Imagining what it will be like.

Today I had a nice day off.  Since coming home from Hawaii last Friday, its been quite busy with classes and a hula competition in Tokyo.  Erisa Ipo and I spent the day looking for pens for my sister and buying other omiyage for my family.  We ate pasta at Cozy Corner and then went to Enospa Onsen.

Right now, I am still at home waiting as my departure time from home nears.  I am totemo sabishi because hitori de ikemasu.  To pass the time, I have been staring at my computer for the past 3-hours.  I even wrote a cute song.  Sometime, I would like to sing it for you.  Oh, as you read the lyrics think of me-Hikari floating away, and slowly nearing those diamonds in the middle of the sea-Hawaii.  Me ke aloha pumehana Hikari.

Pull up the shades

After six-hours on the plane

I see home up ahead

Sweet oh Diamond Head

Soon I wanna lay on warm sand

Listen to a Hawaiian band

On my island

And right before the wheels

Touch ground

From my window I look

around

To see the rain of manoa

My happy rainbow

Not too long i'll be

In the waves

Like those good old days

On my island

Hawaii is calling me
It's breeze beckoning me
To come home safely
and touch the shores

In the mountains I love to pray
Mahalo ke Akua everyday
While on my island

Superbowl おもいだして

Congratulations to Baltimore Ravens.  This year's Superbowl was so much fun to watch.  Enjoy this video of Ray Lewis..Aloha Hikari

Click on link Ray Lewis

HOIKE 2012 いまわたり

ALOHA Nice hoike memory.   Mahalo class and I started early ib the morning and did a nice performance. Mahalo ケイ　カヴアイアロヒラニ.

Inspirational Speech

Aloha from Japan,
Today I watched this inspirational speech.  While Dr. Benjamin Carson is speaking to the people of America.  I believe his message relates to all peoples.  I especially love his ideas of education.   Please enjoy this speech.
Me ke aloha Hikari


Click on Link Dr. Benjamin Carson

Halau Kawailiula & Chinky Mahoe

Heres a video link of me when I was a dancer with Kawailiula.  I started dancing with Kumu Chinky Mahoe when I was 18.  I joined his halau right after I finished St. Louis High School.  The story of how I met Chinky goes like this.  There was a reunion concert for a choir (Honolulu Boy Choir)  I used to belong too.  The concert was held at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.  Kumu Chinky was the kumu for the choir back then.  Meeting Kumu Chinky that night was a very memorable experience for me.  He was then as he is now a very  kind gentleman.  We became friends immediately and our friendship endures till this day.  Kumu Chinky is much more than a kumu hula,  he is a very talented crafter, flower arranger, musician, etc.  I have learned many things from him besides hula, for example: how to be a good organizer.  Another wonderful quality about Chinky is his never ending aloha for others.   He seems to always be wanting to share of his time to help others, and he seems so satisfied and happy when doing so.  May God continue to bless Kumu Chinky and halau Kawailiula. Me ke aloha Hikari


Click on link: Halau Kawailiula 1997 Merrie Monarch

後ろに ヒカリ 前にも ヒカリ

Aloha

Here now at Waikiki Beach spending sometime looking at the sand, the sun and the ocean. Hawaii is nice. Hope everyone back at home Japan is staying warm. Spring is coming. I can't wait.

Aloha!!!!

During these past two days I had met many of my friends and members of our halau in Hawaii. Aloha Kumu Chinky, Kumu Ina Kanei, Kumu Laakea and Nahono...

Aloha Ahiahi Kakou

The day has finished. Ipo and I had a very nice day today. We woke up early and went for a run around Ala Moana beach park. After the run, we cooked stew for our halau brother's (Kuakapu) aha aina. Tonight, Ipo and I got to see all of our halau ohana that we havent seen for quite sometime now. Many many musicians came to play music: Del Beazley, Brian Tolentino, Dwight Kanae, Kuana Torres, Ioane Burns, Lorna Lim, Wailau Ryder, Jerry Santos, Haunani Apoliona, Kamalani Blaine Kia, Snooky and Colsen Kanei. Our hula brother received a lot of flowers and lei. Kua was the nicest person. God bless the Hewett ohana.

Kahiko lei and hula skirt

I arrived this morning and started my lei making with Ipo and my students: Nobu, Miwako, Miho. Mahalo Hikari.

Aloha from HANEDA

Aloha Ahiahi...
Ipo and I are here at Haneda airport waiting to catch our flight home to Hawaii. Mahalo always to Naupaka and Anapanapa students for lots of aloha you all have for us and for each other. We will be sure to extend your aloha to Loea and to his ohana. See you all soon! Friday we will return.
Me ke aloha Hikari

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Ipo and I visited Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo a few weeks ago.  Behind us is a natural spring which is said to be very pure.  We had a very enjoyable time walking through the many trees, all of which were hand planted some 90-years ago for Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.  If and when you are in Tokyo,  this shrine is located near to Harajuku station.  Maybe you will need 2 hours to  holoholo.  Aloha Hikari

Car washing is Pau!

I finished washing the car. The sky was very beautiful but the air was chotto chilly. Saw our neighbor Eri and talked with her for a little while about today's surf. I can't understand surfing during winter. It's totemo samui but still people love to catch waves in the cold ocean. Anyway, informed her that Shitigahama had a nice break. Ok car is pau I can go back into my warm home and maybe drink some Blue Mountain coffee from Cafe Kubo.

A beautiful day in Japan

Aloha from Japan. Today is February 8, 2013.   I started the day today teaching my regular class at Enospa.   After my class, along with Ipo we drove up the cost to Bills, a restaurant facing Shirigahama.  Bills pancakes are truly delicious.  It is 14:00 now, and have been looking for new apps for my iPad.  I am procrastinating going outside into the cold to wash my car.   I'm going to do it soon.  Hope everyone is doing well and doing what you love to do.