Photo: Bruno Leou-on

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Season’s Greetings

Thank you, dear friends, and wishing you Happy Holidays!

fort fort lointain / far, far away

Vahitahi

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Thankful to the Hawai’i Book and Music Festival where I’ll be speaking as part of the Ms.aligned 2 panel. Sunday May 6 at 11 am to 12 noon, Makai Authors, Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds in Honolulu. Grateful to my fellow Ms.aligned poets and writers speaking on the panel: Pat Matsueda, Emily Benton, Adele NeJame, and Angela Nishimoto!

Mountains Over Pape’ete, Tahiti, at Dawn

TAHITI: THE IMAGE IN THE MIND

This beautiful lyrical essay about growing up in Tahiti and losing her father is by Lillian Howan, author of ‘The Charm Buyers’. Lillian’s writings have appeared in Asian American…

Lights From A Distance An essay I wrote about my father, ancient navigation, and Tahiti. Thank you author, activist, actor, and poet Leslie Stuart Tate for your beautiful presentation of my essay. Thank you Francoise Holozet-Howan for this wondrous photo.

Land of Dreams. Mo’orea in the distance.

photo: Bruno Leou-on