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The Ultimate Childhood Fantasy
Childhood is a country I never wanted to leave because I knew it’s not a place one can return to. I’m the uncle who’s with the children at family parties,...
The Ultimate Childhood Fantasy
Childhood is a country I never wanted to leave because I knew it’s not a place one can return to. I’m the uncle who’s with the children at family parties,...
Ua at Kalākaua’s Hydro
Not long ago, I took my 9-year-old granddaughter Ua to Honolulu for six days of “holo holo” (cruising) – the waterpark, zoo, art museum, movies and Ice Palace for three...
Ua at Kalākaua’s Hydro
Not long ago, I took my 9-year-old granddaughter Ua to Honolulu for six days of “holo holo” (cruising) – the waterpark, zoo, art museum, movies and Ice Palace for three...
Sheltering in Place #3 (21st-Century Echoes of ...
So why have I chosen to share my experience in Kalalau Valley publicly? There are several reasons. One, because recent State closures and ramped up enforcement have exacerbated the...
Sheltering in Place #3 (21st-Century Echoes of ...
So why have I chosen to share my experience in Kalalau Valley publicly? There are several reasons. One, because recent State closures and ramped up enforcement have exacerbated the...
Sheltering in Place #2 (21st-Century Echoes of ...
The beauty, peace and quiet. The quality of light. The pure taste of spring water. The focused concentration of the hunt. Eating only fresh and organic food. Watching rainbows...
Sheltering in Place #2 (21st-Century Echoes of ...
The beauty, peace and quiet. The quality of light. The pure taste of spring water. The focused concentration of the hunt. Eating only fresh and organic food. Watching rainbows...
Sheltering in Place #1 (21st-Century Echoes of ...
In 2020, I spent three weeks living in Kalalau Valley during the Covid-19 Lockdown. While my family and I had been camping in the valley for decades, this was...
Sheltering in Place #1 (21st-Century Echoes of ...
In 2020, I spent three weeks living in Kalalau Valley during the Covid-19 Lockdown. While my family and I had been camping in the valley for decades, this was...
Dagala – Land of a Thousand Lakes
Thirty years after my daughter Maile's Himalayan initiation, a 125-mile trek along Bhutan's Snowman route, we recently repeated the ritual with Maile's 8-year-old daughter, Ua. Only this time around, we...
Dagala – Land of a Thousand Lakes
Thirty years after my daughter Maile's Himalayan initiation, a 125-mile trek along Bhutan's Snowman route, we recently repeated the ritual with Maile's 8-year-old daughter, Ua. Only this time around, we...