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Aloha Aku | Aloha Mai

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    These Ants Are Not Cockroaches (And Other Things I Tell Myself When I Am Viciously Homesick)

    written by Celeste Noelani

    I duck my head to step beneath a branch laden with dainty pink blossoms. A cluster of multi-colored tulips bloom at the base of the cherry tree, slender leaves shaking in an almost-chilled…

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    April 11, 2016 5 comments
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    Who Cares if They Think ‘Puka’ Means a Shell?

    April 4, 2016

    On losing and reclaiming my Hawaiian culture. I couldn’t begin to count how many times I’ve had the same conversation. I’ll say something like “Oh, look I have a puka in…

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    The Boy In Our Hearts

    March 28, 2016

    She knows she has another brother, one she can’t play with or see or talk to or torment. One who won’t torment her back, the way her eldest brother does.…

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    A Fear Of Falling

    March 21, 2016

    Trigger Warning: suicide, self harm, stillbirth, abuse “How was therapy?” Ian asks. He asks this after every session, but this time is different. He is worried about me. “It was…

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    A Homesick Reunion With the Pacific Ocean

    March 14, 2016

    It’s a long way from the dunes to the shore and I laugh at the weepy anticipation that grows with each step. I walk alone towards the rolling white froth,…

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