Hi everybody … boy, this weekend has been a real adventure! The tsunami which passed Hawai’i yesterday (with little effect, thank God!) caused many anxious moments as we waited for its arrival, hoping for the best. I heard that all the countries around the Pacific Rim were going to feel its effects, so I hope …
Just got confirmation early this morning that a tsunami is going to hit Hawai’i around 11:20am this morning. For those of you who don’t know what a tsunami is, it’s a giant tidal wave usually generated by an earthquake. There was a huge earthquake in Chile last night – 8.8 on the Richter scale, which …
Hi everyone! We had a really nice time last night at the Pakele Lounge in the Ala Moana Hotel performing for the KoAloha Ukulele celebration on Pakele Live! Besides ManoaDNA, featured performers included ukulele virtuosos Herb Ohta Jr., David Kamakahi, and Gordon Mark, who accompanied KoAloha founder, Alvin Okami, in a very special performance. Our …
Aloha Kakahiaka! Hope you all are having a great Thursday … of course, if you’re east of Hawai’i it’s already mid-morning or later, and if you’re west of us, you’re probably still sleeping! Yesterday’s volcanic haze or “vog”, seems to have cleared with the return of mild tradewinds so this morning is cool, clear, and …
It’s Wednesday and there’s absolutely NOTHING going on today! We just walked the puppies this morning, and it appears that the tradewinds are gone and the vog is back again which means more throat irritation! Bummer! I’ll be going down to IOLANI later this morning to see how our store is progressing before going back …
Good morning! Nothing much happening today … we have a meeting this morning with Herb Jr. to discuss the new CD which we’re currently working on. My voice is not quite back to normal yet – it still feels tight whenever I try to sing above a certain range so I gotta be careful not …
‘Morning all! It’s Monday and the start of another week and I just realized that this is the last week of February! Holy cow, it’s almost March! This week we’ll be on Pakele Live! via the internet at 6pm (Hawaii) to perform for KoAloha Ukulele’s celebration. We then perform at Lulu’s Waikiki on Friday, and …
Hey, good morning all! It’s a gorgeous morning here in the valley … so quiet & peaceful especially after the party atmosphere at Kani Ka Pila last night! Many friends and family gathered to help celebrate Nick’s birthday including our pals Susan Sunderland (Midweek) and Milan (MDNA’s recording engineer) & Maya Bertosa. Carla made a …
Happy birthday, Nick! I can’t believe you’re already 27 years young … where have all those years gone?! It’s true what they say … as your kids get older, the years go by faster and faster! We’ve been so blessed to have two of the greatest boys that any parent could wish for and I …
Hey, it’s raining again and the temperature is quite chilly here in Manoa Valley this morning! I’m actually wearing a thermal pullover which is unusual since I rarely wear one unless it’s really cold. Of course, being in Hawai’i, cold to us in something in the lower 60s! I also have to take the dogs …