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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

Keola Meets Noelani, Part Three

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Mokihana

Well, there was no question about it. Keola wasn’t going to hiss or growl at Noelani, and she wasn’t going to do the same thing to him. There was no raised fur, only friendliness. I was in awe.

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Keola Meets Noelani, Part Two

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Mokihana

I have a little bit of time so thought I would get an update done. I appreciate everyoneʻs patience while I am in caregiver role big time. Last time I posted, Keola was just about to meet Noelani. So letʻs … Continue reading →

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Good Reason For My Absence

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Mokihana

I know, I know. I left you in the middle of pōpoki tales. I’m really sorry. But I have a really good reason. Early Friday morning on February 3rd, Nolemana woke me up, saying he was having chest pains and … Continue reading →

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Keola Meets Noelani

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Mokihana

  It was time for Keola and Noelani to meet. We’d been keeping her in the laundry room for quarantine for a few days and to get her used to being somewhere other than the shelter. So we put her … Continue reading →

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♫ ♪ Went to the Shelter and I Got Me a Kitty, Part Three ♪ ♫

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Mokihana

Okay, I have a third chapter to this story, and I hope you all will enjoy reading it. I had a real hard morning on August 23rd, two days after I’d brought Keola home; I had to have an MRI … Continue reading →

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♪ Went to the Shelter and I Got Me a Kitty, Part Two ♪

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Mokihana

Today’s post is about the kitten that I had to leave at the shelter so she could get spayed. And there is kind of a wonderful story to tell about her, aside from the fact that I got her.

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♪ ♫ Went to the shelter and I got me a kitty…♫ ♪ ♫

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Mokihana

Remember the song “Goin’ to the Chapel and I’m Gonna Get Married”? Well… ♪ Went to the shelter and I got me a kitty♫ ♪ ♪ Went to the shelter and I got me a kitty♫ ♪. ♪ Gee, I … Continue reading →

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Pōpoki Tales

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Mokihana

The other day a good friend of mine said she hadn’t seen any new posts lately; I didn’t even know she read my blog. I knew I hadn’t posted recently; my heart hasn’t really been in it since ʻUkulele died. … Continue reading →

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ʻUkulele and Her Yarn

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Mokihana

Here is a photo of my girl with one of the skeins of yarn that she brought me. I combined it with a photo of a mokihana lei for my Ravelry ravatar. I thought it would kinda be like the … Continue reading →

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ʻUkulele’s Gifts

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mokihana

This is a post long time coming. I just haven’t been able to write it because my grief has been too sharp, too deep, too wide, too painful. But now I think I’m ready to do this one. In it, … Continue reading →

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