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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 2017

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Mokihana

I’ve been busy with the Tour de Fleece, and haven’t posted anything about it! Gah!! So here are some photos of my progress. Hmm… I got a new external hard drive to avoid Photobucket, but I have a few glitches … Continue reading →

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Especially for AFK

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Mokihana

Mahalo to the Hood River Sheriff’s Office for this terrific post on their Facebook page: Pursuit in Parkdale Ends Peacefully Last weekend HRSO deputies engaged in a pursuit in the Parkdale area. Lasting about 45 minutes, the pursuit only covered … Continue reading →

Posted in 365 Days, Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin | 3 Comments

Da Kine Numbah Two

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Mokihana

K’den. While I’m working on the next Montana Road Trip post, I’ll wikiwiki get these up. And yeah, I realize that if I didn’t do this post, I could be working on the Montana one. But I going doyem anyway. … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Ono Kine Grindz, 365 Days, Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin | 2 Comments

Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Forty-Two

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Mokihana

Itʻs been a long time since we were rolling through the Palouse country of Idaho, yeah? To think that this trip was seven years ago… no can believe! Time goes much too fast; I wish I could slow it down. … Continue reading →

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Da Kine Numbah One

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Mokihana

I’ve got several, well, okay, a bunch, of longer posts to make, and I’m working on them, but in the meantime, I thought I’d do a Da Kine post, photos of all kine stuffs. I think it’ll work well for … Continue reading →

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In Which Mokihana Lets Down Her Hair

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Mokihana

My sweet hānai nephew, John, was about to leave Hawaiʻi to move back to San Diego. Heʻs been so generous sending me care packages from home, and he called and told me he was going to send me one last … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Ono Kine Grindz, Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, ʻOhana | 8 Comments

The Driveway Gets a Haircut

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Mokihana

Our spring was so cool and wet, and once the sun came out, the grasses and weeds absolutely took off running.  Well, okay, growing. It seemed as if they grew a foot a day. Our friend Loren, who has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Farm Stuffs | 2 Comments

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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