Happy Aloha Friday everyone! Hope everyone is getting ready for summer fun! I know a lot of schools are finishing up their semesters, including the University of Hawai’i and (my alma mater) the University of Portland! I follow their Twitter feed and it’s amazing to think the class of 2013 graduated this year! 2013! I [READ MORE]

I looked back on my last post, and saw that I had not posted since the beginning of the month! Whoops, sorry! But I have an excuse: WE WERE ON VACATION! Right before our vacation, we played at the Chaminade Alumni Lu’au! Sweetie Pacarro from KSSK (and Chaminade Alumna) was emcee, and we played for [READ MORE]

I’m happy to report that in order to feature Alex more in the band, we have changed our name to “ManoaAND” and placed Alex’s name at the head of the table! This is to not only satisfy his leadership in the group, but also his desire to be in the spotlight.

Alright, so I asked two questions over my last couple of blogs, but if my Mom is going to respond, then I quit. Mom! We talk in REAL life! It’s just weird. I’m sorry everyone has to hear us argue, but it needed to be said. Haha. On to the news! Since the last blog, [READ MORE]

First off, I want to AGAIN thank you for tuning into HI*Sessions yesterday! This project continues to be REALLY fun, and your support means I to continue to do what I love for a long time! Mahalo! Secondly, I want to say boo on you for not responding to my last question, “What did you [READ MORE]

Happy Friday Everyone! I first want to start off with a question. “What did you do for your 30th birthday?” I’ve documented my experience here on ManoaDNA.com, but I’m interested to hear from all of you! Did you do something exciting? Did you tempt fate, like I did? Or was it just another birthday? I’ve [READ MORE]

First of all, thank you EVERYONE for sending me birthday wishes. For you to take time out of your day to call, text, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram me really means a lot and I’m very humbled by it. Even though I don’t have my own Facebook page, I still got all your messages and it was really awesome!

To our friends in Japan, I know you’ve already had Valentine’s day, but here in Hawai’i it’s the day of love! Hopefully, you are spending it with the people you love! Happy anniversary to Mom & Dad also, who celebrate their 32nd anniversary today!

my first post for February, and my first one since the beginning of the year. Don’t worry, I didn’t have major surgery or anything, I just took a month off from ManoaDNA to relax and focus on my other two jobs! Here’s what you missed…

Aloha & happy new year to all of you! To all my Japan friends, あけましておめでとうございます！今年もよろしくおねがいします。

It has been a while since my last post, so I wanted to share how we celebrate the new year in Hawai’i. Being local Japanese, we have our own modified traditional customs that we celebrate each new year!