Aloha, everyone! Well, I could tell everything was back to normal yesterday.  The traffic was gridlocked and people were impatiently tailgating each other while texting or talking on their cell phones … so much for the relaxing holidays!  Things were busy at the IOLANI store as we greeted fans from Sapporo and the mainland U.S. [READ MORE]

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!! We got up early this morning and joined Halau I Ka Wekiu out at Sandy Beach to welcome the first day of 2012.     And although it was still dark and a bit chilly when we arrived, I was amazed at the amount of people who turned out to watch the [READ MORE]

Aloha, peeps! Ok, I’m feeling much better this morning.  Two of my New Year’s resolutions will be to find new software to do my blogs and to learn how to use Twitter!  I know a lot of you are trying to follow me on Twitter and I apologize for not using it yet … but [READ MORE]

MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF MY “OHANA” OUT THERE IN BLOGLAND!!  MAY YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY! ALOHA, “D”

Aloha! It’s the day before Christmas and our home is alive with activity.  Tradition runs deep in the Kawakami family as we prepare to welcome family & friends to our home to celebrate the Christmas Eve.  Today will be insanity at its finest as the ladies get busy doing whatever it is they do to [READ MORE]

I know, I know … I said yesterday that we were done performing for the year, but we actually have one more project (video shoot) to do before we can finally put our instruments down.  So here I am, up early with my cup of hot java and getting ready to head out to a [READ MORE]

Wassup, everybody!! No, I’m not talking about a new video game – I’m talking about the Chunichi Dragons and the Softbank Hawks, two of the top professional baseball teams from Japan.  They’re here in Hawai’i for a little R&R after battling each other in Japan’s version of the World Series in which the Hawks defeated [READ MORE]

It’s 3:30 am … what the?!!  Yes, folks, it’s another early morning for ManoaDNA because we need to be down at the KITV studio by 4:30am to appear on their morning news show to promote Saturday’s “Boys & Their Toys” toy drive at Gordon Biersch.  This is the final TV promotion for the event so [READ MORE]

Good morning! Wind is howling up here in the valley as the sun slowly comes up over the mountains.  I love this time of year not only because it’s the holiday season, but because people always seem to be in a happier mood which is a good thing, especially in a year filled with so [READ MORE]

Hello everyone! I’m sorry for the few updates this year, but with a lot of projects going on I have been really busy! I am trying to get back on track with the blog updates, so we will see how well I do. Anyway this is a quick post announcing that we have our Toy [READ MORE]