Synopsis: Root of the Lilikoi

A woman moves to Hawaii, skeptical of the allure but drawn by the good money to be earned as a construction contractor. She is hired by a well-established company and meets with clients before being assigned to a particular job. Meeting the landowner, there is an immediate spark though she is too professional to allow that to show. She hears rumors that the land is not to be built on, that it was an ancient graveyard. Hardheaded and unsuperstitious, she continues on the project. As she and the landowner refine the plans, their relationship becomes one of tension and hard-won restraint. Both are motivated to get to know each other better, but neither is willing to cross the line between employer and employee. She begins to experience accidents, always while alone. She finally has an accident after which she is able to find evidence that it was a set-up. Her reputation is being hurt by problems with permitting, suppliers, and fellow contractors and the accidents are becoming more and more dangerous. When the owner figures out what's going on, he attempts to convince her that she should let go of the project. In his mind, that removes the barriers to their relationship while also ensuring her safety. She will not allow herself to be intimidated, though, and she determines that she will find out what is happening. When they break ground, the accidents stop suddenly and things smooth out on other fronts. Very soon, under a lilikoi tree that is being saved, they dig up a body. Experts are brought out and the body is analyzed. They find that, far from being one of ancients, this body is only a decade old. Then the chase is really on, as murder is uncovered, a murderer is sought, and a long-standing effort to hold onto ancestral ways is brought to light. She and the owner will need to consider - do they belong in Hawaii? Can any part of Hawaii belong to them?