Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
She was a lover who’d found something to love wholeheartedly Everyone knew her as the Bird Lady of Āliamanu Intermediate The school where she taught English for 30 years But…
Boom. And just like that, June is busting out all over. And weddings, right? Tis the season. So let’s celebrate with pieces that are between 100 and 1000 words. You…
Somewhere in Vietnam, a deformed child begs for change (an unacknowledged, third generation victim of the spray) A few streets over, an ARVN soldier is turned away from the V.A….
I lazily gaze into the same backyard I’ve been gazing into since childhood Feeling like this time’s the first And a deep sense inhabits my being: There was always a…
Ralph says, When I first came here, my Army days, this whole place was kind of a blank canvas. We’re sitting on the wall at Magic Island watching the waves roll in under the setting…
Okay, Happy May, I hope everybody got lei’d on the 1st. Now that we’re coming into summer, it’s time to start heating up the writing. So without further ado here…
My challenge was the Golden Shovel: A newer form, inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks. I took a line from an existing poem and used each word as the end word in…
Food near but far Gaza markets Old war no die
We thought was going be pau by Christmas Dey nevah like start for talk yet Dey said gotta teach lessons People no mo kau kau No mo hospital Da land…
Aloha e. Happy Tax Season to all of you. I hope you get large returns. I got $1 back from the State this year. Score! Now, here’s what we’re up…