Renshi Submission
No Shame for Murder in 1932
What did Judd expect would happen? Didn’t he know that God-fearing men protect their women when justice is not granted? Judd is not fit to serve as governor. I, Admiral…
This poem is written from Admiral Stirling’s point of view. In this poem, I wanted to include information on how men accused of rape that resulted in a hung jury…
Bamboo Shoots offshoot
2012 Renshi from Ma‘ema‘e Elementary School
I LOVE visiting Ma‘ema‘e Elementary School! There is so much talent and energy. I look forward to reading new poems from students!
This poem is written through Grace’s (Thalia's mother) point of view. After reading Stannard’s book, I wrote a poem about Grace’s reaction to the hung jury. In creating this poem,…
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Winter Has Begun
My poor daughter. It outrages me to no end how the court system could free savage natives with their filthy mixed breed origins with no conscience and no godly respect…
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Viewpoints
(This scene is at Kapi‘olani Maternity Hospital in October 1931. Doctors and nurses are busy helping patients.) NURSE 1 Thalia Massie is in that room. (points to her room) NURSE…
For “Viewpoints,” here’s what I did: • From information I got from Stannard’s Honor Killing, I made up dialogue based on what I thought nurses and Grace would say in…
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Waiting for the Newspapers
In 1931, the Hawaii Hochi and the Nippu Jiji had many readers and included sections in English for Japanese who were second generation in Hawai‘i. “You wen read da Hochi?…
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