Segue back into life

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It’s been almost a week since I segued back into my life. But that’s not an accurate statement, simply unplugging does not remove me from my life. In fact, after seven days at High Valley Ranch, I’m even more invigorated about each opportunity and have a much clearer path on my journey. Enjoy the Silence [...]

Gotta get away for awhile

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I’m typing this from my hotel room in South San Francisco. At midnight Hawaii Standard time I will be completely unplugging from all things social. In fact, I’ll be completely disconnected from my iPhone, iPad, and MacAir. This means, no email, no social networks, no text messages, and no telephone calls. And, when given the [...]

Non-review: iPhone 4 accessories

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Update: Since publishing this blog (yesterday), as suspected my other iPhone 4 camera accessories were sitting in our post office box. Below are photos taken with the Sound Logic Telescopic 8X lens and fish eye lens of the iPhone Lens Dial. The best part? Lilinoe is really jazzed about iPhoneography!     This is not [...]

Pigging out Hawaii style

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For the past three years my parents have hosted a large gathering at their home during the Christmas season to welcome home Guy Kawasaki and his family. Last year brought buckets of rain, so much so that my Mom’s towel pantry was completely bare and it took her three days to wash, dry, and fold [...]

Video: Don’t make noise

Every so often I Google my name and search the photos and images for what others have captured. I found the video below captured by my social explorer, Jayden Boy. I completely forgot about this because I hadn’t used the app. But, now that I know there are filters, I’ll check it out again. In [...]

Video: A conversation about a megalodon tooth

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Ever since he saw the movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, (yes, it stars Taylor Lautner), Jayden Boy has been fascinated with sharks. Sometime this school semester he learned about the Megalodon and his fascination has turned into an obsession to learn more about the extinct creature. In this video, he shares his thoughts [...]

Growing together

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In a few minutes the Anuenue High School winter ball will be wrapping up at the former Prince Kuhio hotel in Waikiki. The next few days I’ll hear detailed stories about the other students’ dresses, hair, makeup, and of course the food. I’ll enjoy the stories, but as a parent I will be more focused [...]

Taking steps towards the Great Aloha Run

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It’s official! We’re registered for the Kaiser Permanente Great Aloha Run on Monday, February 20, 2012. The 8.5 mile course begins at Aloha Tower and finishes inside of the Aloha Stadium. Every day we drive the course shuttling between work, paddling, and events. On this day, we’ve committed to the same route, but with healthier [...]

A song for community, one day

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In everything I do, I always ask myself what value do I bring. If I can’t provide value, then I know that the project, relationship, cause, or business is not where I belong. Last week, I attended a meeting facilitated by the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate Strategic Planning & Implementation Group deep in the heart of Kea’au [...]

Encouraging the people of Oahu to rally for Honolulu small businesses

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According to Crowdbooster, the tweet below was my “top tweet” last week with more than 27K impressions. It was also featured in Civil Beat’s daily live blog coverage of APEC. I hope that people will heed the call to support Honolulu small businesses affected by APEC.