Aloha, everybody!
I've already posted a bit but haven't introduced myself yet.
I am hapa haole (Hawaiian, Chinese, German, English), grew up in Honolulu and attended St. Andrew's Priory and Kalani High School. I have fond memories of going to the beach every day with my cousins (I have some scars from bodysurfing accidents to prove it!), cutting class to go with friends to the slippery wall at Waikiki Beach, eating "real" custard pie from Kapiolani Bakery, and picking pipipis with my grandmother.
I left Hawaii for college (BYU) and never made it back home. The cost of living is so high in Hawaii that, frankly, I could never afford to move back. I go home once a year to see my family--and to go to Liliha Bakery!
Fortunately, my hubby is also from Hawaii, and so when I reminisce about my favorite crackseed store or have a craving for Horlick's malted tablets or dried aku, he knows exactly what I'm talking about.
I moved to Seattle for graduate school (Univ. of WA), then moved to a few other states, and now make the Seattle area my residence--but never my true "home." I have 2 keikis with beautiful--and very long--Hawaiian middle names.
I hope to cross paths with you here.
I've already posted a bit but haven't introduced myself yet.
I am hapa haole (Hawaiian, Chinese, German, English), grew up in Honolulu and attended St. Andrew's Priory and Kalani High School. I have fond memories of going to the beach every day with my cousins (I have some scars from bodysurfing accidents to prove it!), cutting class to go with friends to the slippery wall at Waikiki Beach, eating "real" custard pie from Kapiolani Bakery, and picking pipipis with my grandmother.
I left Hawaii for college (BYU) and never made it back home. The cost of living is so high in Hawaii that, frankly, I could never afford to move back. I go home once a year to see my family--and to go to Liliha Bakery!
Fortunately, my hubby is also from Hawaii, and so when I reminisce about my favorite crackseed store or have a craving for Horlick's malted tablets or dried aku, he knows exactly what I'm talking about.
I moved to Seattle for graduate school (Univ. of WA), then moved to a few other states, and now make the Seattle area my residence--but never my true "home." I have 2 keikis with beautiful--and very long--Hawaiian middle names.
I hope to cross paths with you here.
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