GROWING UP LOCAL is the result of the combined vision of three organizations, all dedicated to the enhancement of education in Hawai i: Bamboo Ridge Press, Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) and Hawai i Education Association (HEA).Included in this anthology is student work, new work by emerging writers as well as work by more established writers, and reprints fromm books and journals published since The Best of Bamboo Ridge. Some of the work has been edited slightly to make it more suited for use in schools.