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Chaos doesn't knock politely. It barges in, sometimes loud and sudden, sometimes slow and suffocating. It shows up in broken routines, in...

I was supposed to go on a date tonight. He smiled like he was holding something fragile— and it was his heart. He said, “I’m afraid.” And...

⸻ There’s this bird I keep seeing outside my apartment. He’s big. Male—you can tell by the way he stands, like he knows exactly who he...

They say when the lava cools, the land it leaves behind is stronger. Richer. Ready to grow again. That’s how friendship feels after loss....

They never prepare you for what it means to date after you’ve already lost love in its most final form. After you’ve kissed goodbye to...

I grew up thinking the Kanaka Maoli flag was ours. I mean, that’s what I was told. Taught. Raised on. It was more than a flag— it was a...

Happy Mother’s Day. You don’t hear that enough—not the way you  deserve to hear it. Not after all the battles you’ve fought to show up...

Ten years ago, I became a mother— just me and my newborn baby, barely two or three months old. I was tired. I was scared. But I was also...

This isn't the first time I've watched someone I love pack a bag, lace their boots, and leave pieces of their heart behind with us - my...

I used to think that if a friendship or relationship didn’t work out, it was because I did something wrong. Maybe I trusted too quickly....