Awash

There’s tension in the rigid repetition of the waves tonightTheir rolling ashore like a ticking clockUnder the full moon spotlightingOur … More

Safari

Even though a paler woman sitting sunning outside said they wereSaid so to the other two paler woman, all natives tooBut … More

Your savaging self asksWill I no longer be me? Wilding awayWill I realizeWhen I don’t recognize myself? Slipping from the … More

Teaching tough kidsIn a notoriously tough schoolCan be tough on you It was well knownHe only came to campusFor my … More

I’m the flower pinned to a party wallI’m the violet that always shrinksI’m hardly the life of anythingIt’s a bit … More

Marriage is on the tableReady to risk a rollComeA lot of actionAll sevensYou’re in heavenPerfect harmonyFeeling lucky as elevensOr don’t … More

You know I’m horrible at small-talkThis is what it’s like when it’s my turnHow I want to say something to … More

I stopped by the downtown post office earlier today to buy stamps. Do you know how often I buy stamps these … More

He sits in concert on his roof tonightWrapped around his guitarBlues rifts and lonesome lyricsThe sound that money makesAnd fame … More

Chan woke up dismayed and angry. Immediately, he called Kelso at the station. “Chin, let’s split the airlines in half, and … More

Wilbur “Snuffy” Apana had been Chan’s father’s partner on the force. The son of legendary law enforcement officer Chang Apana, Snuffy … More

The Blue Light Bar and Grill was quiet. Wednesday nights, at least in the early evening, were generally mellow. Wednesday was wrestling … More

Kelso pulled up behind Officer McGarrett’s squad car. He and Hank Lee walked along on either side of Chan as … More

This time when he opened his eyes, David Chan felt at least okay. He noticed he could move his head … More

As he read over the fire investigation report, Chan explained to Kelso that there was a new fire victim in … More

Like all of the other gawkers, Chan sat on the low stone wall across Pi‘ikoi watching the Pacific Insurance building … More

It’s strange what making an entrance demandsWhen you can’t quite fit like a cookie cutBend at angles too odd for … More

Not since the first time he’d entered the Daoist monastery did Chan wonder about surrendering his service revolver. But he did … More

They’d been told that Hank Lee was awake and lucid for a few moments at a time. The four stood … More

My grandfather came to Honolulu in 1870 from Canton Province in China. He was nine years old. He spoke no … More