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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

Tour de Fleece, Chapter 2

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Mokihana

Okay, this is what’s happened so far. Yesterday, Day 2, I finished spinning half of one braid and started on another. Kalakoa was helping by modeling my first bobbin. I saw one almost ripe blackberry in our driveway, too. Day … Continue reading →

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Tour de Fleece 2018

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Mokihana

Okay, pau the nostalgia and sadness for awhile. It’s Tour de Fleece time. Yep, it’s that time again, folks. That time of year where we handspinners attempt to try new spinning techniques or attempt to spin prodigious amounts of fiber … Continue reading →

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Trip Home From California 2008

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Mokihana

A week after we got to Los Gatos, a week after the initial shock of my mom’s death, Leilani and I headed home. We were exhausted.  When we’d first gotten to town, we’d  stopped by Mom’s house to drop Patty … Continue reading →

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First Trip to CA After My Mother Died

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Mokihana

(As I post this, I saw that the very highway we were on has been closed between Ashland and Yreka because of wildfires. I’m feeling grateful that it didn’t happen with us, but it almost did on the way home.) … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Ago Today…

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Mokihana

It’s hard to believe itʻs been this long, but on this date ten years ago my mom died unexpectedly. She’d been in the hospital for a week with unmanageable high blood pressure/low heart rate, and on the 3rd of July, … Continue reading →

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Da Kine Numba Six

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Mokihana

Time for anodda da kine! My Christmas amaryllis from a year ago started blooming again!

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My Local Kine Pōpoki

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Mokihana

Kalakoa is my kolohe pōpoki, and so much like my beloved girl, ʻUkulele, who I miss so much, that plenny times I know ʻUkulele sent her. Just like ʻUkulele, Kalakoa finds balls of yarn, or socks, and brings them into … Continue reading →

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Birthday Dinnah

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Mokihana

So last night foa my birthday, we went out foa dinnah. We get plenny choices around hea, but I really wanted local kine grindz.  I really wanted to holoholo kaʻa up to Patrickʻs Hawaiian Cafe in Vancouver, but ho, da … Continue reading →

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June 18th at Kapiʻolani Hospital

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Mokihana

This happened. Kamaʻāina to da max.

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Our New Neighbor

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Mokihana

Nolemana and I were heading into Portland for a conference on Saturday morning. I was so grateful for the rain, and I was thinking about that as we left the house. But I screeched to a halt (after checking that … Continue reading →

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