Author Description

“Playful… Poignant… Poetry with a memory.” – Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2/18/87“Witty…clever…sometimes irreverent…always entertaining.” – John Waihee, Governor of Hawaii“…Hawaii’s newest poet lariat – Jacobs lassos you into his world of rhyme, from the ridiculous to the sublime.” – Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser“This is a Waikiki that visitors don’t see too much. Ron Jacobs knows all about it…you can tell from these poems.” – Don Ho“…within the humor there are also poignant observations of the many changes of the new Hawaii urban landscape.” – Terry Lawhead, Honolulu Star-Bulletin“Kolohe Ke‘I a/a‘ole pilikia! (Rascal, you are, but no trouble, brah.)”– Danny Kaleikini“I knew Don Blanding and read his poetry. Ron Jacobs is the best to come along since then.” – Eddie Sherman, Midweek“A mind full of split-second Waikiki images. A heart full of bubbling feelings from amazement to amusement to affection.” – Gavin Daws, Shoal of Time and Land and Power in Hawaii