Legendary uncle status
When Someone Deeply Listens to YouBy John Fox (shared by Aunty Pua in 2013) When someone deeply listens to youIt […]
Poetry
Face to face
He Alo Ahe Alo by Puanani Burgess He alo a he alo,(Face to face),That’s how you learn about what makes
Un Año
Every year around this time we get together at a friend’s house to make mochi. It’s not the kind you
Poetry, Reflections
rainrain
Nov 10, 2025 “When the cloud weeps, the garden laughs.” —Rumi, Masnavi, Book V, line 3656. Aloha mai kākou,
Geese Gone Wild or, Dear Mary Oliver
Dear Mary Oliver, You wrote a poem about flying geese, and being soft. You reassured us: You do not have
Hope & Justice
HOPE Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of hope—not the prudent gates of Optimism, which are somewhat
Writer’s Block
You cannot do this workIf you cannot love deep and in the Next breath,Say, goodbye. My dear friend Miwa asked me to
Mostly
Trees stretch impossibly tall and widecovered in lichen and rusty barkfat vines crawling for succor around their broad waists. We sit
Culture in a Bag
Aloha Beloveds: Mahalo for inviting us into your Circle of Light. I’m sending some poems and prompts for you as you
On Followership
Lately Aunty wanted to talk about followership. Everyone talks about leadership these days, but what does it mean to be a
I Come from a Place
What is the role of empathy and curiosity in our work and lives? Aunty was great at inspiring both in
E ka gentle breeze e waft mai nei…
Aloha mai kākou, “E ka gentle breeze e waft mai nei…” I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I’m thinking
“How’s your heart, darling?”
“Howʻs your heart, darling?”—2021 quote from the Culturally Relevant Evaluation and Assessment Hawai‘i group where Aunty Pua was a key
Face to Face
This week and last week have been the most significant of the year so far. I’m on Hawai‘i Island having an