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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

First Da Kine of 2022

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Mokihana

Because, well, life is full of da kine. Nothing worthy in and of itself to be noteworthy, but combined, I have enough for a blog post. New Year’s Day ice on our deck panels.

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Beginnings… and Endings

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Mokihana

2021 was a really hard year for me. I lost my special pōpoki, Noelani, in January, and I’ve lost three very close friends since August, and their deaths have hit me hard. You’d think, since in the past I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Goldfinches. Many, many, Goldfinches

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Mokihana

My daughter, Leilani, has tons of Goldfinches in there place. I’ve had none. Zero. Well, I saw one brightly colored male one this spring, but he went elsewhere. Leilani suggested that we switch to hulled sunflower seed to see if … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Mokihana

It’s been since June 6th that I’ve posted. I used to be so prolific with my posts, yet I’ve let more than three months go by without a word. I think it’s because the world just got to be too … Continue reading →

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From Full to Empty, Yet Still Full

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Mokihana

Last March 2020, when Covid took hold in a really serious way, our Realtors, Chris Olson and Jill Roland, asked if I’d like to volunteer to distribute food boxes with the Farm to Families program. This program was designed by … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Mokihana

My first boyfriend was a happy local boy, and we went to the same high school in Honolulu. He loved fast cars, smoked, and gave me a gorgeous double pink carnation lei for the prom we went to. I remember … Continue reading →

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Fifty

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Mokihana

Believe it or not, I won’t leave us almost home but not quite. We’ve left Kennewick and the Blue Bridge, and now are continuing to head south on Hwy 395, then on to Highway 82 towards Umatilla.

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Gettin’ Outa Dodge, Chapter 4 and Pau

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Mokihana

Here we are on the onramp to Interstate 84, about to head makai towards home, with the Columbia River right next to us.

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Gettin’ Outa Dodge, Chapter Chree

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Mokihana

It was a lovely day at Rowena Crest, the sun was shining bright, and it was good to be able to get out of the car and walk around. But ho, da wind! Which really isn’t unusual in the Gorge, … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Outa Dodge For a Day – Chapter Two

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Mokihana

We got up to Rowena Crest… ho da cars!!!

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