Modern Ancient Hawaii In Halawa, a remote valley carved out of Molokai’s awesomely rugged North Shore, the few remaining residents of a once thriving community are making an uncertain stand to revive and protect a disappearing way of life.

Write Your Congressman? Essay featured in the San Francisco Chronicle about the author's internship for the Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. For the link to the article on the Chronicle's site, click here.

Pain As an intense period of yoga training comes to a close, an agonizing ear infection puts months of meditation into perspective.

oh me oh America A motorcycle ride across America in the weeks after September 11th, and what it means to live in a country that is as beautiful and inspiring as it is hearthbreaking and terrifying.