Nyla reads from "The Waking Stone" by Michael McPherson.

Nyla reads from "Anna at a Crossroads" by Mahealani Perez-Wendt.

Charles reads from John Dominis Holt’s "Rainbows Under Water."

Charley Myers (front in skeleton mask) and Dr. Yash Wichmann-Walczak (back on accordion) dressed to beat the band.

Band leader of Aloha Shorts house band, Hamajang.

Reading "Talking to the Dead" by Sylvia A. Watanabe.

Reading Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s "Aunty Chong Sum’s Comfession."

Reading Nora Okja Keller’s "Ghost Stories."

Reading Darlene M. Javar’s "Knock Four Times if the Phone Rings Once."

Reading Darrell H.Y. Lum’s "Toads."