A writer's notebook
Armando T.
Dahan
Local pieces, profiles, scenes, and the occasional thing I couldn't stop thinking about.
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Puna Rising
Ambergris & Alchemy: Robin Worley's Trash to Treasure Legacy
A portrait of an artist who turns what others discard into something worth keeping — and what that says about the place she calls home.
2025
Editorial
Puna Rising
Native Plant Species Are Calling for Help. Who Will Answer?
On the quiet crisis happening beneath our feet in Hawaii — and the people working to do something about it.
2025
Essay
Medium
I'm Ready Now, But Is It Too Late?
On arriving at clarity — and wondering whether you got there just in time, or just too late.
2024
Essay
Medium
Promises Made, Promises Kept
A promise fulfilled and a call to adventure. On making it to Hawaii and what it means to actually follow through.
2024
Scene
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Lucero & Grillo
1995. A front porch in Los Angeles. Two immigrants negotiate what it means to build a life — and who gets to make the decisions.
2024
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Hitchhiker
Standing roadside in Hawaii, addressing the audience directly. On losing a car to a wild pig — and finding out what it means to need people.
2024