Category Archives: ʻOhana

365 Days 2023, Numbah Fifteen

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Mokihana

March 11th

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365 Days 2023, Saying Aloha ʻOe…

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Mokihana

February 11th My friend Laura started on hospice several days ago and asked me to come over so that she could give me a loom to give to a friend of mine who would like to have it. Laura’s appetite … Continue reading →

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365 Days 2023, Numbah Seven

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Mokihana

February 1st Never seen a da kine like this before!

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365 Days, Numbah Sixty-One

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Mokihana

Ho, mo bettah I get caught up or gonna be late foa da end of da year! I take photos every single day but sometimes can’t find the time to update da bloggie. November 16th

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A Poem

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Mokihana

I wrote this poem just after Nolemana’s papa-san died. He’d lived with us for eleven years, and I was his primary caregiver during his last couple of years. He and I had a very special relationship, and even now, I … Continue reading →

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Two-Day Road Trip to Leavenworth, Chapter Five

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Mokihana
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Two-Day Road Trip to Leavenworth, Chapter One

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Mokihana

On August 11th, we actually took an out of town road trip for the first time in two and a half years. Covid has kept us really close to home, and I must admit that I had conflicting feelings about … Continue reading →

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Trip Home From California 2008

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Mokihana

A week after we got to Los Gatos, a week after the initial shock of my mom’s death, Leilani and I headed home. We were exhausted.  When we’d first gotten to town, we’d  stopped by Mom’s house to drop Patty … Continue reading →

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First Trip to CA After My Mother Died

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Mokihana

(As I post this, I saw that the very highway we were on has been closed between Ashland and Yreka because of wildfires. I’m feeling grateful that it didn’t happen with us, but it almost did on the way home.) … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Ago Today…

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Mokihana

It’s hard to believe itʻs been this long, but on this date ten years ago my mom died unexpectedly. She’d been in the hospital for a week with unmanageable high blood pressure/low heart rate, and on the 3rd of July, … Continue reading →

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