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...
Halona Beach Cove
Halona Blowhole and Beach Cove is a 7-10 minute drive from our place in Hawaii Kai and it has quickly become a favorite. It’s mostly locals and is a fabulous place whether you want...
Paradise Limited
mehameha = lonely (King Kamehameha, whose name is prominent on island landmarks, was “the lonely one”) The Problem So I’ve been here by myself for two weeks now. And I don’t have any friends...
A Bright Spot in the Moving Madness – the Garage Sale
pilina = union, connection, meeting, joining, adhering, fitting I am decidedly pro-garage sale. Let me tell you why. We have an ARC just around the corner from our old house. Literally. And it’s great...
Getting Here – The Good, The Not So Bad, The Bad and the Really Bad
huaka’i = journey The Good – Finding Our Place Wow, we feel like we really lucked out. We don’t know if we will want or be able to stay on O’ahu for longer than...