Pen and paper, napkin,keyboard, or stick in the sand—words inspire us, no matter how they are written.
Ka Lamakua is dedicated to publishing the best creative and non-fiction writing from UHM students and community members.
Poetry Trees at Manoa Gardens
Apr 18th
Photography by Tracy Chan and Loraine Ho.
On April 18, Ka Lamakua launched its second poetry event, Poet Trees, at Manoa Gardens. The venue came with access to new equipment on the cheap– microphones, a 8-foot screen projector, sound mixer, and speakers. Since the event was an open-mic, we just needed the performers to appear.
Keith Fernandez [...]
A local author explores the dark side of Honolulu
Aug 21st
By Michelle White
Shiny bald men drool as naked women stick their shaved anatomy in their faces. It’s just another day for Charlie, the former ice-smoking ABC store manager in the book “Bolohead Row,” a work of fiction chronicling the area of one square mile surrounding Ke’eaumoku and Kapi’olani Boulevard, the hyper-slummy strip from where the [...]
Talk story with Vārua Tupu Writers
Oct 10th
By Aiko Yamashiro
Editor’s note:
Like Hawai‘i, French Polynesia suffered a period of colonial suppression, when indigenous languages and traditions were banned, discouraged, and commodified for outside consumption.
Similar to Hawaii’s cultural revival in the 1970s, poets, musicians, and creative artists led a cultural renaissance in the 1980s and 90s, using art to help reassert a proud Mā‘ohi [...]
