Ride Your Bike to Work Day on June 15th!
No, not the bicycle kind of bike, the motorcycle kind of bike. Just in case Hawai’i got dropped out of the loop on this, Monday (tomorrow), June 15, 2009 is the 18th Annual Ride to Work Day!  Follow the link for more information — I was glad to see some governmental backing on this. It would be [...] Read Full Story
Carnival Excitement Rides Waves to Island Shores!
This month, we’re flying high as visiting bloggers from across the country come riding in on the surf for a visit!  I got so excited when I saw this! Ryan opens things for us this month by letting us know that The Bloggers are Coming posted over at his Hawaii Blog.  Ryan describes it as “an [...] Read Full Story
Imagine That! Dreams Can Come True!
Movie Contest for the Keiki! Here’s a summary of the storyline for an upcoming film: “In Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ family comedy “Imagine That,” Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive who has more time for his BlackBerry than his seven-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi). When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts [...] Read Full Story
Daughters of Hawai’i and Their Calabash Cousins
I think most of us tend to be curious about a place marked “National Historic Site,” especially when it has a gift shop too!  I was nosey and went in to see the little gift shop and man did I find some really cool stuff and some really cool staff willing to share their knowledge! I [...] Read Full Story
Kawaiaha’o Church Finds Treasure
That’s Kawaiaha’o Church at the end of the rainbow in this photo.  It’s all about the angle. It might be Queen’s hospital or Honolulu Hale  at the end of that rainbow, if you were coming from a different direction, but this worked for me! It worked even better when this story about finding the iwi [...] Read Full Story
Preserving Hawaiian Language and Culture
Standing alongside a group of people supporting the perpetuation of the Hawaiian language and protecting the native culture of my home feels like such an honor to me.  It is so important and such a necessary part of our cultural preservation.  Hawai’i’s is a culture that could have very easily been lost.  We have to [...] Read Full Story
Watch Out for the Box Jellyfish!
If these guys are on schedule, they should be out and about today!  Be careful and watch for signs posted on the beach!  With our winds being the way they have been recently, I’m not sure what the impact of that will be, if any.  The Portuguese man-of-war may provide a little visual alert, but [...] Read Full Story
Dance Your Way to the Movies!
This is a brand new movie and it is scheduled to hit the theaters, nationwide, on May 22nd.  I saw the Wayans name and a reference to “In Living Color” and that peaked my curiosity.   I always liked the show “In Living Color.”  I’m not sure why it was cancelled because it seems that just as we started [...] Read Full Story
Saying Aloha to Friends is Always Difficult
When a stranger shows up at church on a motorcycle (in complete motorcycle attire), most people would either raise an eyebrow, scratch their head or just freak out altogether.  My first reaction was, “Awesome, you’ve gotta love a guy who brings his motorcycle to church!” For me, this presented yet another way to impress upon the rest of the World [...] Read Full Story
Tweet, Tweet, Rockin’ Carnival!
I know you must recognize this little guy.  If you don’t, enjoy the Carnival and get ready to sign up! Welcome to the latest chapter of the Carnival of Aloha.  What’s the mode of transportation for the Carnival?  We’re going on the wings of this very bright, adorable, blue bird! Don’t worry, this bird gets all around the [...] Read Full Story