Author Archives: Mokihana

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

More Kalikimaka Cheer.

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Mokihana

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More Kalikimaka Cheer

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Mokihana

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Giggle With The Goats

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Mokihana

On the way to the second part of Government Camp, I found this! Enjoy!

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Da Snowy Day, Part One

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Mokihana

Da awesome surprise going hafto wait till two moa posts pau. Cuz I like post snow photos when get snow. Cuz two weeks ago Nolemana and I had one appraisal up in Government Camp. On da slopes of Mount Hood. … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Holoholo Pacific Northwest, Pacific NW Adventures | Tagged government camp, Highway 26, mt hood, sandy oregon, snow | 3 Comments

Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Thirty-One

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Mokihana

Ho da long time, yeah? Well, one excuse is that I was at the beach with my friends for four days. But here I am again, and we’ll be driving through the Idaho desert for a bit longer. When we … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Holoholo Pacific Northwest | Tagged emigrant road, Idaho, perrine bridge, sawtooth mountains, snake river, southern idaho, twin falls | 4 Comments

Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Thirty

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Mokihana

K’den. Last time we were just about to enter Shoshone Falls Park. This park is near and dear to Nolemana and I because we spent so much time here when Leilani was just a baby and toddler. Nolemana worked really … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Holoholo Pacific Northwest | Tagged blue lakes blvd, Idaho, perrine bridge, shoshone falls, snake river canyon, twin falls | 6 Comments

Omiyage

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Mokihana

I bet lots of my mainland friends have no idea what omiyage means. So here, I’ll save you the trouble of looking it up: In Japan, souvenirs are known as meibutsu (products associated with a particular region); and omiyage, candies … Continue reading →

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Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Twenty-Nine

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Mokihana

So sorry foa da delay. We just got a new client with extremely demanding and complicated ways we have to do our appraisal inspections and uploads. I have been building new brain cells for the past two weeks. At least … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Holoholo Pacific Northwest | Tagged farming, Idaho, old barns, shoshone falls, twin falls | 5 Comments

Decisions, Decisions…And Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Twenty-Eight

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mokihana

K’den. Should I post about our trip to daboonies or continue with da Mystery Road Trip Revealed? Mo bettah I think stay on track. It’s hard to believe that this trip started a year ago almost to the day. We … Continue reading →

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Out To Da Boonies Big Time on Thursday!

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Mokihana

We wen get one appraisal request dat is so far out in daboonies! We neva even wen hea of dis town befoa. Is dis tiny town surrounded completely by forest, wit one population less den 500. Get stoa. Get post … Continue reading →