Da Barefoot Warrior of Molokai

Wahine is an Oahu Girl having been born(1945) and raised in Kalihi-Waikiki. She raisedher family on Molokai and now lives on Mauiwhere her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildrenalso reside. Her ambition wasto be a roller derby competitor. When she wastwelve it came to her in a vision that her lifewould revolve around the care of children. Herinspiration to create poetry comes from her lifesinvolvements with her spirituality, with people as she took on various jobs, with herfamily and with the mana (energies) of the islands all entwined with her personalinsights. A follower of Dr. Wayne Dyer, she is in the process of creating her own Bookof Possibilities. This, too, inspires her poetry. Each of Wahines poems commemorates something or someone important from herexperience be it an event, a person, an intuition (a sixth sense). My guardian angelgives me courage and strength. So my journey is sealed with the spirit of AlohaMana o l o: to have faith, trust, confi dence to believe. In Hawaii we are so blessed. Our lifestyle is simple. The dreams we have carry messages for all to understandthe changes and the movements. We were brought up to know that all things haverhythm and to show respect for the universe. In her Dedication Wahine shares her love with her creator and her family. In herpoetry she is sharing her life with us as well.