Essays

2017

“Man’s Best Reflection” Medium, 8-2-17

“Something in the Water: The Past and Present of Hawaii’s Warrior Culture” Sherdog, 6-2-17

2016

“John John Florence and Surfing’s Hawaiian Homecoming” The Classical, 12-15-16

“Away Games” The Classical, 3-9-16

2015

“A Day in the Life of a Special Education Teacher” Civil Beat, 12-23-15

“What I’ve Learned About Being Local” Civil Beat, 11-20-15

“In Defense of Millennial Whining” The Finite Life, 11-4-15

“God, Violence, and Mixed Martial Arts” The Classical, 8-11-15

“A Confederacy of Jugglers” The Finite Life, 6-10-15

“Fighting with an Island on His Back” The Classical, 5-13-15

“To Chase” The Finite Life, 4-6-15

“Knock Your Block Off” The Finite Life, 3-29-15

“The Problem with Plurals” The Finite Life, 2-23-15

“When in Roam” The Finite Life, 2-12-15

“Retrograde Motion” The Finite Life, 1-7-15

2014

“You’re Closer to Death than Ever Before” The Finite Life, 11-6-14

“Where I’m Calling From” The Finite Life, 9-3-14

“The North and the South of It” The Finite Life, 8-7-14

“Cab Seat Capitalism” The Finite Life, 8-1-14

“World Cup Reverie” The Finite Life, 7-13-14

“On Listening” The Finite Life, 7-8-14

“Oh Say, Can’t You See?” The Finite Life, 7-4-14

“Sunset at 30,000 Feet” The Finite Life, 6-30-14

2013

“Name Calling” The Finite Life, 12-29-13

“Quarters” The Finite Life, 2-22-13

“Your Next Nostalgia” The Finite Life, 2-1-13

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2012

“The Zen of Partying” The Finite Life, 12-28-12

“In Defense of the Apocalypse” The Finite Life, 12-23-12