Troy’s Big Birthday Bender
hau’oli la hanau = Happy Birthday! Troy’s big 6-0 arrived on a sunny, warm weekend in October, not that there was anything special about it being warm or sunny. In fact, the only way...
You’re Not in Colorado Anymore (or “Sand happens”)
one = sand It’s hooomid Hm. Chips, cereal, crackers go STALE. What? I completely forgot that could happen. If it’s remotely crispy, it now gets a chip clip. If it’s moist, it goes in...
Waimanalo Beach
So. I’ve been to 10-15 beaches this month, depending on how you want to count them (for example, should each of the four lagoons at the Ko’olina Resorts count as a separate beach? I...
Cultural Weekend
ke ao lama = enlightened world First Friday Art Walk – Capitol Modern For our first First Friday (September 6), we chose a single event at the Capitol Modern, which is a small museum...
Byodo-In Temple
maluhia = Peace After being here for 6 weeks or so, we finally had a truly overcast day. A tropical storm was blowing a couple hundred miles south of us, and even in very...
A Day in the HK Life
ma’a mau = common, customary So this blog entry is one that may fall into the “navel-gazing” category, minus any real introspection. I want to catalog and remember a typical day early in our...
Kahekili (near Ka’a’awa)
Lois, a good friend of Aunt Awesome’s (also known as my Zia Joanne), came to O’ahu to check out places for her Qi Gong retreat in January and called us up to do a...
Full House At Last (Part 2)
le’ale’a = have a good time TGIF! North Shore With the lovely, lively Higgins crew in town, I had to take a full day off and make it a three-days-of-play weekend. We headed to...
Full House At Last (Part 1)
hoaloha = friend First to Arrive – my family 🙂 Troy, River and River’s girlfriend Marielle arrived at last at the beginning of August! They looked pretty good after making the long trip and...
Makapu’u Point (Lighthouse Trail)
This is a very popular hike for good reason – it’s simple to find, easy to park, completely paved, and the views are varied and stunning. To me, this hike is the equivalent of...