Articles
Selected
magazine articles
Kalo
Culture
Kalo
(also known as taro) is much more
than merely the traditional starch food of Hawai‘i; the revered plant
appears in the Hawaiian creation chant as an actual ancestor of the
Hawaiian people. This article, for the Hawaiian Airlines in-flight
magazine Hana Hou!, won the first place "Excellence in Journalism"
award for feature writing/long form from the Society of Professional
Journalists. It was also awarded
the Hawai‘i Visitor and Convention Bureau's "Keep It Hawai`i" award
(print media division).
Making
Hula History
This
article is a cultural look at
hula's revered Kanaka‘ole family, whose genealogical roots in hula go
back countless generations. It was written for the Hawaiian Airlines
in-flight magazine Hana Hou! and won the Hawai`i Visitor and Convention
Bureau's "Keep It Hawai`i" award (print media division).
Quincy
Troupe
For Pages magazine, a profile of the one-time California poet laureate
Quincy Troupe, who has published several volumes of poetry, a
children’s book, a biography of Miles Davis, and a memoir, Miles and
Me, about his friendship with the musician.
Material
Culture
Written for Islands magazine, this article looks at traditional
Hawaiian quilting, an art form 19th-century Hawaiians learned from
American missionaries and quickly made their own; and how (and perhaps
why) a wild new style of Hawaiian quilting that breaks most of the old
rules has recently emerged.
Waimea
Modern
This Hawaii Home + Remodeling article showcases the architecture and
interior design of a noteworthy Waimea, Hawai‘i home.
Extra,
Extra!
This article, for Honolulu magazine, describes an enormous
collaborative project to make old, Hawaiian-language newspapers, and
their wealth of historical, cultural and genealogical data, accessible
on the Internet.
Hula for
the World
A look at hula for the Aloha Airlines in-flight magazine Spirit of
Aloha—both within a family and at a world conference on the topic.
To
Seek Far
For the Hawaiian Airlines in-flight magazine Hana Hou!, a look at
the brand-new ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo, Hawai‘i, which
celebrates both the astronomy atop the island's Mauna Kea and the
Hawaiian culture and its own traditional of exploring new worlds.
Mauna
Kea Summitry
For the Hawai‘i Island Journal and also appearing in the Honolulu
Weekly, this article takes a close look at the controversy surrounding
the astronomical observatories perched atop the volcano Mauna Kea,
considered by many to be Hawaiians' most sacred site.
My articles have
appeared in:
Country Life International (U.K.)
FiberArts
Hana Hou! (the Hawaiian Airlines in-flight magazine)
Hawaii Business
Hawaii Home + Remodeling
Hawaii Island Journal
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Hawaiian Style
Homes of the Big Island
Honolulu
Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Weekly
Island Scene
Islands
PAGES
Spirit of Aloha (the Aloha Airlines in-flight
magazine)
I have also written and voiced
commentaries for
National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" as well as for Hawai'i
Public Radio.
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