Kung hee fat choy! Folktales to celebrate!

by Misty on February 15, 2010
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There’s always a party to be had here in Hawaii–always something to celebrate. It doesn’t hurt that so many different ethnic holidays and festivals have been adopted by the general population as a part of local culture. One of those is Chinese New Year, which happened to also fall on Valentine’s Day this year! Per […]

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Book Review- How Maui Slowed the Sun

by Misty on January 20, 2010
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A wise songwriter dubbed him the “Hawaiian Superman” and immortalized one of his tales into a hit song—one cultural icon singing about another. The songwriter was Israel Kamakawiwo’ole and the “Hawaiian Superman” is the mythological hero, Maui. Living in Hawaii you’d be hard pressed to avoid the tale of how Maui snared the sun, and variations of his many exploits […]

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