ANN INOSHITA, JEAN TOYAMA, JUJUBE , PLEOPARD
 Bamboo Ridge Issue #96 is a special collection of 48 renshi (linked) poems by Jean Yamasaki Toyama, Juliet S. Kono, Ann Inoshita, and Christy Passion. Originally published as weekly website postings to commemorate Bamboo Ridge’s 30th anniversary, the poets’ year-long journey resulted in NO CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW, a combination book and CD. Jean Yamasaki Toyama, Juliet S. Kono, Ann Inoshita, Christy Passion
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ANN INOSHITA, JEAN TOYAMA, JUJUBE , PLEOPARD
The Massie Case obsessed all of America in the early 1930s and remains one of the most controversial events in Hawai`i history. The case highlighted racial conflicts between locals and recently arrived haoles (military personnel, government representatives, and the territorial haole elite). On September 12, 1931, Thalia Massie, wife of Naval officer Thomas Massie, was allegedly assaulted and raped in Waikiki by five local men. What followed were two notorious trials that threatened to undermine the delicate racial balance of the Territory of Hawai`i. When a mistrial was declared and the five local men accused of the assault were set free, Lt. Massie, Thalia's mother Grace Fortescue, and two enlisted men kidnapped and murdered one of the defendants, Joseph Kahahawai. Arrested and charged with manslaughter, the four haole defendants were represented by the famous lawyer Clarence Darrow. When they were found guilty of manslaughter, Territorial Governor Lawrence Judd commuted their sentences to one hour served in his company. (Adapted from Dennis Carroll’s article in Kumu Kahua’s Viewer’s Guide .
This project was funded, in part, by a grant from the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HCH)--a development partner of Bamboo Ridge Press.
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