Kīpuka Location
Here
in the
‘Ili Neighborhood of
Kalaepōhaku (the brow of rock)
St. Louis Heights
where my papaya grows
Here
in the
Ahupua’a Section of
Waikīkī (spouting water)
a surf rider’s dream
Here
in the
Moku District of
Kona (the leeward side)
where many live and die in tents
along the streets
Here
on the
Mokupuni Island of
O’ahu (the gathering place)
where what was once sacred
is all for sale
Here
on the
Pae’aina Archipelago of
Hawai’i Nei (the 50th State)
where US Marines secured
a Queen’s abdication over sugar
and a harbor’s shapely form
Here
in the
Moana Ocean
Moananuiākea (the Pacific)
as far from any other land
as you can be and still be subject
to the nations’ power games.
Here
on the
Hōkūhele Planet
Honua (Earth).
Where we paddle a small canoe
across a cold, dark sea so vast
we cannot hope that help
will reach us from beyond.