Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Kāne, tonight’s fingernail moon, gazes enviously upward at his illustrious neighbor, sun defiant Venus A false rivalry. An army of rain-streaked, leaden gray clouds assemble darkening the early dawn sky…
Thinking about Panaʻewa rain forest, masses of tall, gnarled ʻohiʻa, fragrant yellow ʻawapuhi and cool,misty rain come to mind. Nobody thinks of Christmas trees though. Deep in the forest, a…
E hoʻomaka hou. Start over. “E hoʻomaka hou”, tutu’s words when I’d tell her about the fight my archnemesis, Bully, would pick with me. His mean, high-octane swing got him…
Hanafuda Moon you gaze down at me Orion hovers above sitting on Tutu’s front porch, bathing in silver moon and starlight waiting patiently for hanami, when the cherry blossoms in…
Pink Mochi Girl, looking out of her bedroom window. Down towards Moody,rainy Hilo Bay. Always raining, nevah see sunshine fo’ days…. Just broke up with her boyfriend, Da one dey call…
You know, it seems whenever we take the cab home from our usual Saturday night jaunt into Waikiki, first to drop off Kaipo, then myself, something really weird happens. I…
I tink I saw him one night after Mokie wen beat up his wife, kids were screaming, dogs were barking and da whole neighborhood woke up, even Sissie Girl, Tutu's favorite cat. I dunno how anyone can forget dat nite! Was unreal, I mean fo real, was unreal
You can have aaaall da pineapples you like …
A poem inspired by the news Lanai has a new landlord
245 words – My trigger is: they were the wrong size
Getting laid off again in 11 words
Can make plenty pumpkin tempura wit dat big bambucha one in da corner…