On Deck

"The Arrival of the Chief" — KAHIKILANI

In honor of Lono — Akua (God) of Sky, Weather, Rain, Agriculture, Fertility, Games, Recreation, and Peace (among other things) — and the Makahiki Season, a ritual festival that commences every year right about now (end of October, early November and lasting approximately four months through February), I am planning to write and publish a series of essay…