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About Mokihana

Born and raised Hawaiʻi girl who misses home and loves the Pacific Northwest. I’m a free spirit and love the serendipitous events that bring people and places together. My philosophy about knitting and life in general: “It is good to have an end to journey toward,but it is the journey that matters in the end.”Ursula K. Le Guin

Bright Splash of Hawai`i in The Middle of Winter

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Mokihana

Oregon is known for long days of rain, or mist or fog or watevahs.  Wet in some form.  Clouds in gray form.  I thought I going have hard time getting used to it after Hawai‘i, but ho, da surprise!  Not!

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A Loaf of Bread, A Cup of Wine and Thou?

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Mokihana

Well, not exactly.  More like a warm chocolate chip cookie (for Snowflake), a 20-ounce, raspberry mocha (decaf, double shot, extra hot – for me), a marionberry scone and a caramel latte (for Julie), Chai tea and a scone (for Umeki), … Continue reading →

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A Coat of Many Colors, In Blanket Form

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Mokihana

A special friend of mine has knitted two of these fabulous blankets, and I have long admired them.  So about a year and a half ago, my friend “Snowflake” and I decided to knit our own.  My friend passed on … Continue reading →

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ʻOhana Means ‘Family’

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Mokihana

“‘Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind”.  We all know dis line from da movie, “Lilo and Stitch”, yeah?  We saw how dat thought of ‘ohana was a thread dat wen run all throughout da movie.

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Finished Objects: Baby Blankies

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Mokihana

All the baby blankies that I have knitted recently are pau.  Tomorrow I’m going to wrap them and box them up and send them on their way.  I’ve enjoyed knitting them and hope that the babies will all feel snuggly … Continue reading →

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A Sweater for Nolemana, Part Three: Back Road Knitting

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Mokihana

Today was our creative day at Bible Study, and I made good progress on the sweater.  I must admit that I was a little intimidated at the beginning of this project, because I’ve never knit a sweater before.

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Satirical Sheep

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Mokihana

Ho da kewt, yeah? Dis my fortune for da day:  A satirical sheep at sunrise is nobody’s friend. 

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A Sweater For Nolemana, Part Two: Trusting the Process

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Mokihana

This afternoon I spent a wonderful two hours with some special friends at Aloha Espresso in Damascus, where we all kitted, talked stories, and drank coffee or tea.  I took along my Joseph’s Coat blanket, which I began knitting over … Continue reading →

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Sunset From Da Lanai

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Mokihana

One of da tings I love about our hale it dat is faces makai, so we get some nani sunsets.  Dis aftanoon I stay hana in my office; it looks out into da forest.  I can see plenny manu coming … Continue reading →

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A Sweater For Nolemana, Part One: Imua (Beginning)

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Mokihana

Two years ago, Nolemana and I spent a weekend on Fox Island up in the Puget Sound, Washington, area.  While there, of course I had to check out at least one yarn shop, so we took the cute ferry over … Continue reading →

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