All I Had To Do

I have been dreaming myself into stories again. These should be some of the quietest journeys I will ever take, … More

My Last Stand-Up Gig

My mom had a pretty good sense of humor. One time she bought a book of elephant jokes, and she … More

I’m guessing someone’s died out here tonight. He’d been brought up in the Lutheran Church, his Grandmother and then his … More

He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park. They would draw back the bow string, close their … More

When Art Kamaka was three years old, his father had drowned, along with two friends, while fishing in the Kaiwi … More

Sometimes I think I’ve becomethat man it’s said will never understand the boyeven though he has been that boybecause he’s … More

I started running when I moved back to Honolulu. Running in Madison was difficult for me because it was always either … More

“Let’s go to Auntie Ruthie’s house.” “By bus?” “No, let’s walk.” “Walk! But it’s so far.” “No it’s not far.” “Yes … More

It was the coldest winter on record in Wisconsin. David was glad to be back home in Hawai‘i for winter break. Grad … More

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

I understand that scholars on the subject now generally can neither agree nor disagree whether Martin Luther, ordered to recant … More

So my sister, a charter member of the organization, said, “Come try out for the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus. You might … More

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

It was time, my parents decided, for me to learn how not to drown. We live in Hawai‘i, so we’re surrounded … More

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

If I’d been the right age to have experienced those long summer breaks of my childhood, where I’d have two-and-a-half … More

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

Man, I really hate this. So now I’m going to have the same problem. I want to write about my third year … More

The Terrible Twos? Hell. Shouldn’t this be Chapter 2 then, not Chapter 3? Curses. I’ll have to hammer that out come the final edit. … More

Once upon a time, there was an interesting feature of their neighborhood. It was an old WWII style Quonset hut in … More