Facts about the Author

Leslie graduated from Stanford University with distinction and received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.  In addition to being an award winning author, she has also received numerous awards for her work on the bench. Judge Hayashi resides in Honolulu, Hawaii with her attorney husband, Alan Van Etten, and their two sons, Justin and Taylor.


 
  

 
au'thör, n. from augere, to cause to grow, increase
1. One who produces, creates, or brings into being;
2. The beginner, former or first mover of anything, as in one who writes a book or whose occupation is to compose and write books.

Ever since I was little growing up in Wahiawa, I dreamed of being an author. I spent most weekends in our local library which was a wooden portable structure. Boards creaked as I browsed along the shelves. But the library was my ticket to adventure, time travel, and knowledge. Today my love for libraries and bookstores continues. 

My mother often remarked that the end of my nose was a book. After I was supposed to turn the lights off and go to sleep, I turned on a flashlight and read beneath my covers. How could I sleep if the story was exciting?

And so my goal as an author is simple - to write stories that you, the reader, will love to read!

Contact me at vanhashli@hawaii.rr.com.