Hawaiian at Home

Maile is a native Hawaiian plant that is famous worldwide for its uses. Here are some fun facts to know about maile: 10 Facts about Maile Maile has multiple varieties namely: maile hai wale, maile lau lii, maile lau nui,...

My daughter, my Pili, is very special to me. I remember when my Kane and I were coming up with a name for her – I told him that I felt she was the mark of change for us. I...

WHAT A WEEK!! I spent all of my free time this week researching the history of Hawaii so that I could try to present it in a clear and concise fashion. Here are the main points that I chose to...

I didn’t grow up knowing this story so don’t feel bad about yourself if this is the first time you’re hearing it too. I wanted to learn more about this event because La Hoihoi Ea was the first National Holiday...

Tourism in Hawaii Why is tourism harmful to the Hawaiian people? Lovely Hula Hands - Haunani Trask: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/bl/article/view/24958/28913  Why should Hawaiians have a say in this matter? The illegal occupation of Hawaii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF6CaLAMh98 Why you should think twice before going...

"You spend all this money to live here, and you don't even have time to enjoy it." he said. We had just finished a nice ramen dinner together, my father and I, and we were sitting outside the restaurant still...

There is a special place in my heart for our opio. It's because I can remember so vividly when I was that age! I don't remember a lot of the details, but I remember all the feelings and emotions from...

It's more fun to say it in Hawaiian - "Kuiki Kikiki" (btw that's my own made-up word for a cheater quilt combining the word cheat and quilt). A cheater quilt is a great way to make a beautiful quilt at...

This monthʻs handout inspiration was brought up by Kahea Faria. She wanted to help people learning Hawaiian to understand there is a difference between action words and their results in a variety of context. Hawaiian is very different than English...

The power of this collection is not in the individual prints itself, but as a whole. Each print is based on a native Hawaiian plant that holds that color of the rainbow. I designed each print to be very simple...

Malu and I both learned languages in our early twenties. Malu learned Amharic and I learned Hiligaynon. We were fortunate enough to learn both languages while living in the places where those were the dominate languages for a long period...

How is growth measured? In experience? Distance? Height? How about Lei? These three designs were made in collaboration with The Keiki Dept. Leilani was the one with the vision and the idea. She believed in me as an artist and...

I learned when we started speaking Hawaiian at home that mahalo was "thank you," but used in a different type of sentence structure, it also means, "gratitude." Itʻs the verb and noun which in my opinion is a better way...

Whatever your reason for wanting to design repeat patterns, I hope you're loving the process. If you think you're terrible at it, maybe you're right, BUT that doesn't mean you can't get better! Some of the best things I've ever done were produced right after some of my worst. E noke mau kakou!

What makes Hawaii so special? The things that make it unique! Things like the people, the language, the land, the animals, and the plants to name a few! Did you know that Hawaii is the endangered species capital of the world!!...

Ever collected anything as a child? I did! I had a rock collection and a mini things collection. I just loved (and still do) finding little mini replicas of every day things. like spoons, pots, shoes, etc. Even today I...

Have you met Pekuna Hong? She is a passionate mother of 6 who shows the world the way she sees it through her beautiful photography and bold art. She reached out to me to help make a video with her...

We all got feelings okay. I mean I tease my husband that he doesn't, but I know he does. Last week I had a little bit of a meltdown (I know it's not even surprising anymore). I overload my plate...

Welcome to the new masked world we live in! You feeling comfortable? No. It's probably cause you don't like the fit of the mask you are using. I have tried wearing and sewing a few different kinds of face masks...

This is a unique journey that my family is on, hopefully one day it wonʻt be, but right now it is. The resources I share, I make and share because I love the Hawaiian language, use it every day, and...

Can we talk about the vortex of life that we get trapped in sometimes? I mean the slippery slopes of "yes"s that start so harmlessly before progressing you into a place that you told yourself you were never going to...