Well, my full name is Marilynn Lokelani Kauhane Howe. But that is a helluva long name for a byline. I am a hapa writer, photographer, and mom of two.

Traveling back and forth between our beloved Hawaiʻi and throughout this beautiful, broken place called the mainland is a source of hope, even healing.

It was a lot easier before juggling a husband, children, and no less than two doodles and four birds. As they say in Texas, "Lord have mercy."

But there is a saying in Hawaii, too. ‘A‘ohe loa i ka hana a ke aloha. Distance is ignored by love. In that spirit, head this way for moʻolelo and more, made with love.

LET’S GO  ⟶