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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

My Spinning Wheel Wen Broke

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mokihana

Well, I don’t mean my spinning wheel wen broke. I mean one of dem wen broke. My Louet S70, is a workhorse. I bought it used about eighteen years ago. I already had a spinning wheel, but a friend of … Continue reading →

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In the past month…

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Mokihana

I’m not even going to say “bad blogger, Mokihana”. That just makes me feel bad. It’s just been a wow of a month. But good stuff.

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My First Letter From Liz!

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Mokihana

When I went to the post office yesterday I was delighted to find a letter from Liz (Lees), the little girl I’m sponsoring through Compassion International. I was so excited I could hardly wait to get home to read it. … Continue reading →

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Part Fourteen

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Mokihana

Hakum when I get so much to write about I neva? Seems like my life is so busy and I forget to update our 2010 road trip! Pretty soon I going get lost about where we were! Maybe I should … Continue reading →

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No Snow On Da Mountain

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Mokihana

So last week Nolemana and I had an appraisal to do in Government Camp, up on the slopes of Mt Hood. Which, by now, should be covered in snow, making skiers and snowboarders and cross country folks very happy. And … Continue reading →

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Da Bestest Christmas Present Ever

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Mokihana

I’ve known for quite awhile that the likelihood of having moʻopuna is pretty non-existent. Which has caused a huge ache in my heart. Especially as I watch most of my friends rejoicing when there are new, tiny, additions to their … Continue reading →

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Ho Da Foggy!!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Mokihana

Foa da past chree days, ho da foggy!! Along the roads sometimes only can see maybe one-eighth of a mile. And ho da stupidheads who no turn on dea headlights! Da fog is all the way down to the roadway, … Continue reading →

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December, 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Mokihana

Seriously, I have more going on in my life than a new mattress. So now gotta play catch-up. On December 2, my friends from The Gathering and I went holoholo kaʻa on a 3 1/2 day beach retreat to Seaside, … Continue reading →

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Da Princess and Da Pea: Judgment Day

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Mokihana

K’den. It’s been chree weeks sleeping on da Tempur-Pedic mattresss. Neva wen find one pea. And sometimes I still wake up in da morning wit one backache, but it goes away much moa fass den it did wit da old … Continue reading →

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Try Look Wat Nolemana Wen Find!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Mokihana

So Nolemana’s been cleaning out Da Puka, this storage room wea we get all kine stuffs. Get plenny jars of stuff I’ve canned through the years, but these two I’d forgotten about. I used to enter stuffs in da county … Continue reading →

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