Chapter 9: Both Ends Against the Middle

I heard Agent Daniel get up and head for the bathroom. The sun was just coming up over Papakōlea. When … More

Chapter 8: Hell To Pay

By the time Captain Kauhane and Sergeant Kelso made it out to the gate area, Sergeant Kalahiki, covered in blood, … More

I came awake in the dark. It took me a moment to figure out where I was and what I … More

to the final falls at the river’s headbecomes more treacherousthe closer I come to getting there,the more slippery the terrain,boulders … More

For who knew what bright reason, most airlines scheduled flights to arrive during roughly the same time periods. There were … More

Everything under the sun and the moon seemed to be keeping me up tonight. When I was putting together a … More

The Blue Light Bar and Grill, owned by Rick Yamanaha, had become an H.P.D. hangout when the police station stood … More

When she came through the entrance to Zippy’s, the expression on her face told me that something had changed. Why … More

Daily Affirmations Mantra (May be chanted aloud or recited silently) Take a deep breath and exhale slowly Begin All weeds … More

a distant little door before whichyour message sits, like you, I wonder,waiting. The journey from herewill take an hour, from there … More

We haunt yesterday’s bonfiresCozy after days of swimmingAnd miles of nature walksLearned every plant and treeWe’d seen for a million … More

The intercom buzzed, taking his mind off the view of Honolulu Harbor. “Governor, it’s Sir George Masterson on the phone … More

Because it was my body, I went in to watch it being cut up. We’d found him on the side … More

Jacob Sugai sat glassy-eyed, his cold hands folded and resting on the deep green desk blotter. He’d been first into … More

Miss Lucy Pineda died two weeks ago. She was always Miss Lucy. Yesterday, there was a big neighborhood barbecue at … More

It all changes slowly, the way we’re perceivedAs we do become more than we first meant I hear now before I … More

The kind of laughterWe laughedWhen we were 21Drunk at 2:00 a.m.The loud kindOf who cares at that ageConfident and easyBouncing … More

Near the trip end, a so long vacation of viewingtossed pasts like old glass broken to the bottomin blunted glitter … More

Each would fill eachTo brimming can as mayBut the momentComes, soon lost fingersThat slide betweenIndex and thumbA brief wax scentBreathless … More

You spot her on the busAnd from this chance sightingYou imagine the torment begins Initially, the symptoms are mildDo not … More