Thursday, May 5, 2005
Cinco-De-Mayo Schmayo!
Today ain't no stinking cinco de mayo! Hell no! It's Boys' Day! Any sane person knows that! Put out the fishy flags and lavish all your boys with love and gifts... as if you don't already! In Hawaii, on May 5th, we celebrate Boys' Day (March 3rd is Girls' Day). It's actually a Japanese tradition...
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Thursday, March 17, 2005
The Plight Of The Haole In Hawai`i
In Hawai`i, a white person is usually called a haole (common usage means a white person, however the literal meaning is foreigner). Many white people are hated by the locals, causing the white people to claim to be victims of "reverse discrimination." Because of my fair skin, I am often mistaken for...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Hawai`i's Hānai Tradition
I have two dads. I have numerous brothers and sisters... even though I am an only child. I have more aunts and uncles than I could ever hope to count... even though my mother has only three siblings and my dad one. I have a mother... but no mom. How is all this possible? Through the h ā nai...
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Thursday, January 6, 2005
Tsunami In Hawai`i
There is an excellent show on the History Channel tonight about two tsunamis that have hit Hawai`i--1946 and 1960. Though I grew up hearing about these destructive waves and the damage they did to the town of Hilo on the island of Hawai`i (the Big Island), there is so much in this program that I...
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Monday, December 27, 2004
Thunder And Lightning
Very little rain. Lots of big flashes and big booms, though. According to the weather predictions, we weren't supposed to have thunderstorms until late this week--Thursday or so. But they're here now. I brought my lovebird, Narci, inside just to be sure she isn't hit by lightning. It's beautiful to...
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Friday, December 24, 2004
Respecting Daddy--The Hawaiian Way
Well, I called my best friend today and asked her if she'd drive out to where we spread Daddy's ashes and float a ti leaf lei on the water as my gift to him. In Hawai`i, the ti leaf is believed to bring protection and good luck. People often keep ti leaves in their car and put them in tents when...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Very Unlike Hawai`i
It's 7:41am here and the apartment is still nearly pitch dark. This very rarely happens. In fact, the kitties had good reason to meow my ear off this morning. I wouldn't have gotten up otherwise. It was so dark at 7am that I thought it was still nearer to 5am! The rain stopped yesterday afternoon...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Toasty Socks!
Wearing my hiking socks fresh out of the drier! Feels so nice! My toes are freezing. It's only 73 here, but I was sitting outside watching the rain, so my toes got cold, cold, cold. I find the rain so comforting. And we're lucky enough in Hawai`i that when it rains it stays fairly warm, so I can go...
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Monday, December 20, 2004
Christmas Weather
Wet, wet, wet. According to AOL Weather, it is supposed to start raining on Wednesday (thunderstorms and all). The rain is to last through Friday, clear up for Christmas day, then start raining again on Sunday. Personally, I'm looking forward to the rainy weather. It'll help to cool things down a...
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Thursday, November 18, 2004
64 degrees . . .
... and all is okay! My toes are freezing!!! Such is the life of one acclimated to Hawai`i's weather!
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