Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
People will never come to the realization that, heartless people have no honer. Yet we are blind to that fact, that we as human beings can scrutinize anyone with a good heart, to the littlest detail, to a spec of sand. Just so we can feel better about ourselves, but were no better then any…
Waikiki A place with aloha With love And peace Waikiki A place surrounded by the smell of the sea With Smell of summer Smell of the blue And the smell of happiness and entertainment Waikiki Representation of Hawaii Representation of delicious Representation of different cultures Representation of peace Waikiki You see orange You feel…
Productivity. This word can mean many different things to many different people. So what does it mean to me? It means that I am progressing at a type of pace in something or getting things done. Basically you can say its a measure meant of how I get things done. Now some people like to…
On the south shore of Oahu where all the tourists can be found is a place called Waikiki a place to hang around. A 2-mile stretch of white sand and its calm turquoise blue ocean fringed by towering high-rises full of commotion. Waikiki is a wondrous place Always open to all to any…
Time goes fast, time goes slow. When you think of the past, you ask yourself why does time go so fast? With a blink of an eye you finish elementary school, with another blink you finish middle school and you begin high school. But when you think of the future, you ask yourself why time…
A beach front hotel in Waikiki, hours after a postcard sunset. The resort is finally returning to “normal”. A malihini man comes rushing into the lobby, shouting. “There’s an old beach bum in my room, don’t know he got in, I recorded everything he said on my phone”. He plays the recording for the security…
A very Happy May to all of you writers, and a special aloha to all you Kalani High School Falcons. There are three writing prompts for this month’s contest. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a piece of any kind, a story, a poem, an observation, a dialog, a personal…