Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
The Hokule’a has been making headlines worldwide as the crew used ancient wayfinding to navigate their way around the world. Before the resurgence of wayfinding, many people thought there was no way Hawaiians could have intentionally sailed to Hawaii from Tahiti. It must have been an accident. But no, modern wayfinders aboard the Hokule’a proved…
It’s Tea Time Tuesday! You may be aware that I LOVE TEA. I love the way it looks in the jar, I love the smell of tea as it brews, I love selecting the perfect tea based on my mood, I love starting with a tea and creating a menu, or starting with a special…
“Weight on the heel of your foot, not the toe like a haole.” “In hula you always want to keep your knees apart. If you keep them straight you will ruin your knees.” “Keep your knees bent. Closer together! That’s vulgar!” “Girls, you need to learn more about your anatomy. I was trying to use the…
A surfer out at the Lanikai reef caught a wave as the sun set behind us and the moon rose in the east. Tonight the kids and I worked on one of my New Year’s Resolutions: spend more time outside after Eloise’s nap. This is a challenging time of day for the kids, but my…
The Kailua Elementary farmers market is a short walk from church. By the time I get there after church, around 9:45am, the Hawaii topical botanical ladies are usually sold out, and people swan around the market with armfuls of impossible-to-now-get arrangements. Heliconia in vibrant red and yellow, red and white ginger, long white stalks of…
FM SECDEF WASHINGTON DC TO ALDODACT UNCLAS ALDODACT 01/18 SUBJ: GUIDANCE ON THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ADDRESSEES PASS TO ALL SUBORDINATE COMMANDS 1. OUR GOVERNMENT WILL SHUTDOWN AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILL CONTINUE CARRYING OUT OUR FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND OUR NATION AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 2. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXECUTE DAILY…
This post is about a hike on Hawaii’s North Shore, the government shutdown, and why being a military family sucks sometimes (but not usually). “I wouldn’t do it in the rain,” said Vanessa. “We’ll be done before it starts raining!” said everyone else. OOPS. The Ehukai Pillbox Hike, or the Sunset Pillbox Hike near the…
