Book review & event info: Kaka‘ako As We Knew It

by Misty on August 4, 2011
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Whenever friends come to Hawaii to visit, my inner trolley driver comes out and I share whatever stories and info I have about the different places and buildings we see. When we pass the old Kaka‘ako Pumping Station, with its large dusty windows and rough stone walls I always tell them, “this is one of […]

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Hawaiʻi Veterans Day Book Recommendations

by Misty on November 11, 2009
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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 […]

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Birthday for a Queen

by Misty on September 2, 2009
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posted by M.L. Sanico Happy Birthday to Queen Lili’uokalani! This year is especially important because it is the 100th anniversary of the Queen’s Trust, which was set up to help care for Hawai’i’s children and needy families. Liliu’okalani was also a great patron of the arts. She founded the keiki hula festival, composed over 100 songs, and […]

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