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Kama’aina as a Wanderer

I preface this post with a brief explanation of this post’s title for those who may not be familiar with the meaning of “Kama’aina,” which literally means “child of the land” and typically refers to residents of the Hawaiian Islands. My cousin Briana and I have never lived closer than about 4200 miles apart, but the “wanderingContinue reading “Kama’aina as a Wanderer”

Hawaii Again??????

“Hawaii Again!?!?!!?” was my brother’s and my exclamatory response to my parents when they informed us as small children that our upcoming trip would be to Hawaii. Their reasonable (somewhat lighthearted) reply was, “You ungrateful little brats!” or something to that effect. One might ask, who in their right minds would ever utter the wordsContinue reading “Hawaii Again??????”