A picture of my daughter drawn by Stephanie at Stephanie’s Comic a Day

Hawaii’s taking such a sober approach to commemorating statehood. No parades and fireworks! No hula shows or festivals! I understand that from an economic stand point. Can’t lay off a grip of state employees then shoot off aerial repeaters and Catherine Wheels. And I’ve never liked parades or people who like [...]

From The Honolulu Advertiser:
Hawaii lands film based on Isle novelKama’aina author pleased; work on ‘Descendants’ will begin early next year
By Greg WilesAdvertiser Staff Writer
Alexander Payne, the director of “Sideways,” is to start filming Kaui Hart Hemmings’ “The Descendants in Hawai’i by early 2010, in what’s said to be a significant boost for the state’s film [...]

L Magazine’s Annual Summer Fiction Issue is out. I’m such a fan of Ron Carlson and I’m honored that my story is in his company…
Click to read Repossession Man

On Friday my grandmother was in the Honolulu Advertiser in an article about vintage Hawaiian fashions. She stands in front of Mount Olomana at her Maunawili home and the caption reads: Eleanor Pence, 96, models her silk statehood mu’umu’u.
Coincidence: I happen to be in Friday’s paper as well, in an article about people [...]