From “Nou O Makana,”                      by Frederick B. Wichman            When the Menehune still lived on Kauai, a high chief of Hale-le`a and his followers came to visit the sandy plains of Ha'ena. He came to catch a firebrand from the fireworks cliff of Makana to prove his affection for a woman who did not…

Excerpt from Who da Guy                                          by Hiroshi Kawakami . . . MY PET DOG            I have seen obedience training for dogs. They do wonders. It is unbelievable. They can almost train their dogs to the likes of being human.            I trained Shaggy too. He can do a few things at command.           …

Excerpt from “The Ten Rules of Fishing”                                By Lisa Masumoto . . .            But there was one thing that Kelly enjoyed more than her grandmother's songs and dances, and that was going fishing with Grandma. Kelly always said that Grandma had such a neat way of fishing.            Kelly loved to go fishing…

Aloha to the BAMBOO RIDGE 'ohana, and a very Happy almost spring to all of you. Hope you all survived the Ides of March. Reminds my of the Oscar Wilde quote: A good friend will stab you in the front. Easter is right around the corner, so I hope you're all making your wish lists…

From the Introduction, by Diane Mark: . . .            With decades of demeaning portrayals of Asians in film and television, the tendency for contemporary Asian American filmmakers has been to earnestly counterbalance Asian media images by creating ultra-positive characters. Character faults are attributed less to individual deficiencies and inabilities than to the binds of…

The Return of the Moon                                By Dana Naone I The thought of being away                      from you makes the golden dragon                      leap from the lacquer tray The roof cracks under the blue sky                      even though it is day                      the moon will rise II After a month apart                      I come upon…

To Buddy, on the Edge                                          by Dean H. Honma Buddy calls the other day tells me, “got some good deals, brah,” says the bay won't break again till September, and the south “got too much haoles.” He wants us to fly over, pick up a few deals and bring him Honolulu on the way…

Poem for Kaho`olawe                                by Tammy Laborte, Grade 4 Kaho`olawe is quiet as the sun on it as the wind whipers to the island well you rest you think Untitled           by Allen Darisay, Grade 4 Kaho`olawe is now the place to bomb Hawaiians Where Does It All Lead To                                                    by Kihei 1. Our ancestors…

Riding the North Point Ferry                                                    by Wing Tek Lum Wrinkles: like valleys etched by glaciers lumbering coarse and deliberate, random traces pointing to that vast, dark sea. The skin is an ochre of old corn, with splotches of burnt embers from a summer of mountain fires. The brown from a lifetime of tea or…

A Visitor from Alaska                                          by Ben Asakura           The first time I saw it was on a very warm Saturday afternoon in September, perhaps in 1974. Our foursome was walking single file on the path leading from the first green to the distant second tee at the Wailua Golf Course, pulling our golf carts behind…