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The five-night camp cost $25. I’d grown up at Pālama Settlement, currently took piano and swimming. For $5 a day, … More

Count Up

The first thing he doesn’t do is remember to start shooting. A nurse picks up the camera and assumes the … More

He wasn’t the type who’d say, This is my old lady. He introduced my mom by her nickname only, never … More

By the time she was twelve, she’d risen to the top of the amateur circuit here in Hawai‘i. Her parents, … More

My mom calls out from the kitchen window, telling me to hurry and bring in the clothes drying on the … More

You may have heard or read this morning’s news reportabout a man in China, kidnapped 24 years agoat the age … More

In 1973, on the heels of him rocketing into the big name star echelon, Neil Young came to Hilo Town … More

My first semester at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, definitely had its best of times and worst of times split … More

Drinking alcohol was so easy now. It seemed like only yesterday, on a dull Friday or Saturday night, we’d be … More

When I would hear my friends talk about what their children were going through to get their driver licenses, I … More

My parents never held back when it came to providing us with a variety of cultural experiences. One of these was … More

I’ve always felt that there are some books I love so much that I keep coming back to them despite … More

You know how Mark Twain says that quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world, how he’s done it … 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

Here’s my draft for today, Sunday 05.05.19. The Swans at Wells There is an elderly gentleman, beamingneatly bearded and dressed … More