Back from Fukuoka

After a quick trip over to Fukuoka (19 hours flying, 54 hours on the ground) with Hawaiian Air, we are back home and gearing up for a killer ManoaDNA week! Just wanted to share some of the highlights with you.

Na Hoku weekend

Aloha, peeps!  It’s Thursday, which not only means afternoon golf but is also the start of the Na Hoku Festival weekend!  The Na Hoku Hanohano Awards is Hawai’i’s version of the Grammys which is usually held in the month of May.  The weekend-long festival begins today with the opening media party at the Royal Hawaiian …

Tuesday, May 17th

Aloha kakahiaka!  I think I can officially declare myself  jet lag-free!  I passed out at 10pm last night and woke up at 6am … to the sound of Buster’s barking, of course!  He’s got the most annoying bark – almost a screech – which has the same effect on your spine as when you scrape …

Weekend is here!

Good morning, everyone, and “Happy Aloha Friday!” to you all!  April is flying by so quickly … half of 2011 is almost over and it seems like we just got finished celebrating the New Year!  Doesn’t it seem like the world is in fast forward .. like things are coming at us so fast that …

Aloha Tuesday!

Howdy, peeps!  Got some much needed rest last night … especially after a performance-filled weekend and another hectic Monday.  I’m still getting a lot of emails from people talking about the KOKUA FOR JAPAN telethon fundraiser last Sunday which raised $1.6 million in donations for Japan’s disaster victims.  If you didn’t see it, you missed …