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Island of Mo’orea from Tahiti

the uninhabited Îles Maria, Australes Islands

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Bora Bora at Twilight

Dogs Strolling on the Island of Taha’a

be safe everyone

Island of Mo’orea from Matavai Bay, Tahiti

Bora Bora

a sacred space: marae ti’i rua, Mo’orea

Island of Mo’orea

photo: Vaea Sioux

Sunset in Puka-Puka

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

TAHITI: THE IMAGE IN THE MIND

This beautiful lyrical essay about growing up in Tahiti and losing her father is by Lillian Howan, author of ‘The Charm Buyers’. Lillian’s writings have appeared in Asian American…

Lights From A Distance An essay I wrote about my father, ancient navigation, and Tahiti. Thank you author, activist, actor, and poet Leslie Stuart Tate for your beautiful presentation of my essay. Thank you Francoise Holozet-Howan for this wondrous photo.

POLYNESIA: PARADISE LOST?

In this two-part feature, Lillian Howan, author of a powerful novel set in Tahiti, offers a revealing interview and a lyrical essay describing her cultural heritage, her creativity and her experie…

Thank you author & literary shaman Leslie Stuart Tate for interviewing me on my childhood in Tahiti and my novel The Charm Buyers, as well as chronic illness, and lupus. Thankful to Francoise Holozet-Howan for the spectacular photos - this interview begins with a translation of her message re why she shares these photos: to bring more awareness to the environmental vulnerability of these islands, on the frontlines of climate change.

Mountains Over Pape’ete, Tahiti, at Dawn

Yayoi Kusama, Honolulu Biennial 2017

Rangiroa

photo: Françoise Holozet-Howan

Baobob Tree, Manoa Valley

Yoshino Cherry Blossoms

View From Point Venus

Island of Moorea in the Distance

Fangatau

Photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Sunset in Puka-Puka

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

TAHITI: THE IMAGE IN THE MIND

This beautiful lyrical essay about growing up in Tahiti and losing her father is by Lillian Howan, author of ‘The Charm Buyers’. Lillian’s writings have appeared in Asian American…

Lights From A Distance An essay I wrote about my father, ancient navigation, and Tahiti. Thank you author, activist, actor, and poet Leslie Stuart Tate for your beautiful presentation of my essay. Thank you Francoise Holozet-Howan for this wondrous photo.

POLYNESIA: PARADISE LOST?

In this two-part feature, Lillian Howan, author of a powerful novel set in Tahiti, offers a revealing interview and a lyrical essay describing her cultural heritage, her creativity and her experie…

Thank you author & literary shaman Leslie Stuart Tate for interviewing me on my childhood in Tahiti and my novel The Charm Buyers, as well as chronic illness, and lupus. Thankful to Francoise Holozet-Howan for the spectacular photos - this interview begins with a translation of her message re why she shares these photos: to bring more awareness to the environmental vulnerability of these islands, on the frontlines of climate change.

photo courtesy of Chantal Howan

birds of the islands

photo courtesy of Chantal Howan

Lost Lake and Mount Hood

photo: Daniel Montgomery

thank you to my daughter Vanina for this photo

A pleasure to have my story Night Work published in the gorgeous and slightly disturbing Ghosts and Phantoms issue of Vice-Versa. Thank you, Pat Matsueda, and special guest editors Steve Heller and Mark Spencer!