Lono for generously sharing your wisdom, your love of Hawaiʻi, and the wisdom of your Ancestors with me. Your teachings became part of the inspiration that helped bring this story to life.
To Unity Headquarters, Unity Eastern Region, and the Unity movement for carrying the timeless Truth teachings of Unity into the world and for preserving the spiritual legacy of Charles and Myrtle Fillmore.
To the late Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck, Rev. Eileen Goor, and Rev. BJ Stannard, whose teaching of the Twelve Powers helped deepen my understanding of principles that would one day find their way into this story.
To my travel buddies, who 'suffered' through two-and-a-half weeks of fun exploring the Hawaiian culture - Daniel Ruffo, L.D. and Kim Lovitt, Dewayne and Anne Jacobs.
To Lee Carroll and Monika Muranyi, with profound gratitude for the Kryon teachings that have been part of my spiritual journey since 2002. Lee, your work as a channel and teacher, and the wisdom you and Monika have shared over the years, have opened my mind and heart in ways that helped make this story possible.
And to Kryon. At a Kryon Summer Light Conference in Sedona in 2009, I heard words that stayed with me: “It’s time to awaken the children.” I didn't know then where those words would lead. Years later, they became part of the spark behind The Source Crystals and its deepest question: What if children could discover the extraordinary powers already waiting to be awakened within them?
Thank you for helping me learn to listen for what came next.
And to Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, co-founders of Unity. Charles's teachings on the Twelve Powers helped inspire the spiritual foundation beneath this adventure. And Myrtle, whose love for children helped bring Unity's principles to young readers through Wee Wisdom, inspired something very close to my own heart: the belief that children deserve to discover these powerful ideas while they're still children.
And finally, to you, the reader.
Thank you for taking this journey with Amanda, Danny, Sam, Myalani, and me. A story can be written in solitude, but it doesn't truly come alive until someone opens its pages and enters its world. Without you, there would be no adventure beyond these pages, no Guardians to discover, and no journey to continue.
I hope somewhere along the way you discovered a little more courage, strength, wisdom, and magic already waiting to be awakened within you.
Thank you for entering Pukalani. Now it's your turn to become a Guardian.