Kaimuki Hula has always been my favorite Ho`okena song. I grew up in Kaimuki.

Washer wouldn’t drain. FAQ said to check drain filter. To get to the filter the back panel has to come off and it’s under the drum. These coins were in the filter. Couple of Pennie’s and nickel and a dime. Totally eroded.
A couple of the people I ran into at the home show that I haven’t seen for a few years commented that I look very good. I’m doing good a hiding the broken parts.
In the world view the US is still a young country. Other countries have been through shit with dictators before. They know to give no quarter. The US will lose the most. The others will protect their sovereignty and won’t be bullied.
Went to the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce home show. I was a board member a few years back. Ran into a lot of people I know. Great to see Kona locally owned businesses thriving.
Our two grandson are at the point we knew they would get to “someday”. They’re teenagers and grandmas house isn’t fun anymore. My wife is having withdrawals. The only time they’ll go with us is if we do something “grand”. Often the beach will suffice.
Liverpool are winning the matches that they need to win. Arsenal are losing matches that they should win.
Island music trivia Steve Maii did the Catching a Wave album with Theresa Bright in 1995
He also was on this live album from Gold Coin restaurant with George Helm in 1976
Steve has been on the island music scene for a long time.
Reading Ed Yong’s interview made me think that I hope the JFK jr. et al don’t take vacinne’s off of the market. I feel we have a right to have a vacinne if we want.
back story, the last time I had a regualr camera was 15 years ago. Took a lot canoe race pix. Been using a smart phone since then. Ready to go back to an SLR.
Had lunch at a relatively new burrito place in Kona Coast shopping center. It was good. Large portions.

Celebrity chefs are fun to watch but over rated. After awhile, you’re doing nothing to make the food any better. I had an instructor chef in culinary school who commonly said “buy good ingredients and don’t fuck ‘em up”
If I ignore a court order. A marshal shows up at my door. When the White House ignores the court order nothing happens.
Federal Judge to Trump: No, You Can’t Ban DEI
I’ve been using mailbox.org as my email server for 10 years now. When I moved away from Gmail 20 years ago, I used hover.com, but wanted something offshore and more secure. Been very happy with mailbox. Help is very responsive. Not paranoid by nature, but that seems like a good move in this era.