“Blood Work” “The woman on the VHS tape was my mom, although I barely recognized her.” Also thank you to Misty Sanico, Lizzy Yee Zerez, and Christina Lee for designing…
“From the Notebooks of Kaʻaumoana Enos” “Māmā had the wind in her bones; my mother had something else.” Is the woman in “At Dawn” Kaʻimi’s daughter? Maybe. As discussed in…
The Bones of “Danger Close” and “What Now?” “Fo be honest, was surprised fo see Panch li’dat.” Like other stories in the collection, especially those that follow “Other Options,” “Danger…
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Aloha! In our daily lives, countless opportunities arise to show aloha, moments we must recognize and act upon. As a former school principal in a high-needs rural Hawaiʻi community, I…
The Bones of “These Days” Most of us had seen it before we heard about it from Sami. Change is inevitable. We can look back on our pasts with reverence,…
The Bones of “Da Kine but Different” I never see Jimmy in years. We talk here and there, we still family, but you know how da kine stay. A drive…

