Picking out a farm-fresh island pine to make sure our Kalikimaka is green and bright
Mele Kalikimaka 2018!
Pearl Harbor Day
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. “… The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many…
November Sunflowers
My kids have been super whiny lately. “Where are we GOING today?!” they whined after school pickup a few weeks ago. “I thought we’d go to the sunflower patch at the farm!” I said. “We can get hot dogs for dinner before Awana!” “NOOOOOOOOOOOO! I don’t want to!” they both whined. “FINE. We’ll go home…
Sailing the Na Pali Coast
“There are three things that amaze me—no, four things that I don’t understand: how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.” (Proverbs 30:18-19) Water so clear you can see 30 feet down to the bottom, and so…
There’s This Little Place I Know
Every time I’m in Waikiki I think, “Hey, I should come here more often.” But when we’re just five minutes from Kailua Beach over on our side I just don’t see much need to leave Windward. The kids had Tuesday off for Election Day and we needed to clean the house and finish unpacking, but…
Lauren Roth Art
Hey local friends, here is something new and fun! Lauren Roth Art at 131 Hekili St. in Kailua is verynearlyalmost open! Maybe you’ve seen my article about Lauren and her new shop in the latest issue of Go Kailua (pgs 42-45). Opening the shop has long been a dream for Lauren and her husband, Jonathan. Tonight…
Dinner and a Show
Chris flew in from San Diego yesterday afternoon—THURSDAY. I have been trying to get to Waikiki on a Thursday night forever! There are free hula shows at the Kuhio Beach Park hula mound Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 6pm. After school we picked Chris up and got dinner at Duke’s for the very first time,…