Category Archives: Ohana

Longtime Navy assistant head coach Ken Niumatalolo was promoted to head football coach at the Naval Academy on Saturday, Dec. 8 by Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. Niumatalolo, age 42, is the 38th head football coach in Naval … Continue reading →

My grandfather was a blacksmith in Hale’iwa. He arrived on O’ahu like many other Japanese, working on the plantations and eventually finding a wife through the "picture bride" networks.  His hard work in Hawai’i was recognized by the Japanese government … Continue reading →

My brother (pictured here with his eldest) is due to have their fourth child later this year.  I am looking forward to being a proud uncle again and will spoil the child rotten!

One of the best things that happened to me on my last visit to California was having dinner with two very close friends, Jason and Kenji.  Jason has been my neighbor for at least 25 years and we have known … Continue reading →

I’ve been absent for a while, e kala mai. A couple new changes are going on in my life right now. An old friend has come back, to my surprise, but she is very important to me. I also hosted my parents visit last week to … Continue reading →

I finally made my reservations to visit Seoul this June. I’m really looking forward to it as it will be my first trip to Asia, ever.  My ‘ohana hānai (adopted family), the An’s, will be putting me up, at least … Continue reading →

  August 29, 2006   Dear Family & Friends,   As many of you know, Theresa M. Haunani Bernardino, passed away on Sunday, August 27, at 9:20 in the morning.  Affectionately known as "Teddie" in our family, she was the hiapo of our … Continue reading →

    This past Sunday morning, Theresa "Ted" Haunani Bernardino passed from this life into the next. Since December, she had been battling a cancerous growth in her small intestine.  Two weeks ago, just as the chemotherapy was ending, we found … Continue reading →

A nice article about Hawai`i from the Asian American blog Hyphen here.

  My niece Kiana has her own blog at http://kianapang.blogspot.com/