Vindication!

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Mokihana

K’den. We got a call from the claims agent at Farmers. She and the agent for the wahine who hit Nolemana both checked out the photos of each kawila. They both listened to the recorded testimonies. And the result? Continue reading →

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Dear Wahine Who Hit Nolemana’s Kawila

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Mokihana

Dear wahine who hit Nolemana two weeks ago. Yes, it’s me again. (And my name’s not Margaret, by the way.. apologies to Ray Stevens.) No! Do not throw away this letter! I am watching you. Open it! You know, back home in Hawai’i as kids we’d call it “getting da slippah” when we’d do something bad and our moms would whip off one slippah (on the mainland you call them flip-flops) and whack us with it as punishment. Our moms could move really, really fast! So before I do geev u da slippah, open da damn letter! Continue reading →

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Speaking Of Kawila Crashes…

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Mokihana

I was reminded of dis story when da wahine wen crash into Nolemana’s kawila two weeks ago. At least dat time wasn’t our kawila!

Hope u enjoy da story.
I wen rite um back in August of 2006.

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Deckside Veggie Garden

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Mokihana

The only place Nolemana and I can have much of a veggie garden is out on our deck. We used to have a huge garden but right now this is all we can do. Better than nothing, right? Continue reading →

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Dear Mom

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Mokihana

Dear Mom,

This is the first time ever that you have not called to wish me a happy birthday. I realize that we had our ups and downs, but I also know that you’ve done some really wonderful things for us and that we had some really good times together.

But despite everything, I have been in tears for the last two days because this is the first time I won’t hear you singing the entire happy birthday song to me first thing in the morning. I am sitting here at my computer with tears rolling down my cheeks because the day just doesn’t seem right without hearing from you. I feel kinda lost, actually. It doesn’t help that I never got to say goodbye to you before you died.

Sometimes I even wish I’d recorded your last year’s birthday phone call so that I could have played it today and in the future.

Despite everything, I miss you, mom. Especially today.

Love,

Your dotter

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Hawaiian Time Aloha Friday

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Mokihana

Not my fault my website was down on Friday, so here’s something new. The Aloha Friday question, which I got from An Island Life.

My question is:

Where did you learn to swim? In the ocean? In a pool?

K’den. Pau. Answer if you like. Next time I’ll post on a Friday!

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Open Letters: One

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Mokihana

Dear not-paying attention wahine who made a right hand turn from a red light onto the highway: Continue reading →

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Moki’s Hawaiian Grill!

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Mokihana

So my friend Diane, her hubby, and her maddah stay taking dis road trip, and wen stop in Salt Lake City. She excitedly wen email about dis fantastic Hawaiian café dey wen find… yep! Right dea in SLC! Continue reading →

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Orchid Lei

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Mokihana

Growing up in da ‘āina, was a big deal when people from da mainland wen come ova to visit us. No mattah if our friends wen come by ship oa plane, was still one exciting time, cuz back den, living in da middo of da Pacific Ocean stay pretty far away. Continue reading →

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Funny Story of Da Day

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Mokihana

One time Nolemana was having surgery in a large Portland hospital, so I took my spinning wheel (it was going to be a fairly long surgery) and was spinning some dyed purple wool in the open, not crowded, waiting room. I was happily creating a yummy yarn when a doctor and his entourage stopped behind me and asked what I was doing. I told him I was spinning and making yarn to knit with. He asked what kind of stuff it was and I replied that it was wool.

He gave me this condescending, arrogant look as if I were out of my mind, and with his coattails flapping in the breeze as he left, entourage in his wake, I heard him say to his students, “Oh yeah, right! Purple sheep!”

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