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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

Da Christmas Tree Conundrum

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Mokihana

For da lass couple of weeks I been listening to all da debates about da “holiday tree” vs da “Christmas tree”. For da first time evah, da City of Portland, Oregon, in deah wisdom loloness decided dat da huge tree … Continue reading →

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Da Sketch From Hell… Umm…. My Masterpiece!

Posted on December 3, 2005 by Mokihana

My hubby and I own one real estate appraisal company. Part of my job is to input da sketch of da hale into our appraisal software proggy from da sketch dat my hubby does on-site. Usually stay pretty easy: 15 … Continue reading →

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Da Coyote

Posted on November 25, 2005 by Mokihana

We wen have some excitement around here a couple of days ago. Was early in da kakahiaka (well, early foah me!), about 7 a.m., and just getting light. We get two Maremma Livestock Guardian doggies, Puakea and Pikake, who been … Continue reading →

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Ti-Leaf Sliding Down Motorcycle Hill

Posted on October 22, 2005 by Mokihana

No ask me why da hill behind my hale stay called “Motorcycle Hill”. Part of da Koʻolau Mountain Range, and not too far from Waʻahila Ridge, rumor had it dat sometimes da kāne would race dea bikes from da top … Continue reading →

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Da Yardman

Posted on October 21, 2005 by Mokihana

One time, up at our hale in Mānoa Valley, my fadda stay working in our yard, cutting da grass an using da edging da kine around by da road. We had one pretty big yard, and wen he go for … Continue reading →

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Squishy Mangos

Posted on October 21, 2005 by Mokihana

We had two mango trees in our yard up in Mānoa Valley. We wen call um “Da Top Mango Tree” and “Da Bottom Mango Tree”. How original! Us keeds would climb da trees ‘way up high into da top branches. … Continue reading →

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Da Mother’s Day Shawl For My Mom

Posted on October 20, 2005 by Mokihana

The relationship between my mom and me isn’t the best… she can have a real critical spirit, and is pretty judgmental even now. We talk, but only about superficial stuffs but not about the real deep issues of life. All … Continue reading →

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Da Alohaghan

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Mokihana

I’d like share to with you all a special thing that some friends and I in our Bible Study made. our friend Carol,  about 6 months ago, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Surgery and chemo are pau [finished], and now … Continue reading →

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Da Kamikaze Kakaroach

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Mokihana

In our side yard, up Mānoa Valley, get plenny kakaroaches. Anybody who wen live in Hawai‘i know how bad dem buggahs stay. At night, all u gotta do is open da light an ho, alla kakaroaches run scurrying for da … Continue reading →

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Chicken Skin at Midnite

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Mokihana

Wen I wuz twelve, my madda wen let me staht babysit foa da neighbas’ keiki. Da one ‘ohana wen call me da most wen stay up around da loop from wea I wen live. Dey get 5 keiki, from one … Continue reading →

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