Tag Archives: Hawaii

Good Morning, Maui.

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

I am so talented I’m capable of insomnia in any language. Including Hawaiian, which, interestingly, does not seem to have a word for insomnia. This might be because everyone in Hawaii knows how to hang loose and sleep. Everyone but … Continue reading →

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A Little Moa about Kauai.

Posted on September 20, 2014 by

You didn’t really think I would say aloha to Kauai without squawking about their chickens, did you? Chickens have thrived on the island ever since they were brought as “canoe fowl” by Polynesian voyagers as early as 1000 A.D. We … Continue reading →

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Who Moved My Aloha?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

We’ve been back on the mainland for about twelve hours and I am in severe Aloha withdrawal. Where is my daily Hawaiian sunrise? No, I’m not talking about a tropical drink. I mean the actual sunrise, which we observed each … Continue reading →

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Stranded in Paradise

Posted on August 10, 2013 by

Some people have all the luck. Last fall we found ourselves detained in NYC for Hurricane Sandy; this time it was Tropical Storm Flossie. At 4 am on the morning we were supposed to come home, I logged on to … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Come to Ka’anapali.

Posted on July 27, 2013 by

I’m sure you are witty, charming and attractive, but I don’t want to see you here at Ka’anapali. It’s already too crowded. There is no room for you. I do not want to share pool chairs, the Beach Walk or … Continue reading →

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Work, work, work.

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

E kala mai ia’u to those of you who are wondering why the blog is up so late today. We are in the Aloha time zone, and, as Calvin would say, the days are just packed. It starts with coffee. … Continue reading →

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A Hui Hou, Happy Birthday, and Bawk Bawk Bawk

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

It is not easy to leave Hawaii. I’m not saying I want to live there, because living there would imply going to the grocery store, making the obligatory run to Costco and doing battle with bugs the size of a … Continue reading →

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