Aloha, Ay: Twenty Things We’ve Done in Half the Time They Deserve

Ate seafood outdoors Talked with napping sea turtles Drank too much Kona coffee Got lei’d – twice Visited the site of an ancient Hawaiian temple (heiau) Learned and forgot how to say “no problem”in Hawaiian Heard live music Drove to the Hawi overlook to see the Waipio Valley Ate lunch Hawaiian Style in Waimea Fell …


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Aloha, Ah! Postcard

I’m up in Sam Rosen’s place. Ben has sent me there, but when I tell Sam this, he doesn’t remember Ben. Finally, he says, “I remember a guy from Seattle, Uncle Ben? Do you mean him?” That’s the one! I say. “You should have just said Uncle Ben!” Sam teaches a 10 day uke making …


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Aloha Oy: Tropical Frustration

Yesterday I sat down and scribbled the most absurd email ever. I had to cancel our reservation for a (free) 3.5 hour back country by 4WD tour of the waterfalls of the Kohala Coast. I felt, as you might imagine, like a complete idiot, even though there’s a perfectly logical reason for the cancellation. It’s …


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