Tuesday, Jan. 5th

Hello, hello, hello!  The New Year is off to a great start with lots of activity on both the ManoaDNA and IOLANI fronts!  Now that Carla is 100% healthy, she’s on a tear over at IOLANI and has big plans for 2010 and beyond.  And after pausing briefly for the Christmas and New Years holidays, …

Back to work …

It’s the first Monday of 2010 … the first official work day for IOLANI, and already things are happening.  I’m cautiously optimistic about our business this year – it can’t be any worse than last year’s, that’s for sure!  The big project for this year will be the opening of IOLANI’s factory museum which will …

Happy Birthday, son!

It’s Alex’s birthday today!  I can’t believe he’s 24 years old already … where did all those years go??  I can still remember he and Nick running around the house as kids, slamming doors and giggling hysterically … now the only ones running around the house and making a mess are our crazy puppies!  Today …

WELCOME 2010!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERBODY!! I hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s holiday, and it’s great to be out of ’09 and into 2010!  Maybe it’s just me, but it sure seems like there’s a whole different vibe in the air – a real strong and positive energy, if you will – and it …

New Year’s Eve 2009

Yaaay!!  It’s New Year’s Eve here in Hawai’i and I can’t wait to give 2009 a swift kick out the door!  And even though ’09 has been a real struggle for many of us, there are things that the boys and I are very grateful for – ie, discovering our Hiroshima family roots, having the …

Countdown to New Years!

Two days to go before we ring in the 2010 New Year and I can’t wait!  2009 has to be THE worst year ever – I lost my dad, the stock market crashed along with the rest of the global economy, and major tsunamis, earthquakes, and global terrorism caused unbelievable human suffering!  The awesome thing …

Tuesday, Dec. 29th

Good morning everyone!  It’s 6am and still dark outside … the air is very cool and damp and since there’s no wind, everything is still and silent.  This is my favorite time of the day … my mind is clear and my spiritual senses are strong. Although our IOLANI offices are closed for the holidays, …

Sunday, Dec. 27th

I just got back from golfing with my Selohssa golf club 0ut at the New Ewa International  Golf Course and I tied for first place!  I shot a score of 82 and was pretty consistent throughout the round.  Yesterday, Nick, Alex, and I played golf out at Waialae with some of my Thursday golf buddies …

Christmas Eve

Only one more day till Christmas!  It’s early in the morning and it has to be one of the most beautiful mornings I have ever seen here in Manoa Valley!  The air is very chilly and the morning dew can be seen everywhere … the sun is just beginning to peak its head over the …