Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Almost The Same He thought about when he dug graves to earn money. They stacked sixty bodies in the shed that winter the ground froze hard. Flashforward to a half-century…
Indelible Allegra once told me You carry sadness in your eyes, She was sure there were stories To tell in the way women can That meander to love and…
Three kids, age group swimmers, one ride only to the Mililani rec center pool. Two love it, one does not. Tough. I relax, grateful for the break, not having to…
She lifts her left foot slowly, moving forward Steadily, if only by six inches. This Is how she gets to Foodland every Thursday, Senior discount day. She is as…
I was asked to write a story in one sentence or less. This is what I wrote: Alone again, naturally. Now some might say that this is flat out plagiarism,…
The Rat is gone, the Ox feels lucky. It is said that wearing metal and the lucky colors, yellow and green, will bring prosperity. I wear my gold and jade…
Moe ka wahine I ka pōuliuli Moe i ka mālie ka wahine inu ʻawa Uē ihola ke kāne ʻili kou Na ke kumu ʻulu kona hoa moe Na ka manu…
Here are some more writing prompts for February. Remember, it’s entries of EXACTLY 50 words this month. From “Scenes from Childhood: Palolo Valley,” by Joseph S.M.J. Chong All I can…
He paid for one night with his last twenty hidden away in his otherwise empty wallet the gallon of cheap red weighed heavily in the brown paper bag, stuck between…
My aunty ask if we like go cruising. We like go. All us kids. She make the music real loud. Her boyfriend jus wen hook up sounds. Cigarettes…