No Ka Lei Maile Ali‘i: He Aloha ‘Āina ‘Oia‘i‘o
By Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker, Kaʻulakauikeaokea Krug, Kaipulaumakaniolono, and Lily Hiʻilani Kim-Dela Cruz Okimura on June 15, 2021E ō e Hawai‘i nui Kuauli, ka moku o Keawe, E ō e Maui nui a Kama, nā hono a‘o Pi‘ilani, E ō e Kaho‘olawe, Kanaloa Moku, E ō e Lāna‘i o Ka‘ululā‘au, E ō e Moloka‘i nui a Hina, E ō e O‘ahu nui-a-Lua, Ka ‘ōnohi o nā kai ‘ewalu, E ō e Kamawaelualani, Kaua‘i …
Read MoreMisty-Lynn Sanico
By Lyz Soto on December 20, 2020Misty-Lynn Sanico is a long-time advocate for local literature and has worked with many community organizations that support Hawaiʻi writers and readers. She is a freelance writer and editor as well as the Director of Marketing and Communications for Bamboo Ridge Press, Hawaiʻi’s longest running, independent small literary press. She is excited to help others explore the humanities …
Read MoreDemaney C. Kine
By Lyz Soto on December 8, 2020Demaney C. Kihe is a Regional Manager at First Hawaiian Bank’s Kapi‘olani Branch, and has been involved in the banking industry for over twenty years. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he is currently is a board member of the Liliha-Palama Business Association, board member with the John A Burns School of Medicine …
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The Spiral’s Path
By Julia Arnade-Colwill on September 24, 2020The men at Hālawa Correctional Facility taught me about hope. Last summer, I found myself back home in Hawaiʻi for a brief period before I was to return to college on the East Coast. Over the past few years, I have become deeply involved in prison advocacy, particularly prison-based education, and sought something similar here. …
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A Letter to You in COVID-19
By Lyz Soto on April 3, 2020Aloha mai kākou, Never has that greeting resonated so resoundingly. We give you salutations in love and community. We greet you as part of our beautiful net of compassion, gratitude, and grace. We extend our thanks to all those who are placing themselves at risk to help others in this time of crisis. We send …
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