MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!

MY INTRO

ALOHA AND WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL BLOG!!! I THOUGHT WHY NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL GAINS & STRUGGLES THAT LIFE PUTS OUT TO EACH AND ONE OF US. I FEEL THAT THROUGH THE GIFT OF "GIVING & SHARING", THERE IS NO WAY BETTER THAN START THIS BLOG WHICH IS ALL ABOUT ME, MY OHANA (FAMILY), HOALOHA (FRIENDS), AND EVEN ENEMIES WHICH ARE THE VERY ONES I NEED TO LOVE AND ACCEPT.


I'LL SAY THIS STRAIGHT UP, I DON'T HOLD BACK MY FEELINGS FOR ANYONE AND IT'LL COME OUT OF MY MOUTH ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU AND OTHERS. I DON'T GO BEHIND ANYONE'S BACK AND START RUMOURS WITH HOPES THAT IT WILL CIRCLE AROUND AND FINALLY HIT ITS TARGET. WHY TAKE THE LONG ROUTE WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IS THE "REAL" WAY OF LIVING LIFE, "BE REAL" AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING.


ON THE OTHER NOTE, "I AM" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE FROM THE WAY "I SEE IT". I AM NOT SPEAKING FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK OR "CONCEITEDNESS". "THIS IS" WHAT I CHOOSE TO SEE MYSELF EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP FROM MY BED AND THANK "AKUA" (GOD) FOR GIVING ME ONE MORE DAY TO LIVE, REGARDLESS OF REGRETS FROM THE "YESTERDAYS" TO THE FEARS OF "TOMMOROWS".


IN MY EYES, LIVING A "BEAUTIFUL LIFE" CAN ONLY BE ATTAINED BY "CHOICE" AND IT REQUIRES "INTEGRITY", "HONESTY", "UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE", "FORGIVENESS" AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, "LOVE".


AS MY BEAUTIFUL ANCESTORS HAVED ALWAYS BELIEVED:


'Ike aku, 'ike mai, kokua aku kokua mai; pela iho la ka nohana 'ohana.


WHICH MEANS, RECOGNIZE OTHERS, BE RECOGNIZED, HELP OTHERS, BE HELPED; SUCH IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.


SO ONCE AGAIN, "WELCOME TO MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"


AWWWRITE!!!


WAIPA



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Thursday, August 11, 2011

KAHEALANI RIDING BIKE AND FEEDING DOGS!!!











KAHEALANI LOVES RIDING HER BICYCLE AND SHE ALSO LOVES HER DOGS!!!  I ALREADY MISS HER BUT I KNOW SHE LOVES HER NEW HOME AND I CANNOT WAIT TO MOVE BACK HOME SOON!!

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WAIPA

PICKING UP KAHEALANI FROM SCHOOL!!!



WE PICKED UP KAHEALANI FROM HER 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL AND THEN TOOK HER TO WALMART EYE CLINIC TO HAVE HER PICK OUT A PAIR OF GLASSES.

I WANTED HER TO PICK A FRAME THAT WAS MORE DURABLE FOR HER ACTIVE LIFESTYLE BUT NOPE...  SHE CHOSE THESE GIRLY PINKISH WHATEVERS...  WE'LL SEE HOW LONG IT LAST WHEN SHE PLAYS SPORTS...  LOL!!!  GOOD THING I WHEN PURCHASE INSURANCE FOR BREAKAGE.

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WAIPA

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

BACK TO THE WAIPA OHANA IN KEAUKAHA, HILO, HAWAI'I!!!





ON OUR WAY TO HONOLI'I BEACH!!!





















AFTER THE AH LO OHANA REUNION, WE WENT TO KEAUKAHA TO STAY WITH MY DAD AND HAVE KAHEALANI RETURN TO HER SCHOOL IN KEAUKAHA, HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

WITHOUT WASTING TIME, ME, SHIRLEY, AND MY SISTER, LEOLANI HEADED TO A LOCAL TAKE OUT RESTAURANT AND PICKED UP SOME BREAKFAST TO GO AND HEADED DOWN TO HONOLI'I BEACH TO GO SURFING, WELL MY SISTER DID...  LOL!!!

