Me and You

You’re like a combination bar and restaurantWhen I come in I’m torn between hunger and thirstTry to ease the tension … More

Note to Self

I believe every story has two endingsThe first once I’ve read itThose images swirling in my mindWords and echoed lines … More

I’m no romantic. When I met my wife, it was love at first sight. You hear about that happening, but who believes … More

“We lost him,” said Kauhane. “I want Agent Daniel to take a look at the corpse and see if he recognizes … More

And as she agedShe whisperedSoft and always softerMy hand on hersHer fingers worn and weakened armsBreath fading fainterHow she played … More

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

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