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Why I Write

I write because the world we are living in is not the world we were meant to inherit. I write to challenge what we have been taught to accept as normal and to believe.

After decades of research, observation, and experience, I have come to understand that many of the systems we trust, food systems, health systems, and history itself have drifted away from truth and the well-being of people and the planet. My work is about reconnecting what has been lost, purposely erased over shadowed or narratives manipulated —bringing together ancient knowledge and modern science to create a better path forward for nature, planet and humanity.

These books are part of a larger vision: to restore health, strengthen communities, and rethink the systems that shape our lives instead of destroying them.

My work is driven by a single purpose: To reconnect what has been separated.

To bring together ancient knowledge and modern science.

To challenge narratives that no longer serve humanity.

To offer models that restore health, resilience, and self-sufficiency.

These books are not just stories or theories—they are part of a larger vision.

A vision for communities built on real nourishment, cultural respect, ecological balance, and truth.

If even one idea in these pages helps shift perspective, inspire action, or improve life, then my work has meaning.

Food was once the foundation of health—grown in living soil, rich in nutrients, and directly connected to the strength and resilience of the human body. That foundation has been altered.

Modern food systems are built on chemical agriculture, depleted soils, long supply chains, and processing methods that prioritize shelf life over nutritional value. What reaches the plate today often bears little resemblance to what sustained previous generations.

While chronic illness cancer, diabetes fatigue, metabolic imbalance and numerous other chronic illnesses are rising at an alarming rate. Entire populations are living with reduced vitality, increasing dependence on medical systems, and declining overall health. The result of how food is now produced, handled, and consumed.

In Poisoned, Paul Kia‘i Modde examines the shift from nourishment to degradation—drawing on decades of research to outline what has changed and why it matters. The solution is not complicated.
Health begins with restoring the integrity of our food—returning to systems that prioritize soil, nutrient density, and true nourishment over convenience and profit.

The question is, what are you going to do about it? The future of all life on earth depends on it.

There was a time when food sustained life at its core.

What we eat today is the result of decades of change—faster production, longer shelf life, and systems built for scale rather than nourishment. In the process, something essential has been stripped away. Nutrient density has declined. Soil has been depleted. Food has become a product of chemistry rather than ecology. And the consequences are no longer subtle.

Across the world, people are facing rising levels of chronic illness, fatigue, and metabolic imbalance—conditions that continue to grow despite advances in modern medicine.

In Poisoned, Paul Kia‘i Modde looks beyond surface explanations and asks deeper questions:

This book explores the intersection of food, health, and system design—offering insight into where we are, how we got here, and what it will take to move forward.

Because the future of human health will not be solved by treating symptoms—but by rebuilding the systems that sustain life itself.
For generations, food was trusted—grown in living soil, rich in nutrients, and essential to human strength and survival.

Today, that trust is being questioned.

Behind the shelves of modern supermarkets lies a system built for speed, scale, and profit—where food is engineered, altered, and extended far beyond its natural state. What once nourished the body is now often stripped of its vitality, replaced with substances the human body was never designed to process.
The results are no longer hidden.
Rising levels of chronic illness, declining energy, and a growing dependence on medical intervention are becoming part of everyday life. Yet the deeper cause remains largely unexamined.

In Poisoned, Paul Kia‘i Modde takes a closer look at the transformation of our food system—how it evolved, what was lost, and why it matters now more than ever.

This is not about fear.

It is about awareness.Because once you understand what has changed, you begin to see that real health is not something that can be manufactured—it must be cultivated, protected, and restored.
The question is no longer whether something is wrong. The question is—what are you going to do about it?

An Aspiring Playwright’s Vision: The Theatre of Truth

Core Philosophy / Mission

Theatre of Truth: Theater should illuminate real history and human experience, not distract with spectacle, colonialized narratives, or fantasy.

Purpose: To awaken, challenge, and inspire audiences with untold stories, emphasizing Indigenous voices, marginalized perspectives, and suppressed truths.

Approach: Immersive, historically grounded storytelling using music, dance, chants, and, where appropriate, advanced technology (3D projection, interactive elements) without distorting authentic culture.

I write musicals and plays because theater, at its core, must confront reality—not coddle it with illusion, spectacle, or colonialized distortions. The stories that have shaped humanity continue to ripple through our world, and the untold stories carry the power to awaken, provoke, and transform. Too often, theater dazzles audiences with spectacle while abandoning the weight of history. I envision a theater of radical immersion: Audiences are not observers—they are witnesses, transported through time, enveloped in history, sensing the pulse of events as if they are unfolding around them.

My writing begins with the genesis of life, culture, and human conflict, tracing arcs that illuminate both past and present. I explore the origins of civilizations, the profound impacts of colonialism, the resilience of Indigenous peoples, and the enduring human spirit through history’s most pivotal, and often overlooked, moments. Each story is a reckoning journey through suffering, survival, leadership, and innovation, told with the clarity, depth, and authenticity too often missing from the stage.

The Lion King mesmerizes, yet it is a constructed fantasy; my work seeks the opposite—raw, unflinching truths grounded in lived experience, endurance, and extraordinary human struggle, “visceral truths,” and “unvarnished realities”.

I imagine sitting by a fire with Shakespeare paying tribute to his legacy and his lifetime’s work saying; Dear Sir, four centuries later, your characters still hold the mirror up to nature, showing us that while technology has changed, the human heart remains exactly as you described it. Yet today, we face untold histories, voices silenced, and truths the stage has long ignored. I seek to bring them to life, to honor the unvarnished realities of human struggle."

But further debating ideas inconceivable in his era, I would hear him say: “I understand you not, but if it enlarges the human experience, if it awakens and unsettles hearts, pausing, I envision him leaning closer, eyes glinting with curiosity, and hearing him say: go and tell your world I am here.” Perhaps one day through your words, time itself may bend to illuminate what I could never have imagined." Maye one day I will witness the full realization of this vision of what you speak, experiencing the immersive truths of my own works in ways that stretch beyond my imagination”.

I would continue, pressing the dialogue further: "And Sir, I hope one day to witness the full realization of this vision, to immerse audiences in history, in truth, in life once hidden, so that theater becomes a living witness, not merely a mirror."

He might smile knowingly, murmuring: "Then go. Make your stage a forge for truth, and may your stories echo longer than my plays, through every heart that dares to see."

Perhaps one day, I will see this fully realized, experiencing the immersive truths of my own works in ways that stretch beyond imagination, as if Shakespeare himself were watching from the wings, nodding in quiet approval.

This is the theater I strive to create: A crucible where history, human truth, and imagination converge; where silenced voices finally take the world stage; and where audiences are not merely entertained—they are awakened, unsettled, and inspired. Theater, in my view, must illuminate, interrogate, and provoke, shaping a future of unbounded possibility, courage, and hope for generations to come. Awakened, transformed, and compelled to act!

Too often, theater dazzles audiences with spectacle while abandoning the weight of history. The Lion King mesmerizes, yet it is a constructed fantasy; my work seeks the opposite raw, unflinching truths, exposing the depth of human suffering, resilience, and endurance. My stories confront reality with clarity and honesty, presenting the unvarnished, visceral truths of human experience.