“The writer who plants the ground of experience with the seeds of imagination fits his or her reader with a new pair of shoes.”
—Lewis Lapham
“Peek is a storyteller extraordinaire, cut from an older cloth seldom seen today.”
“Tom Peek’s understanding of place, culture, and current issues is deep and respectful without being heavy-handed.”
“Peek is an author who takes the time to listen and observe, honestly portraying islanders of all hues and voices.”
“Peek writes about the land with respect. He writes about the Hawaiian spirit with reverence.”
“Drawing on years of experience living and working with Native Hawaiians, Peek takes us into the spiritual and cultural depths of Hawaiian traditions…”
Latest blog posts
Poli‘ahu returns to Mauna Kea; Pele to Kilauea
This winter has been a dramatic one on the Island of Hawaiʻi, with repeated snowfalls—including blizzards—on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa and one of the most spectacular lava lakes at Kilauea in memory. To Native Hawaiians these ...
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Mauna Loa erupts! Pele awes people across the globe.
When people think of Hawaiʻi they usually conjure up images of sundrenched beaches on Oʻahu, Maui, or Kauaʻi. But the real heart and soul of the archipelago are the massive volcanoes that created it, something affirmed yet again by the ...
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Weary of crises? Look beyond mainstream thought.
For decades now we’ve been bombarded daily—in the news, on social media, and in our own communities—with chronic, anxiety-producing strife: economic instability and poverty; racial, religious, class, and gender prejudice; constant war and empire building; gun violence and crime; the ...
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Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association author interviews
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