So I Notice My Electricity Bill Went Up

Two months ago, a pair of Hawaiian Electric workerscame to my house to install a state-of-the-art meterwith all the bells … More

Pretty Bird

I don’t see them displayed in tiny cages at restaurants and stores anymore, the way I remember them, confined and … More

I’ll Be Your Roadie

You’ve brought us to The Golden Palace Restaurant in order for you to assess the plausibility of bidding on a … More

Oath

Okay, the next time I’ll have taken lessons,boned up lots on all your bout rules.Only the French could explain whythe … More

On the Clock

She tells me she has never been late for an event in her life. I examine my watch. It is … More

The Tellers of the Tales

They are the scalpels into the heart of the storyCatalogers of the tales of life, of death, and beyondSpeakers of … More

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

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

Note to Self

Please, can you snap out of it, please? The pandemic’s loosening up its death grip a bit now. Don’t think … More

Fair Game

The hole in the snowbank was deep, and as I peered into it, I imagined I was looking at some … More

To See What He Had Seen — Part Ten

Jason Yu had been attracted to Kathy Thurston for a long time.  In school, a senior, he’d noticed her, a freshman, … More

To See What He Had Seen — Part Six

Yu sat steaming at his desk.  Nothing that affected his enterprise should ever escape notice.  He had informants planted everywhere, had bought … More

The Gift of Quick Disclosure

She asked what it was before she unwrapped it. Do you ever wonder why people ask that about gifts?It’s as … More

Odds Are

It’s best to be born mid-century.I was born in 1954, just a babe in the nuclear age.If you come in … More

Photo Album

RandyIwalani LiaMickey Me MinnieLeina‘ala Robert RolandAlisha MeishaPeleMe Karen MRod RhondaEllen BettyPaul Karen LChris JonAudrey Me Kaori TinaMerle Snoopy JunkoAllison M … More

Singular

Anytime you have the chance to see a blue blossom, be thankful for it, maybe bless it. Blue is the … More

Disappearances

That was a long time ago and I’d never known about it. None of our mutual friends had mentioned it … More

Accident

We’d collected tops, when they became a fad, nearly eclipsing yoyos.You replaced the nylon or cheap metal tips with nails,then … More

Miserable Musicians

There once were two moron musiciansWho were wise about public admissionsThey thought white was rightTold their fans so – that … More

A Haunting

Always pictured as a dark forest in ever after land, a hollow space opening up to a cavernous clearing, echoing … More