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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

Getting a Head Start on Christmas

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Mokihana

My wonderful friend Linda had a great idea right after Christmas.  Let’s all (in our Bible study group) get an early start on making all our presents and meet once a month to start making our gifts during the year … Continue reading →

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Smashed Finger

Posted on December 9, 2006 by Mokihana

Today I am feeling owee.  Why?  Cuz my fingah wen get smashed in one door! I was at da kahakai wit my group of friends, staying in one condo.  Da doors so heavy, and pneumatic.  No no, not like sick.  … Continue reading →

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Ingenuity: Alive and Well At Vista House

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Mokihana

You’ve seen da photos of Vista House, built in 1917.  For da past 4 years it has been going through one restoration process.  Many times I was sitting at da desk on one rainy day, with watah dripping down ontop … Continue reading →

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Pilikia at Vista House

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Mokihana

What I thought was going be one usual day up at Crown Point ended up being full of pilikia.  Driving up dea, I wen take dis photo of da Columbia Riva Gorge.

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Vista House

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mokihana

In a little while, I’m stay going for my afternoon shift at Vista House, overlooking da Columbia River Gorge.  I’ve been a volunteer there since 1989.  Interpretive volunteer.  Dat’s my official title.

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Class

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Mokihana

So, yesterday I was listening/small kine watching Oprah while I wen hana.  Get small TV in my home office, and if I no listening to HawaiianRainbow.com (which I mostly do), I kinda watch TV if sometin good on.

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Da World Through Yellow

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Mokihana

So wat’s widis??  I was at da gym, wen come back and turn on my monitor.  Hah?  Da buggah all yellow!  Like looking through one yellow filter.  I swear, I nevah wen touch notting!  I wen get jaundice wen I … Continue reading →

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Boring/Keiki Blankies

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Mokihana

I gave up on the ugly acrylic yarn.  Not the double-pointed needles.  Just the yarn.  Red Heart.  I hate it.  Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn.  I bit the bullet and wen holoholo to my LYS (Local … Continue reading →

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Double-Pointed Fingers

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Mokihana

  I am trying to knit a baby blanket. The pattern is easy. Cast on 5, join in a circle. Move onto 3 double-pointed needles, just like I use to knit socks. Knit one round.  Then increase in each of the … Continue reading →

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Left Hand, Right Hand

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Mokihana

My madda wen tell me once dat wen I was still in one high chair, back wen dinosaurs roamed da earth, I was ambidextrous.  Switch which hand I wen use for eat, even if was Cheerios oa watevah.  I get … Continue reading →

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