Squishy Mangos

Posted on October 21, 2005 by Mokihana

We had two mango trees in our yard up in Mānoa Valley. We wen call um “Da Top Mango Tree” and “Da Bottom Mango Tree”. How original! Us keeds would climb da trees ‘way up high into da top branches. We could spy on peepo around, or ack like da big branches was horses dat we could ride. Sometimes I wen climb up high an jass sit deah, enjoying da soft makani blowing ovah me, gently rocking da branch I was sitting on. I specially love doing dat wen da trees stay full of da yellow blossoms. Continue reading →

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Da Mother’s Day Shawl For My Mom

Posted on October 20, 2005 by Mokihana

The relationship between my mom and me isn’t the best… she can have a real critical spirit, and is pretty judgmental even now. We talk, but only about superficial stuffs but not about the real deep issues of life.

All the gifts I ever made for her ended up either forgotten in drawers, or in the back porch under piles of junk. I beaded her some earrings; she never wore them until I said to her, “Eh Mom, if you don’t like them, let me take them back an get something for you that you really like”. But no, she wanted to just keep them on display, I guess. Continue reading →

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Da Alohaghan

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Mokihana

I’d like share to with you all a special thing that some friends and I in our Bible Study made. our friend Carol,  about 6 months ago, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Surgery and chemo are pau [finished], and now Carol’s  hair is growing back.

Before our friend had surgery and chemo, ke Akua [God] gave me  this idea… that it would be nō ka ‘oi [the best!] if some of us would make an “alohaghan” (afghan) for her. Continue reading →

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Da Kamikaze Kakaroach

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Mokihana

In our side yard, up Mānoa Valley, get plenny kakaroaches. Anybody who wen live in Hawai‘i know how bad dem buggahs stay. At night, all u gotta do is open da light an ho, alla kakaroaches run scurrying for da dark places. In da cupboards, in da cracks in da floor, in closets, everyweah! Dey so ugalee an from small kid time I stay sked of dem. Continue reading →

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Chicken Skin at Midnite

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Mokihana

Wen I wuz twelve, my madda wen let me staht babysit foa da neighbas’ keiki. Da one ‘ohana wen call me da most wen stay up around da loop from wea I wen live. Dey get 5 keiki, from one yea old to about 10. Da makuahine, ho, she no like clean da hale, wuz alla time all mess up. So wen I wen ovah dea, I wen clean da kitchen foa her cuz I wen feel bad she get so many keiki an so much hana foa her to do. Wen I stay pau wit dat den I watch TV till dey get home. Continue reading →

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Imua! I have begun again.

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Mokihana

On Saturday I began again to knit the poncho for my daughter. So far so good. I am going more slowly with it this time; knowing that I don’t have to meet a certain deadline is helping, though I don’t want her to have to wait too long. Continue reading →

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Knitting Disaster!

Posted on March 13, 2005 by Mokihana

My daughter had longingly looked at the picture of this poncho, and said she’d love to have me knit it for her. This was months ago. I didn’t get it done for Christmas, so I hoped she’d forgotten about it so that I could really surprise her on her birthday in March. Continue reading →

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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 ice were not compatible with either bare feet or slippers. At least not with my feet. I wear slippers or sandals barefoot as long as I can stand it, but eventually, the cold wins out. 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, Oregon afternoon, sunny and warm. Continue reading →

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Mokihana’s Hawaiian Quilting Journey: Part Three

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Mokihana

Yeah, yeah, yeah…. eh! Weah stay Part Two anden!!

Well, before I had a chance to finish that, along came the opportunity to take another class with Nancy Lee Chong, this time in Hawaiian Quilt Design. Actually, the class is part of a 3-day one, but as I’ve already taken the rest of the classes from her, I’m going to concentrate on just the principles of design this time. Continue reading →

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