Tag: hawaii
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Once Upon a Moʻolelo: A Collection of Kaʻao Two Short Stories Now on Kindle
I’ve recently published two short stories on Amazon Kindle, both rooted in Hawaiian mythology, kaʻao, and themes of identity, power, and transformation. These stories are part of a growing body of work that re-imagines traditional narratives through original characters and culturally grounded storytelling. Below you’ll find a brief look at each story and where you…
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Aloha all!
I have finally finished all my finals and I can concentrate on my passion of writing. I wanted to share that my first chapter of Meet Me by the Banyan Tree has been published in the University of Hawaii West Oʻahu’s Pueo Press. I did some back and forth emails with one of the editors…
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Once Upon a Mo’olelo ~ Sirena: a modern tail
I have been working on this story for more than seven years. This version of it has been simplified so many of the details are not here. To better fit the Once Upon a Mo’olelo collection I changed the character’s names except Sirena’s name, and overall I added more Oceania themes. I kept the protagonist’s…
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Perspectives on Colonialism in Hawai’i: Tiki Culture Phenomenon
In the picture above I am wearing a lampshade costume. During the 50’s and 60’s lampshade hula girls (not real girls…lol) were mostly put in hotel rooms for the tourists. More recently big companies that have their corporate events in Hawai’i sometimes hire human décor like hula girl lampshades to fulfill their nostalgic themes. Most…
Magic, Myths, and Me 