i imagine you at age seven, running wild and free through grass and ocean.
your hair wild in the wind, ehu, catching sunlight and challenging those who would call you impostor.
your heart marked you what your blood did not. maori.
i can hear your voice, distinct with the sounds of being young and unburdened.
i am afraid of becoming you now.
you laughed when you told me the story of your childhood, and how you were teased.
it made my heart hurt that you still…
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Posted on March 11, 2008 at 11:24pm
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E noho ana au ma O'ahu i keia kau, a ho'i hou i Bosetona i ke kauwela. He haumana au ma ke kula nui o Brandeis ma Massachusetts, aka, he kumu au ma ke kula nui o Manoa i ke ke'ena Mo'olelo. Akahi no au e ho'omaka me ia hana ma Manoa. Ke kakau nei au i ka pepa nui 'o ia ho'i ka "dissertation" i keia manawa.
E 'ike ana au ia 'oe ma keia ao maoli. Hau'oli au i keia pilina hou,
Aloha,
Noe
maika‘i ke kula, akā, pa‘ahana nō wau a makemake nui wau e ho‘opau i kēia manawa. lol. i nehinei au i ho‘omana‘o ai i kēlā lā ma ka papa APBio me Mordan a kēlā hua ‘ōlelo ‘o Blastopore. hahaha..
pehea ‘oe?
I wasn't sure who 'wahine ilikea' was until I saw you on Laura's page! Hope all is well - I'm glad that students have followed up with this kind of research, it's exciting.
keep in touch
miss you.
i am going to uh hilo and am graduating next year. after that i am thinking about going to graduate school at manoa.... depending on if i want to just leave school already.... i work as well at a micro brewery and at the university. what are you up to????!!!!
i hope all is well with you!
maika'i ka'u 'ohana. pa'ahana au me ka'u kaikamahine a me ke kulanui. a 'oe...pehea?
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