The Bibliophile

From the time he began college, he kept every single book he bought for every course he took. His library … More

On Leaving

As porous as air, sliced Thin, I fall between See you way over there perhaps, or Not, maybe hear your … More

People wonder how I became a professor. It matters little to them that I’ve published a dozen important books and … More

He’d collected coins from the time his father thought he was ready to understand the hobby. “You see, David,” said … More

Ala Moana Shopping Center is anchored, much like Sears and Liberty House used to do, replaced now by Nordstrom and … More

If you hadn’t heard, I’m sure you could guess that living in Hawai’i is expensive. Many people have two jobs, some … More

Chris is meeting this grandmother and grandfather, Al and Sarah, for the first time. This is also the first time he’s … More

“Sir? Excuse me?” Ronald Ito turns around, sees it’s an older security guard. Close cropped silver hair, the kind of … More

What does it really mean to arrive fashionably late?What, you’re too busy with your important life to show up on … More

You know your romance has gone awry when toys fail. I’m not talking about batteries. I mean when suggest a … More

I’m happy to say that Episode 9 of One Halloween in Honolulu, my latest Lieutenant David Chan crime story, is … More

“To another Valentine’s Day,” the older man said, lifting his pint. The two, sitting side by side, clinked glasses, took … More

We’re in our late 60s now. We’ve been getting together to watch the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow football games for … More

All eyes turned up from their work as Clayton strolled into the office. They were waiting, mentally laughing in advance at … More

Sometimes he wished life were a movie. But not just any movie. From the first time he fell in love … More

First thing the next morning, David Chan called down to the evidence lock-up to find out if everything from the … More

“It’s right there,” he said, pointing to the small break in the tree line, hard to tell from this far … More

You have seen the way this hand withdraws before, the slow move away and fall of silence layering into sand, … More

The first thing Chan did when he arrived at the Holo Holo Bar was call the King Surfrider Hotel. Yes, … More

“Wouldn’t it be great,” said Yamamoto, “if there were a place where every key made was cataloged? Then we’d be … More