Happy Veterans Day to all of the active and retired service members whose tremendous sacrifice has enabled us to enjoy so many liberties. Alex and I are both local Army-brats and having grown up in military families we celebrate Veterans Day with devotion. We are both unabashed patriots (especially Alex) and I couldn’t let another national holiday go […]
On November 11, 1929, Territorial Governor Lawrence M. Judd stood at the hangar at John Rodgers Airport for the inauguration of Inter-Island’s first scheduled flight between Honolulu and the other islands. Judd’s daughter, Betty, christened the two new Sikorsky S-38 amphibians, which were to operate the company’s schedule. Thousands attended the occasion, with more than […]
posted by D.Sueoka A few Wednesdays ago, Misty, Alex, and I made the trek over the Pali to visit the Waimānalo Public and School Library. The library is located at 41-1320 Kalaniana‘ole Highway. Stately banyan trees shelter the entrance and parking lot, and there’s a spectacular view of the Ko‘olau Mountains. The Building One of […]
posted by M.L. Sanico November is National Novel Writing Month! …ever wanted to write a novel? It started in 1999 with only 21 participants and in 2008 over 100,000 people signed up from all over the world. But what is Nanowrimo? Well… National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants […]
posted by A.Alba The University of Hawaii (UH) and Chin Music Press host an event with two Hawaii-based authors who have both written novels about Japan. As part of the UH Manoa English Department’s Fall 2009 Reading and Colloquium Series, they will present a pair of readings by these authors from Seattle-based Chin Music Press. Todd and Linda Shimoda, […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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