Category Archives: Wassup Wit Dis?

Stuffs dat no make sense to me.

Variations on a Hawaiian Name, Chapter 3

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Mokihana

So first this happened. Then this. I thought that’d be the end of it. But oh no, it wasn’t. Yesterday, while trying to change a medical appointment with a virtual assistant, because at that time, it was the only way … Continue reading →

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365 Days 2024, September 6th

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Mokihana

September 6th In which Mokihana decides that this post gets its own day. Umm… excuse me? What’s wrong with this picture?

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365 Days, Numbah Fifty-Four

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Mokihana

October 11th

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Our New Neighbor

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Mokihana

Nolemana and I were heading into Portland for a conference on Saturday morning. I was so grateful for the rain, and I was thinking about that as we left the house. But I screeched to a halt (after checking that … Continue reading →

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Ho Da Hot!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mokihana

Thankfully, the weather has cooled down. What a relief after so many days of unrelenting heat.  When I first moved to da mainland, this one wahine said, “Oh, but you don’t feel the heat here like you do in Hawaiʻi!” … Continue reading →

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August 6

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Mokihana

Wassap wit dis? Oni stay August and awreddy da trees stay changing color!! Still summah, u lolos!!

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Wassap Wit Dat 1950’s Style

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Mokihana

I know times were different then. But from today’s standpoint it’s really hard to believe women bought into all this. Yet at the time, it was normal. Though I expect there were more than a few nay-sayers even back then.

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Local Kine Oddity

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Mokihana

K’den… dis kinda hard for explain. So a few years ago, I was volunteering again at Vista House. Was working wit one wahine I nevah wen meet befoah. She was reeyo nice, knowledgeable, etc…(well, except foah potty mout’, which is … Continue reading →

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