RARE UKULELE MOMENTS WITH BRADA KA'IWA.

A FEW RARE PICTURES OF ME AND KA'IWA PLAYING THE UKULELES AND SINGING SOME SONGS AFTER MY DAUGHTER, KAHEALANI'S FAREWELL PARTY ENDED.  

A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I LOST MY UKULELE OUT OF FOOLISHNESS, I SWORE UPON MYSELF THAT I WILL NEVER PLAY AGAIN AS I FELT I WASN'T WORTHY TO PLAY AGAIN FOR BEING SO CARELESS WITH LOSING SUCH A PRECIOUS GIFT THAT MY MOM BOUGHT FOR MY GRADUATION GIFT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

STILL TO THIS DAY, IT HAUNTS ME EVERY TIME I PICK UP AN UKULELE.  THE FEAR IS SO HUGE AND THE REGRETS EVEN WORST.

16 YEARS LATER OUT OF NOWHERE, CAME A FRIEND & BRADA WHO'S NAME IS "KA'IWA FREITAS".  THIS GUY SOMEHOW GOT ME FEELING THE HOPES OF POSSIBLY COMING BACK AGAIN, TO PLAY THE UKULELE ONCE AGAIN WITH PRIDE AND RECLAIM WHAT THOUGHT I ONCE LOST.

DON'T LET GO OF ME EASILY, HAWAIIAN!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

KAHEALANI'S FAREWELL PARTY AT THE BETHEL, ALASKA'S LIONS CLUB. (AWESOME TURNOUT!!!)

WOW!!! WHAT AN AMAZING PARTY IT TURNED OUT TO BE. NEVER THIS MUCH HAVE I TRIED TO HOLD BACK MY TEARS IN FRONT OF SO MANY PEOPLE. FIRST OFF, AMAZINGLY SOMEONE COUNTED 103 PEOPLE ATTENDED INCLUDING CHILDREN!!! THE FOODS (KALBI RIBS, TERIYAKI CHICKENS, CHICKEN SATAY, ASSORTED FLAVORED MEATBALLS, HOTDOGS FOR THE KIDS, ITALIAN SAUSAGES, VARIOUS SALADS & DESSERTS, BAKED SALMON & SALMON STRIPS) WERE BREAKING PEOPLE’S MOUTH LEFTS AND RIGHTS!!!



FIRST I WANT TO THANK KA’IWA FREITAS, JOEY VALADEZ, & STEVE GENTLE FOR PREPPING AND COOKING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK RYAN, BRIAN, NEVADA, KA’IWA JR, & KEKOA FOR TRANSPORTING, SETTING UP, BREAKING DOWN, AND CLEANING UP AFTERWARDS. ANOTHER SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO MICHAEL & KATHY TURNER FOR OPENING UP THE LIONS CLUB FOR OUR CONVEINCE. THANK YOU LOUISE RUSSELL & BRUCE CLAYPOOL FOR KEEPING THE CHILDREN SAFE & ENTERTAINED WITH YOUR ANIMAL BALLONS, PINATA BASHINGS, TOYS GIVE AWAYS, ETC.


ANOTHER ROUND OF THANKS TO RODNEY THOMAS AND OTHERS NAMES I’VE FORGOTTENED FOR MAKING SURE THE FOODS WERE PROPERLY ARRANGED AND ALL BEING SERVED AND REPLACED WITH OTHER DISHES WHEN NEEDED. BRUCE PERRY FOR BRINGING THE USUAL SWEET TREATS FOR ALL OF us TO ENJOY!!!


AND I MUST GIVE ONE MORE THANKS TO JOEY VALADEZ FOR MAKING AN AWESOME “SCOOBY DOO” CAKE FOR KAHEALANI AND IT WAS VERY DELICIOUS!!!


TO ALL THOSE THAT I’VE FORGOT TO MENTION, FORGIVE ME AS YOU AND I KNOW WHAT A BIG DIFFERENCE YOU’VE MADE THAT DAY FOR KAHEALANI AND I.


LOVE ALWAYS & AWWWRITE!!!


WAIPA & KAHEALANI

KAHEALANI GETS A HEARING TEST.

KAHEALANI GETS  HER HEARING TEST AS THIS IS THE LAST TEST SHE GETS DONE BEFORE MOVING TO HILO, HAWAI'I.  HER HEARING IS PERFECT ACCORDING TO THE AUDIOLOGIST.  SO NOW I KNOW THAT SHE HAS SELECTIVE HEARING.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA