Hawai‘i Literature & Art
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1:51 am – The sound came from far away, a faint but familiar noise somewhere in the distance. Within a few seconds it grows confusingly louder, until I realize it’s the phone ringing. I stumble downstairs in the darkness and silently pick it up. “Meet me there, we are leaving now” is all I hear….
Come, my friend, step into the circle of light. Gather closer to the campfire. The night brings the light of the moon and the cold whisper of the North Wind. It is time for another tale before journeying into the New Year: “Once long ago, there lived Burro, a sturdy animal with broad shoulders and…
We Koreans converge on Hawai‘i Theatre tonight, all bows and the scent of garlic-laced dinners, lots of quick head nods and Annyeong Haseyos, English and Korean translators working overtime. It’s a party here for all of us as we commemorate the departure 120 years ago today of the first Koreans to settle a month later…
They say that after the drowsy stretched out afternoons of childhood, time passes quickly as one ages. That’s true for me. I have no bucket list. I’m sampling bits and pieces of life as I used to do with college electives. I’m a dabbler – trying out this new course, that new hobby, this new…
The summer of 2021 was one of my most memorable summers. My brother had a soccer tournament in San Diego California so my family had traveled to watch him play. After the Soccer Tournament in San Diego we drove to L.A to meet up with some friends and we all went to Disney. Going on…
Happy Holidays to da kine, Fo’ real, da best time of year. We celebrate da holy days, And all da people we hold dear. We exchange gifts and presents, Look back on da past, Reminisce on da passed, And da moments dat will last. We shopped ’til we dropped, Hopped from store to store. We…
A few years ago, before I started college, I had to make a decision of staying in Kona and going to HCC or going to UH Hilo or Manoa. Throughout highschool, I always planned to leave home for college, and by senior year I still had the same plans. I had already been accepted into…
I’m standing next to my Uncle Wonnie. He’s peering through a viewing slot in the bunker. The opening is about six inches, and he’s looking out through the high-powered field-glasses they have here for tourists who want to get a feel for what is was like to live in one of these. “What do you see, Uncle?”…
It’s that time of year: Hallmark-perfect snowflakes swirling in a globe, reindeer on the roof, Santa ho-ho-ho-ing down that dark hole called a chimney, hefting elfin-made toys with component parts imported from China, deadline of Christmas Eve delivery made vulnerable by supply chain issues through east Asia and the North Pole. Many years ago…
Date: 10-31-2022 Author: Ted Visaya A Junkie’s Dream Sheila believes this must be heaven floating on a cloud, a luxuriously warm breeze rushing around her body, and the warmth of the sun softly kissing her face. She’s in euphoria, gliding and twisting in the clear blue sky, escaping the darkness at the edge of…