Category Archives: Hoa aloha (tomodachi, peng you, chingu)

Here is a news clip from KHON last night (Mahalo James).  Interviewed are Dr. Ned Shultz, Korean history professor and interim Dean of SHAPS at UH and my good friend, Yoeng nam.  I know Yoeng nam ssi from salmunori and I … Continue reading →

We celebrated Jong hwa’s birthday on Sunday night. Those of us who had nothing to do on Monday stayed up until the next morning.  This is just the normal thing Korean friends do for birthdays.  We started at Duck Butt at 11 pm. We sang many … Continue reading →

Here’s some pictures from last weekend. We started with a short 2 hour hike on the Makiki Valley Trail. I was surprised to see a sign in hangul at the head of the trail placed with the help of the … Continue reading →

Hawai` has the distinction of the first Filipino governor, Ben Cayetano. We are also celebrating the 100th year centennial of the first immigrants from the Philippines to enter "the US" (although Hawai`i was never a part of the US-at least … Continue reading →

I spent the Thanksgiving vacation on Maui with friends.  Nine of us squeezed into our one bedroom condo at Ma‘ālaea.  I’ll be posting some of our photos later this week.  In the meantime, here is one from our time at the … Continue reading →

Vickie Chang responds to the critics on her OC Weekly article, Yellow Fever.  Personally, I was humored by the article. Two weeks have passed since the publication of “Yellow Fever,” my story about smarmy men who date only those of … Continue reading →

He mea maika‘i loa no ko‘u mau hoa aloha i hele iā ke Kulanui o Hawai‘i mai Kōlea mai… U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has pledged her utmost to ease administrative procedures for South Koreans studying or seeking to study … Continue reading →

UPDATED 11:07 PM 152,000 residents have power restored (Updated at 10:37 p.m.)   The 6.5 earthquake was a big one for Hawai`i. Even with my CA upbringing, I’d have to say its one of the largest ones I have felt.  Once I … Continue reading →

Hau‘oli Lā Hānau e Clyde! The birthday gang spent Labor Day at Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park. What a wonderful place that is! The open green space along the shore is a rarity these days in Hawai‘i. It was Clyde’s birthday. I … Continue reading →

                                                                                                                          View of Honolulu Harbor from Mānoa Cliffs Trail   I took some chinju up to Mānoa Cliffs Trail. It was the first time for them. We saw many natives like‘ie‘ie and koki‘o ke‘oke‘o in bloom. I pointed out … Continue reading →