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Somen Salad

written by Celeste Noelani

The thing is, there is nobody left to ask. Sure, I could type the words HAWAI’I SOMEN SALAD into the search bar and come back with thousands of variations. I…

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August 28, 2021 0 comment
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Empty Juice Cups and The Fort Ruger Rollercoaster

written by Celeste Noelani
My brother, my sister, and me.

If we’re very lucky, and if Dad still has money in his wallet, they will say yes. We can’t tell whether Dad’s wallet is empty or not so we ask…

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June 2, 2016 4 comments
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Some Things Even Guava Jelly Can’t Fix

written by Celeste Noelani

We get out of the car and Ian carries Iliana across the parking lot, grateful she’s not actually asleep. The drive to Shoreline is just long enough to make her…

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May 2, 2016 0 comment
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Paula Fuga’s “Misery’s End” Is My Happier Heart’s Letter to Hawaiʻi Nei

written by Celeste Noelani

If I had to make a list of songs that remind me of home, I’d probably never stop writing. Growing up in a musical family meant that everything was fair game…

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April 18, 2016 0 comment
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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?

written by Celeste Noelani

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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April 4, 2016 3 comments
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A Homesick Reunion With the Pacific Ocean

written by Celeste Noelani
Ocean Shores

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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March 14, 2016 2 comments
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Nyssa Collins Is Healing My Broken Pacific Islander Heart

written by Celeste Noelani

I didn’t even know I could care about the X-Factor until I saw X-Factor New Zealand. And I didn’t know I could be both destroyed and healed anew by a…

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March 7, 2016 3 comments
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My Culture Is a Kākou Kind of Thing (Finally)

written by Celeste Noelani
Hula dancers

I take the four-year-old to wander around while the husband finishes his little shopping spree. He needs a pair of shorts for our trip to Hawaiʻi, but a great sale…

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February 29, 2016 4 comments
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