Bøger af Kalikiano Kalei

'Falling Off the Mountain' is a collection of poems that describe the subjective experience of a young man growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, who became a mountaineer (climber) in the Sierras Nevada Mountains and the Alps of German, Austrian and Switzerland's Alpine region. Written in a free-flowing manner, they encapsulate and capture many of the experiences of the 70s and 80s.

'Marooned on Molokai' began as a daily log kept of experiences on the 'befoh-time' island of Molokai, back in 2005 as the author was preparing to retire there. It evolved into a concurrent and leisurely examination of ancient Hawaii's cultural traditions set against the backdrop of efforts made by Molokaiian residents to preserve the culture of 'old Hawaii', through continued resistance towards modern commercial efforts to develop and exploit this last refuge of Hawaii's kanaka maoli (original) island heritage and preserve the old ways. It would prove both informative and instructive to anyone not originally from the islands who views Hawaii as a sort of Polynesian Disneyland recreational resort destination, rather than an ancient and highly respected Pacific island culture that has suffered much throughout its last several hundred years as an subordinated 'property' of the United States.

An irreverent account of a visit to Finland and Sweden in the mid-90s, on the occasion of attending an international symposium on chemical and biological defense. Included are adventures such as flying a real, fire-breathing Finnish dragon, encountering Finnish moose in the most unexpected places, exploring Russian submarines, ogling gorgeous Finnish women and similar improbabilities.