Airport love.

Airports. There’s really only one way to get here, folks. Forget trains, automobiles and even boats (except for freight) people come to Hawaii through the airport. This is why I have a special warm fuzzy for the movie Love Actually- it begins and ends with an airport,...

Getting lei’d

  Leis are a big thing in Hawaii,  especially this time of year with the end of school and graduations. Graduation weekend, the plumeria trees for miles around were stripped, the grocery stores were out, and people were calling Oahu and the Big Island for more of...

“Pono” is still the right thing.

I'm going to do a more controversial post again (brewing on another hot topic right now), but I thought a change of pace might be nice. We writers try to do that in our work, mix the sour with the sweet, follow action with consolidation. We don't want to exhaust our...

Bethany and Resilience

Resilience: re·sil·ience noun ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s Definition of RESILIENCE 1: the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change...

Pause for the Super Moon

I'm working on a series of essays about our relationship with the Inadvertent Celebrities we know, the Hamilton family… but I had to pause to post an epic photo from amazing young photography friend Dallas Nagata. Click on the photo to see all her pictures from...

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