Category Archives: Stories

A Poem

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Mokihana

I wrote this poem just after Nolemana’s papa-san died. He’d lived with us for eleven years, and I was his primary caregiver during his last couple of years. He and I had a very special relationship, and even now, I … Continue reading →

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Full-on Pidgin Kawila Story

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Mokihana

K’den… while I’m getting da next post ready, I thought I’d re-post this story from September 2007. Laugh, cry, watevahs… it was quite da story.

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Stories, Number Four

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Mokihana

Well, for this story, I’m going to re-blog a post I wrote ‘way back in 2005, and all in pidgin. Cuz no can write stories about hanabata days in Hawaiʻi without getting da pidgin in dea, yeah? No ask me … Continue reading →

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Stories Numbah Chree: Trains

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Mokihana

Some peeps have asked me hakum I love trains so much. I think part of it was because my Papa-san worked for the Kahului Railroad on Maui.  I have some photos he took of the old trains when he was … Continue reading →

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Stories, Numbah Two: Polo Ponies

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Mokihana

It occurs to me, as I start to write these stories, that almost all of them are only in my head. They’ve made me part of who I am; I wish I knew more of my mom and dad’s stories, … Continue reading →

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Stories, Numbah One: Idaho Furnace

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Mokihana

Just pau my latest knee surgery, when I was up walking during the middle of the night, I began remembering all kine stories from my life. Yeah, it was probably the Oxy because my head was full of them…but I … Continue reading →

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