I've been lurking on this board for months but decided it was about time to join, finally. I'm originally from Oahu (Ewa Beach, Waipahu, Kunia.. haha where didn't my family live?!) and now reside in Southern California with my husband and 2 Keiki. I left when I was in elementary (August Ahrens) but go back every year at least. My whole ohana is there (100+ strong!) except my immediate family (sisters and brother) who got moved up as well when my parents left da 'aina. I come from a Portuguese (Dad) and Hawaiian/Chinese (Mom) background. Oahu is still very much home to me and I go back and forth in my mind about packing up and moving back again once I'm through with medical school. I took my husband home with me for the very first time last October (previous to last year he just never had enough vacation time and I went alone) and he loves it. He already knew my ohana well from their frequent Vegas/Disneyland trips. There's nothing wrong with Southern Cali but I feel lost living here, always have. I have no spiritual connection to the land or anything (besides ohana) around me. Everytime I go back to da 'aina and I take that first step onto Hawaiian soil, I breathe relief...I'm home.
Mahalo plenty for reading this far! I just thought it was time to come out of my lurking corner and say howzit?!?!
-Leah Leilani
(I go by Lei)
Mahalo plenty for reading this far! I just thought it was time to come out of my lurking corner and say howzit?!?!
-Leah Leilani
(I go by Lei)
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