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Aloha, Dad ….

Dad — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:50:28 +0000

Good morning, everyone! Today is the 2nd anniversary of my father’s passing and I plan to go up to Punchbowl to visit his grave this morning. For some reason, I woke up very early this morning with the song, “DREAMS COME ALIVE” in my head … it’s the song which Alex wrote as a tribute to my dad right after he died. All of a sudden, I was filled with a wonderful, secure sense of bliss – like when you’re huddled with your sweetie under a warm blanket on a cold night – and I immediately knew that my dad was alive in our hearts and still watching over us. Funny thing, though … to this day, ManoaDNA has still not played DREAMS COME ALIVE at any of our performances … still too emotional. And I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday who, while listening to the song for the first time, burst into tears because it reminded her of her late parents …

We got our shipment of wristbands which we’ll be taking up to Japan next week to help with the fundraising efforts … they’re bright green with “KIZUNA” and “PEACE, LOVE, ALOHA” in bright yellow letters. We’ll also be selling a new tee shirt which Nick designed and all those profits will be donated to the benefit fund too.

Finally, we are truly honored to have been nominated for a 2011 Na Hoku Hanohano award in 3 categories – Engineering, Group of the Year, and Contemporary Album of the Year. We humbly send a big mahalo out to everyone for all your love and support!

Aloha, “D”

Super windy!

Dad — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:40:39 +0000

Man, the trades have really been blowing the past few days! It’s actually kinda nice … better than the hot, humid stuff that comes with the south and west winds. Nothing much happening this week other than trying to keep IOLANI moving ahead … the news about huge cancellations in our visitors market due to the Japan earthquake catastrophe doesn’t help either. It looks like our economy could be heading into another recession just when we were starting to recover from the last one! I sure hope I’m wrong …

I want to send a HUGE mahalo out to all of our fellow musicians & entertainers who donated their time and energy to help raise donations for the Japan Red Cross! Although Hawai’i is tiny compared to other countries, our hearts are just as big and our ties with Japan run very deep. We will continue to contribute whatever we can until this crisis is over.

I’m not sure now whether I have a sinus infection or another cold … my head is totally stuffed up! I hope it stays in my head and doesn’t move down to my throat – that would be a real bummer if I had a relapse of that awful cough of a couple of months ago … other than that I’m fine!

By the way, I apologize for all the negative blogs recently … the last couple of weeks have been so stressful. I promise I’ll be back to my usual cheery, sarcastic self very soon! Aloha,”D”

Studio again

Alex — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:31:52 +0000

Dad’s in the studio recording some guitar tracks now for our third CD. Check out the picture below. By the way, did anyone hear our radio show in Nagoya yet? If you have, let us know how you liked it! There is more info on our site if you need it.

For now, I say ALOHA!!
AK

THANKS FOR WATCHING US!!

Alex — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:36:34 +0000

Random Japan Videos

Alex — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:51:58 +0000

I was bored today and I looked through my old videos and put together a little video!

The Vlog You’ve ALL Been Waiting For…

Alex — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:08:20 +0000

Here it is, the VLog from last weekend’s adventure! My dad’s surprise birthday party and the shopping adventure are all in this vlog. It is kind of long, but it’s pretty great, I think I’m getting better at this video editing stuff. Be sure to see the very last scene with my brother when he tells us about his Jamba Juice.

Hope you enjoy!

Friday is Gold Eyedrop Day!

Nick — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:56 +0000

Happy Friday everyone, tonight is the debut of Manoa NA at Lulus! With Dad gone, Manoa DNA loses a D and turns into Manoa NA! Hope to see you all down there as it should be a VERY interesting experiment.

For a little laugh…

Dad’s Birthday!

Alex — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:55:11 +0000

It’s dads birthday today! We are in Vegas, however, Nick is the only one not here to celebrate it. Wish him a happy birthday today!