Hawai‘i Literature & Art
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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 Stirling, marched to ‘Iolani Palace to explain to him that mongrels accused of raping poor Thalia must be protected in jail cells for their own…
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 were back in prison for their own safety while white men and a white woman accused of murder were sheltered in residence on the USS…
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, I wanted to include Grace’s strong will to convince others that these men should be held in prison. I also wanted to include many of…
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 for the white race. A mistrial. My heart can’t believe this. A mistrial purely based on the cunning ways of the defense with no thought…
(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 2 What is she in for? NURSE 1 She had a curettage. NURSE 2 Curettage? NURSE 1 Yes, but the results were negative. She’s not…
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 the hospital. Although Grace used the word "nigger" to describe Hawaiians in an interview, I don't know if she used this word in the hospital….
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? Dey came up wit some good questions.“ “No make sense, yeah. How come had plenny witness who saw all da suspects far away from da…
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