Category Archives: Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin

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Mokihana Wen Get Socked!

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Mokihana

Growing up in Hawai‘i I rarely wore socks. Slippers, yes. Barefoot, yes. The only socks I ever wore were in tennis shoes, and my feet rebelled every moment. However, my move to Oregon has made it clear that snow and … Continue reading →

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Birthday Cruise on the Willamette River!

Posted on June 20, 2004 by Mokihana

Well, today our daughters treated my husband and me to a Brunch cruise on the Portland Spirit for my birthday, his birthday (next week) and Father’s Day. It was a 2-hour cruise up the Willamette River, on a beautiful Portland, … Continue reading →

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Variations on a Hawaiian Name

Posted on August 17, 2003 by Mokihana

I love my name! It sings to me when I say it or hear it… singing to me of my island home, of ku‘u one hānau. Singing of the cool trade winds, the rainbows in Mānoa Valley where I was … Continue reading →

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Willie K and Amy!!

Posted on July 6, 2003 by Mokihana

What a night! I got to go hear Willie K and Amy Hanaiali‘i Gilliom at the Oregon Zoo Summer Concert series. It was wonderful. We went with 2 of our friends, and sat on the lawn area of the zoo, … Continue reading →

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Mokihana’s First Post

Posted on July 6, 2003 by Mokihana

I was born and raised on O‘ahu up in Mānoa Valley. I spent my hanabata days hiking, ti leaf sliding, horseback riding in Kapi‘olani Park, swimming in the ocean and sailing outside Waikīkī Yacht Harbor and around Diamond Head in … Continue reading →

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