Busy Sunday ….

Aloha kakahiaka, peeps! No rest today, folks … got Andie’s birthday party this morning and then a gathering this afternoon for some friends who are getting married.  Nick was at our house early this morning (I think around 5am!) to start gathering stuff for Andie’s party … I was still passed out and didn’t get …

“Chopper” – One Piece

Aloha, everyone! Strange night at Lulu’s last night … very little energy from the crowd for the first two sets.  Then we start the third set and WHAM! – the place goes nuts including hana hou!  Go figure … Our buddy Yutaka is back in town and brought us some interesting omiyage last night … …

Hinamatsuri!

Happy Aloha Friday! How y’all doing this fine morning?  Just had my first mug of onolicious Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and the caffeine is already starting to kick in … yeah, baybeeee!!  It’s Friday again – boy, this week went by fast!  So let’s see … what do I have to share with you guys … …

Say it ain’t so!

Well, I think it may finally be time to take down my beloved avocado tree.  It was here when we first moved in back when the boys were toddlers.  Over the years it’s given us some of the best avocado fruit around, but lately has been ravaged by ants and termites so much that the …

Feb. 29th – Leap Day!

Aloha, everyone! It’s Wednesday, Feb. 29th.  And since 2012 is a Leap Year, today is considered a Leap Day because rumor has it that we need an extra day every 4 years or so to bring our calendar back into alignment with the earth’s revolutions around the sun (or something weird like that).  In any …

Project Aloha documentary

Hi everybody! Just saw a rough cut of the documentary, “Stories from Tohoku: With Heart & Hope”, a film about Project Aloha, the trip we took with our “ohana” from the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) to the Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures back in October of 2011.  Dianne and her film …

Last week of February!

Aloha, everyone! It’s the last week of February and like 2011, this year is flying by quickly.  Hope you all had a great weekend … mine was filled with music and golf.  We performed at the Kani Ka Pila Grille on Saturday night to another packed house, and were especially happy to see many familiar …

Happy Aloha Friday!

Good morning, all! I’m still a little sore from Boot Camp class … it doesn’t help that I’m also a little hungover from yesterday’s “19th” hole.  For some reason the guys felt like partying a bit last night after golf … probably because our buddy Les made a brief appearance for the first time since …

I’m sore … again!

Happy morning, people! Looks like I spoke too soon … I was feeling a little cocky because I felt no pain after my Boot Camp class on Tuesday.  WRONG!!  By the time we were done with our Hyatt performance last night (Wed.), I could hardly walk!  The muscles in my thighs, shoulders, and arms were …