Wha-da-ya Know? (140 words)

I explained to Chan how Eugene Kanai called a few hours ago, said he wanted to tell me something he … More

It’s Who You Know (120 words)

Well, at least Kama had avoided dealing with cops for the rest of his life. I was the one who lived, … More

When HPD showed, I wasn’t surprised that Lieutenant David Chan, my old brother-in-arms, walked in. Me and him and Kama’d all … More

Eugene Kanai, my old high-school classmate, had wanted to stop by the office to talk. It’d been twenty-five years since we’d … More

I came this close. That “in the very next breath” thing. It took all he had to gesture, get me on my … More

With David vouching for me, I was released into his custody. After I’d told him everything, he said, “Lanning, did anyone … More

It was winter break, which is a funny term for it here in Hawai‘i. I’d answered an ad in the Hawai‘i Star. A … More

I struggled more with writing up this case than I did the last. Because I myself wasn’t part of the case, … More

When the call from Shanghai came, Chan’s adrenaline rush quickly died. “There was no tall woman in a mu‘umu‘u on … More

A man the right height approached, a baseball cap pulled down over his dark glasses. He carried a black case maybe … More

Chan asked what was up. “It’s a body. They found it out back,” said officer Williams. Chan’s pulse quickened as the … More

The crowd closed back around the table. Chan saw it had thinned, many not wanting to be near him in the … More