Under Maui Skies and Other Stories, by Wayne Moniz
"One of the most engaging works of fiction to come out of Hawai‘i in a long while." - San Francisco Chronicle
In Under Maui Skies and Other Stories, Wayne Moniz offers seven tales of his island home, each in a different genre—love, detective, adventure, war, science fiction, and ghost stories, and a Western, each historically researched and creatively expressed. “In all of my plays, stories, poems, and lyrics,” Moniz writes, “I try to express my love for the land and people of Hawai‘i, to preserve the memory of a time that is slipping away and to encourage action to protect Hawaii’s unique land and culture.”
Born and raised on Maui, Wayne Moniz graduated in English and Communications from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and received an M.A. in Theater Arts and Film from UCLA. He has taught English and creative writing on the high school and college levels, was named Maui Teacher of the Year, dubbed “Dean of Maui Playwrights” by the Maui News, and received the Cades Award for Literature.
"With firm knowledge and a gift of telling stories, Wayne Moniz takes us from pre-contact Hawai‘i to the 1960s on an island of gods and royalty, cowboys and schoolboys." -Deborah Iida, author of Middle Son
"Chicken skin kine stories" -Raiatea Helm, Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winning Vocalist
“Wayne Moniz gives us a refreshing new twist to Hawaiian history from a local point of view, through hands-on experience, in-depth research, an exceptional sense of humor, solid writing, and keen insight.” —George Kahumoku, Jr., Grammy Award-Winning Slack Key Guitar Master
“Through his well-researched, accessible stories, Moniz reveals an innate understanding and unyielding love of Maui, … shrouded in myth and steeped in a history both beautiful and tragic.” —Maui Time Weekly
To learn more about or to order Under Maui Skies and Other Stories, please visit www.undermauiskies.com
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September 25th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
After writing 14 plays about Hawaii's people, events and issues, i turned to the short story. My intent was to do seven short stories from each of the major genres: detective, ghost, western, love, adventure, war and science fiction. I then indulged in stories from earlier Hawaii; some totally contrived, others based on classic Maui events. Some stories like Aunty Becky's Tavern should ring nostalgic with old time Mauians. I hope you enjoy reading the stories as I lhad writing them.