Photographs to accompany a Q+A writer Misty Sanico did with the one and only Lee Tonouchi (“Da Pidgin Guerrilla”). Tonouchi uses Pidgin in his writing as a celebration of local culture, and he’s not only a super nice guy, but not at all shy in front of the camera.

Photographed for Summit in August of 2015 at Pearl City Public Library in Honolulu, Oʻahu.