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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

Awful Day

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Mokihana

Last Friday Nolemana went out to feed the doves in our aviary. He came back into the house with a shocked look on his face. The doves were gone. There were only feathers on the floor of the aviary. Something … Continue reading →

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Forty-One

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Mokihana

Ai yah!! No can believe how long it’s been!! Let’s go back to Idaho, okay? When I left off last time, we were heading south on Highway 95 and had stopped at Mary McCroskey State Park and taken a walk … Continue reading →

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Roy-chan – Our Last Journey Together

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Mokihana

He lay there in his hospital bed, 96 years old, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated. “I’m afraid I’ve had an accident”, he said, the words coming slowly. Sixteen years ago, my father-in-law, Roy-chan, had asked if he could come live with us. … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Ricky, Chapter Two

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Mokihana

Well, Ricky tried to get up, but he couldn’t. He’d thrashed around so much in the mud that he’d made a kind of trough that he was lying in, with dirt down below him.  He just couldn’t maneuver around enough … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Ricky, Part One

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Mokihana

Remember how, in Part Four of the Riding Virtual Shotgun blog post I had to take a webcam break on New Year’s Day because of a major problem with Ricky, one of the horses we board here? Well, this time I’m … Continue reading →

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Abbreviated (For Me) Road Trip Back to Colorado

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Mokihana

This one is in Utah, before Ogden. Suzette and Owen are back in Colorado, and this time I didn’t get to ride shotgun with them because I was gone almost all day long.  Bummahs, yeah?  But Suzette sent me a few … Continue reading →

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Riding Virtual Shotgun to Colorado, Chapter Seven and Pau.

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Mokihana

Well, we salted the curve, and I came back to riding shotgun. How do we do that? I drive the car and Nolemana sits on the tailgate and tosses out the salt. It’s not easy for him as I go uphill … Continue reading →

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Riding Virtual Shotgun to Colorado, Part Six

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Mokihana

Let’s see…where were we?  I texted Suzette: “Have you gotten to Creston Junction yet?” Her reply: “Passed”.  Rats. I missed them again. I asked if they’d gotten to Sinclair yet, and she said no. They crossed the Continental Divide again … Continue reading →

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Riding Virtual Shotgun to Colorado, Chapter Five

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Mokihana

I better hurry up and finish this journey; Suzette and I text a lot, and if I don’t finish, I’ll never be able to scroll up far enough to find our conversations about the trip! Last time, we were almost … Continue reading →

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Riding Virtual Shotgun to Colorado, Chapter Four

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Mokihana

Aloha kakahiaka! Good morning! Suzette and Owen were on their way an hour earlier than our time, and this is what greeted me when I got up and hurried to my computer: “Utah!! Happy New Year!”

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