Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
The following experiences will definitely date me, in case my past stories haven’t already done so. I had a few memorable encounters in my past life, working in a kitchen…
Strands of memory cachi cachi hair loose flowing down her brown shoulders her jaw is my jaw her eyes are my eyes Just gives you the blues… In da…
Hilo Bay, anno Domini 2546 “You know about the nuclear king tide that just hit Hilo Bay?” “No Puna, no one ever…
Buzzy’s Lounge, a time warp of a cocktail lounge a few minutes away from the old Hilo Airport. Jon, the head bartender, is putting away the bulbous Hurricane, Tropical Itch…
Aloha kākou , I’ve got one more story in me for Hawaiian History Month. An excerpt from Hannah Grace: A Second-Generation Missionary’s Daughter “One day, after the rains, I felt…
Aloha BR ʻohana and readers, This is Hawaiian History Month. I often ask myself, what do I know about our monarchs? How did they shape our history? How do our…
It’s kaukau time at Tutu chan’s house, she taught me how to save every grain of rice when you wash and every grain from the pot when you save leftover…
My challenge was the Golden Shovel: A newer form, inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks. I took a line from an existing poem and used each word as the end word in…
Food near but far Gaza markets Old war no die
We thought was going be pau by Christmas Dey nevah like start for talk yet Dey said gotta teach lessons People no mo kau kau No mo hospital Da land…