THE SURF AND SUN WAS TOO GOOD TO PASS UP!!!

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WAIPA

OUR FINAL DAY OF OUR OHANA REUNION.





AFTER 3 AWESOME DAYS WITH THE AH LO OHANA IN HILO, HAWAI'I...  ALL I CAN SAY IS:

I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT REUNION!!!  AND HOPEFULLY BY THEN I ALREADY MOVED  BACK TO HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE IN MY OHANA FOR MAKING OUR REUNION A MEMORABLE ONE.  IT'S BEEN 11 YEARS SINCE I'VE SEEN MOST OF YOU AND I WILL NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!

ALL OF YOU WILL BE IN MY HEART FOREVER!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

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WAIPA

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

UKULELE & SINGING!!!






AS ALWAYS, THERE'S ALWAYS SINGING AND UKULELE!!!

MY COUSIN KAUA & AUNTY BRIDGET SINGING HAWAIIAN AND OLDIES TUNES THAT BROUGHT FOND MEMORIES OF OUR PAST.  I WISH YOU WAS THERE IN PERSON TO FEEL AND HEAR THE MUSIC.

MORE TO COME!!!

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WAIPA

Monday, August 8, 2011

VISITING OUR OHANA GRAVE SITES.








WE WENT TO VISIT OUR OHANA'S GRAVE SITES AND TALK STORIES, THEN WE HEADED BACK TO THE HOUSES AND CONTINUED ON.  WE HAD A INFLATABLE WATER SLIDE FOR THE KIDS AND WHOEVERS, PORTAGEE HORSE SHOE TOURNAMENT, EATING AND DRINKING EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND SO ON...

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WAIPA

AH LO OHANA REUNION SLIDESHOW.


STARTING THE MORNING OFF WITH A GOOD START!!!

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WAIPA

Saturday, August 6, 2011

AH LO OHANA REUNION - (07-30-11) - PART - 01



THIS IS THE OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF OUR REUNION.  WE OPENED UP WITH A "PULE" (PRAYER) AND TOOK OFF FROM THERE.  AGAIN...  STAY TUNED FOR MORE PICTURES AND VIDEOS!!!

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WAIPA

WE HAVE ARRIVED!!!













WE HAVE ARRIVED!!!

AFTER 11 YEARS, I FINALLY REUNITED WITH THE "AH LO" OHANA!!!

I WAS SO HAPPY TO MEET UP WITH EVERYONE AND THEY WERE VERY HAPPY TO FINALLY MEET MY WIFE & DAUGHTER TOO!!!

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AS THE REUNION IS A 3 DAY EVENT OR SHOULD I SAY IT STARTED EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND ENDED LATER THAN EXPECTED TOO...  LOL!!!

NO CAN HELP IT WHEN DA OHANA ALL COME TOGETHER AND "PA'INA" LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE FOOTAGES!!!

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WAIPA

ON MY WAY TO HILO, HAWAI'I!!!







I FINALLY ARRIVED IN HONOLULU, HAWAI'I AND MET UP WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER...  AND WE ARE NOW RERADY TO JUMP ON ANOTHER PLANE AND HEAD OVER TO HILO, HAWAI'I FOR OUR OHANA REUNION!!!

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WAIPA

VISITING GIFF IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.




ON MY WAY TO HILO, HAWAI'I...  I MADE  STOP OVER IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AND VISITED MY FRIEND, GIFF.  I ALSO GOT TO MEET MARISSA AND TOMMY AND ENJOYED A MASSIVE BREAKFAST AT THE "INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES".

GOOD FOODS AND A WONDERFUL MEETING!!!

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WAIPA