Stay Away

I recall the manapua,my favorite steamed char siu buns,half-moons and pork hash.The box half full or half empty? When that … More

A Head in the Honey Pot Forever

Unbelievable that it’s all come down to this, the tossingin of the handful of soil and the long stemmed roseto … More

She said that the way I walked was funny. I asked why, so she demonstrated. She swung her shoulders and … More

Where are the ones in the suits of gold,those second lookers who’d whiplash our tender necks,the heart beaters who’d burst … More

He sat at the empty round table sipping watery black tea, wondering what had happened to those 75 years. Of … More

We’d known each other, worked together in the record store, for nearly six months already. By the time she came … More

Jim tells me he admires the thick patch of aloe vera flowing down through my rock garden to the patio, … More

Hanging up, I thought then, at that instant,because I was absolutely sure, 19-year old certain,the world would be shot full … More

They say that Maui nō ka ‘oi, and I, once upon a time, agreed, when we didn’t have to fight … More

Because there’s too much headwind whipping now,too much ocean motion for me to feel your ripples,finger skin tendered soft, how … More

At my house, growing up, we had the Big Knife. I don’t know if it was the same at your … More

It’s us sitting on a seawall.Maybe somewhere near Waikīkī.I don’t know.Great photo though.We’re both looking down and toward each other.We’re … More

I grew up calling the neighboring islands of our state that weren’t O‘ahu the “outside” islands, and that big continent … More

They entered West Towne Mall and Mrs. Goodman gave great thanks for the warmth. It was officially the coldest winter on … More

The end of the carnival of light and soundthe summertime fairgroundof Ferris wheel and rollercoaster rideslaughter a million miles from … More

It was that booming sound of rage, so thrillingto witness the angry sloshup of hydrologic forces,brimming froth and foam and … More

I look back on them all long and longfor what I might have had in my mind’s eyesee red skirts … More

The second thing I remember is my 4th birthday party,five red wax candles burning on a pink cake, the extra one … More